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The Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Institute (Hebrew: מנהל המחקר החקלאי - מכון וולקני), previously known as the Agricultural Research Station of the Jewish Agency for Israel, is an Israeli agricultural research center. It serves as the research arm of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the ...
Agricultural research in Israel is based on close cooperation and interaction between scientists, consultants, farmers and agriculture-related industries. Israel's climate ranges from Mediterranean (Csa) to semi-arid and arid. Shortage of irrigation water and inadequate precipitation in some parts of the country are major constraints facing ...
An agricultural research station, the Volcani Center, Rehovot, Israel An agricultural experiment station ( AES ) or agricultural research station ( ARS ) is a scientific research center that investigates difficulties and potential improvements to food production and agribusiness .
Fields in the Jezreel Valley.. Most of Israel's agriculture is based on cooperative principles that evolved in the early twentieth century. [2] Two unique forms of agricultural settlements; the kibbutz, a collective community in which the means of production are communally owned and each member's work benefits all; and the moshav, a farming village where each family maintains its own household ...
This will constitute a net increase of more than 15% in university faculty. In colleges, another 400 new positions are to be created, entailing a 25% net increase. The new faculty will be hired via the institutions’ regular recruitment channels, some in specific research areas, through the Israeli Centers of Research Excellence program. [1]
The Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies (AKIS) is a graduate program offering master's and PhD degrees to Israeli and international students. Their program includes master's degrees in 1. desert studies, 2. hydrology and water quality, 3. ecology and nature conservation, and 4. environmental physics and solar energy.
The foundation inaugurated the 13,000-square-foot (1,200 m 2) combined research and business center in December 2007. [5] The George V. and Janet Voinovich Business Center is named for the U.S. senator and his wife as a tribute to their work and friendship with Israel.
Agricultural insurance in the country is provided by KANAT, the Insurance Fund for Natural Risks in Agriculture. It is jointly owned by the government and the farm marketing boards, and overseen by the Ministry. [1] [2] [3] The KANAT Award[he:קטגוריה:זוכי אות קנט] is given for agricultural research. [4]