The Ein Shemer agriculture workshop

We try to challenge the high school students in our areas to solve real agriculture and bio-tech and environment problems. For this issue we created a project that connected school students and professional workers from the industry. The mix team tries to find a new solution for the problems they…

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Adi-Negev

Dear friends, Nahalat Eran is a rehabilitation institute located in the western Negev (near Ofakim). It is actually a home for many people how require 24/7 care and assistant. ICAs grant was used for establishing the first accessible farm- the attached letter from them explains the importance and the joy…

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AgriFood Tech Valley

Hello friends, The attached presentations are describing the changes that happen in Northern Galilee since the government decide that Upper Galilee will focus efforts and sources on FoodTech and AgTech. I am sure you will be impressed as I was when I saw the presentation. I would like to add…

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Weed Seed Reduction

Dear Friends, Weeds is a major problem in the cultivation of field crops. We all know that use of chemicals causes damage to crops and soil. Prof. Rubin from HU with ICA’s grant has succeeded in reducing weed seeds by using a special mill machine that grinds the weed seeds….

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Migratory Birds in the Valley of Springs

Dear Members, Last Wednesday I visited the Valley of Springs region, with temperatures reaching 41 degrees Celsius. Israel lies between Europe and Africa, so all kinds of the migratory birds feed on the fish ponds in this wonderful area full of delicious food. The damage is huge and there is…

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Weed Disruption of Field Crops

Weeds in the field are a very difficult problem that the whole world is dealing with. The competition for soil resources between weeds and agricultural crops reduces the possibilities of cultivated crops and reduces the height and quality of the crop. The question of the damage to wheat, barley and…

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Migal – Avocado Breakthrough

Shalom Friends, Attached is a newspaper article about the achievement of Migal’s new company. Until recently the worldwide attempt by researchers to grow avocado plants from tissue culture has failed. Several years ago an ICA grant was given to the Migal accelerator and Dr. Lior Rabinowitz succeeded in achieving this…

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Managing Fruit Shelf Life

Hi Friends, Three years ago a researcher from Migal asked ICA for a grant that proposed a simple solution to manage fruit shelf life. ICA approved it and continued contact with the  entrepreneur until the patent was completed. Migal has recently opened a company that is raising money to start…

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