The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ministry-of-agriculture-and-rural-development/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:01:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ministry-of-agriculture-and-rural-development/ 32 32 Israel to host 1st event on food scarcity, climate tech with Abraham Accord nations https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-host-1st-event-on-food-scarity-climate-tech-with-abraham-accord-countries/ Wed, 21 Sep 2022 04:49:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2840445 International Summit on Food from the Sea & the Desert to be held in Eilat October 18-20, with representatives from Bahrain, Morocco and Jordan expected to join

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]]> Israel earmarks over $1 million for academic research into new food technologies https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-earmarks-over-1-million-for-academic-research-into-new-food-technologies/ Mon, 04 Jul 2022 19:09:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2792353 Ministries of agriculture, and innovation, science and technology and GFI Israel put together budget to support over a dozen studies on new alternative protein tech

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]]> First-ever export of Israeli medical cannabis seeds heads to US https://www.timesofisrael.com/first-ever-export-of-israeli-medical-cannabis-seeds-heads-to-us/ Wed, 18 May 2022 15:11:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2765271 Agriculture Ministry hails development as a major step toward country becoming a significant player in the global cannabis market

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]]> Farmers and volunteers find each other with agricultural app SunDo https://www.timesofisrael.com/farmers-and-volunteers-find-each-other-with-agricultural-app-sundo/ Mon, 17 May 2021 08:46:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2540718 With the harvest festival of Shavuot approaching, non-profit Hashomer Hachadash is helping to build a stronger connection between Israelis and the land through farming

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]]> Waste not, wrap not? Environmentalists rip plan to cover produce in plastic https://www.timesofisrael.com/waste-not-wrap-not-environmentalists-rip-plan-to-cover-produce-in-plastic/ Tue, 05 Mar 2019 04:03:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2030135 Agriculture Ministry initiative comes as annual report finds Israel wastes 2.5 million tons of food each year, worth NIS 19.7 billion ($5.5 billion)

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]]> Tackling illegal fishing, new marine ranger force finds its sea legs https://www.timesofisrael.com/tackling-illegal-fishing-new-marine-ranger-force-finds-its-sea-legs/ Thu, 28 Feb 2019 04:36:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2024913 Fishing license applications double as Nature and Parks Authority completes first six months of new program patrolling coast to make sure there are plenty more fish in the sea

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]]> This Tu Bishvat, Ag Ministry says it’s the ripe time to leave dried fruit behind https://www.timesofisrael.com/this-tu-bishvat-ag-ministry-says-its-the-ripe-time-to-leave-dried-fruit-behind/ Sun, 20 Jan 2019 18:35:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2002082 Tradition of eating dried fruit to mark Israel's Arbor Day harkens back to a time when it was hard to get fresh fruit from Israel; now, most dried fruit is from Turkey

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]]> Thousands protest ‘agonizing’ live shipment of animals to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-protest-agonizing-live-shipment-of-animals-to-israel/ Sun, 29 Apr 2018 21:01:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1839963 Big rise in numbers of live animals imported so far this year, despite government pledge to phase in chilled meat

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]]> Raising organic fowl isn’t a task for the chickenhearted https://www.timesofisrael.com/raising-organic-fowl-isnt-a-task-for-the-chickenhearted/ Sat, 16 Dec 2017 06:07:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1749171 Going beyond free-range and antibiotic-free, Arik Melamed is a poultry pioneer

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]]> Israel may eschew European eggs over pesticide risk https://www.timesofisrael.com/ministry-to-eschew-european-eggs-over-pesticide-risk/ Tue, 15 Aug 2017 15:57:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1676669 Local quotas will be reexamined in bid to avoid importing eggs for the holidays following huge EU contamination

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]]> Cabinet okays NIS 3b housing, jobs plan for Bedouin community https://www.timesofisrael.com/cabinet-okays-nis-3b-housing-employment-plan-for-bedouin/ Sun, 12 Feb 2017 17:13:30 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1560187 5-year project aims to boost integration into Israeli society, improve education, work training, public transportation

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]]> After bleating a path to Israel, Jacob’s sheep frolic in new home https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-bleating-a-path-to-israel-jacobs-sheep-frolic-in-new-home/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 17:10:35 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1542788 With flock's 5,000-year exile and difficult quarantine beset by rains behind them, biblical sheep are baaaack in the Holy Land

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]]> Israel to fund research for medical cannabis crops https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-fund-research-for-medical-cannabis-crops/ Tue, 24 Jan 2017 11:29:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1546810 Agriculture Ministry to finance 13 projects to lay basis of new generation of therapeutic marijuana products

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]]> Biblical sheep in Israel for first time in millennia https://www.timesofisrael.com/biblical-sheep-in-israel-for-first-time-in-millennia/ Tue, 06 Dec 2016 09:50:22 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1514475 119 Jacob's sheep, a heritage breed mentioned in Genesis, began arriving last week

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]]> Barreling down the highway with 120 sheep https://www.timesofisrael.com/barreling-down-the-highway-with-120-sheep/ Wed, 03 Aug 2016 11:26:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1438634 Who needs a shepherd's staff when you've got an 18-wheeler?

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