In meeting with Herzog, VP Harris slated to unveil joint agricultural initiative

WASHINGTON — US Vice President Kamala Harris will announce a new joint five-year initiative between the US and Israel in which each country will invest up to $35 million “to support climate-smart agriculture through innovative technologies and improved capture, storage, use and protection of critical water resources in the Middle East and Africa,” says a senior White House official.

“This investment in innovative solutions for sustainable food production and water use augments existing cooperation between our two countries and will help build resilient food systems and address the climate crisis around the globe,” the official says.

The initiative will be announced when Harris meets with President Isaac Herzog later today following his speech to a joint session of Congress.

The official adds that Harris will raise in her meeting with Herzog “the climate crisis and food security, the threats posed by Iran, Israel’s normalization with countries in the region, Palestinian issues including security in the West Bank, combatting antisemitism and strengthening our democracies and democratic institutions.”