8 Israeli inventions for greener farming

Published Jul 13, 2020

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The article highlights the impact of the coronavirus crisis on food security and the need for countries to prioritize local production of fresh produce. It emphasizes the challenges of water scarcity, pests, weeds, and crop diseases due to climate change and the overuse of toxic chemicals. To address these issues, the article spotlights eight Israeli agtech companies that are pioneering eco-friendly solutions. These companies focus on natural pollination, ecofriendly biological agents, gravity micro-irrigation technology, AI-based early disease detection, selective spraying systems, biological herbicides, viruses that attack bacteria, and cost-effective biological insect control. International and domestic investment in these startups underscores the growing demand for environmental protection in agriculture and the potential of these technologies to reduce the use of harmful chemicals and improve sustainability.

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By Abigail Klein Leichman The coronavirus crisis proved that no country should depend on imports for food security, says Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) Partner Michal Drayman. “God forbid if we don’t have the internal ability to produce our own fresh produce,” she tells ISRAEL21c. Yet Covid isn’t the only crisis affecting food security. Water is scarce due to climate change and wasteful farming practices. Pests, weeds and crop diseases are building resistance to the toxic chemicals used to control them. Neither farmers nor consumers want their fruits and veggies coated with chemical residues, but there aren’t enough safe and effective alternatives. All these factors are pushing forward a range of cost-effective eco-friendly solutions from Israel, a world leader in agricultural technology. The need is even more acute now that the European Union has declared a goal of a 50% reduction in chemical pesticide use by 2030. “Without technology, this will be very difficult to ...

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