Organization: THE NEGEV FOUNDATION
Mission: THE ORGANIZATIONS PRIMARY PURPOSE IS THE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNIQUES FOR GROWING CROPS IN THE DESERT, ARID LANDS AND SEMI-ARID AREAS.
Activities: THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO CONDUCT AND SUPPORT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGY FOR GROWING PRODUCE/CROPS WITH BRACKISH-SALTY WATER AT THE RAMAT NEGEV DESERT AGRORESEARCH AND BUSINESS CENTER (RNDARC) WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE NEGEV DESERT IN ISRAEL. FOR OVER TEN YEARS, THE FOUNDATION HAS RUN THE OHIO-ISRAEL AGRICULTURAL & CLEANTECH INITIATIVE (OIACI) - A PROGRAM THAT FOSTERS INCREASED TRADE AND COOPERATION BETWEEN THE AGRICULTURAL AND WATER INDUSTRIES IN ISRAEL AND THE STATE OF OHIO. THIS PROGRAM HAS RECEIVED FEDERAL AND OHIO FUNDING FOR ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO IMPROVING OHIOS ECONOMY.
NTEE category: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Secondary category: Environment