page_title: Agricultural research in Israel
hierarchical_section_title: Agricultural research in Israel
caption_attribution_description: Description =Algoculture au kibboutz Ketura dans le désert du Neguev (Israel) Source =Photo taken by Remi Jouan Date =Novembre 2005 Author =Remi Jouan
context_page_description: Agricultural research in Israel is based on close cooperation and interaction between scientists, consultants, farmers and agriculture-related industries. Israel's semi-arid to arid climate and shortage of high quality water are major constraints facing Israeli agriculture. Through extensive greenhouses production, vegetables, fruits and flowers are grown for export to the European markets during the winter off-season.
  The Agricultural Experiment Station established in 1921 developed into the Agricultural Research Organization, widely known as the Volcani Institute. The Faculty of Agriculture of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University, Bar Ilan University, Ben Gurion University of the Negev and the Weizmann Institute of Science also engage in agricultural research.
context_section_description: Agricultural research in Israel is based on close cooperation and interaction between scientists, consultants, farmers and agriculture-related industries. Israel's semi-arid to arid climate and shortage of high quality water are major constraints facing Israeli agriculture. Through extensive greenhouses production, vegetables, fruits and flowers are grown for export to the European markets during the winter off-season.
  The Agricultural Experiment Station established in 1921 developed into the Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), widely known as the Volcani Institute. The Faculty of Agriculture of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University, Bar Ilan University, Ben Gurion University of the Negev and  the Weizmann Institute of Science also engage in agricultural research.
caption: Advanced agricultural technology at Kibbutz Ketura
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