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She brought Israeli agriculture to the world; October 7 changed everything

A lecture in London led Danielle Abraham to leave a UK government job for Israel; after years promoting Israeli farming expertise abroad, she raised tens of millions of dollars to rebuild farms damaged after October 7, earning the Nefesh B'Nefesh Sylvan Adams Bonei Zion Prize

Nitzan Pincu | 10.17.26

Parents and children harvest grapes together as volunteers help Israeli farmers bring in crops before winter

Families trade holiday outings for Israel’s vineyards

Hundreds of volunteers from Israel and abroad spend the High Holidays harvesting grapes, pruning vines and helping farmers bring in crops before winter

ynet Global | 10.05.26

Israel’s avocado boom defies war and boycott fears as exports head for record high

National harvest is forecast to top 280,000 tons in 2026-27, with exports reaching 170,000 tons as northern growers expand production despite years of war and economic pressure

Ilana Curiel | 09.19.26

‘24 hours without water and the crop dies’: Negev farmers warn of collapse

Desalination shutdowns have cut irrigation during peak growing season, threatening hundreds of farms; growers warn of irreversible losses and demand government compensation

Ilana Curiel | 09.01.26

Israeli desalination plants shut nationwide as Negev farm water is cut

Severe seawater turbidity forced most plants offline, leaving only Hadera operating among six major facilities as Israel prioritizes household drinking water

Ilana Curiel | 08.31.26

"זה נראה יפה מאוד". זמיר כרמי בשדה השומשום

Israel revives sesame farming to cut dependence on imports

A new Israeli sesame variety is being grown in the Hula Valley, with farmers hoping to supply 15% of local demand and reduce exposure to supply-chain disruptions

Yair Kraus | 08.25.26

מדריך משרד החקלאות איתי במברגר במטע אפרסקים

The shade war: netting nearly doubles fruit yields in Israeli orchards

Warmer winters are reducing the 'chill hours' fruit trees need, hurting yields; a large trial found that shade nets deployed in fall and winter boosted fruit production by 82%

Yair Kraus | 08.24.26

Helping a neighbor out: Israel deploys its secret weapon to save Cyprus farms

After an invasive insect destroyed up to 30% of Cyprus’ commercial prickly pear fields, Israeli experts supplied a proven biological solution free of charge: 200 predatory beetles brought in to establish a natural defense

Ilana Curiel | 08.07.26

30 tons of grapes, one solar farm: Israel’s record harvest

Farmers harvested 30 tons of sweet grapes beneath solar panels at Ma’ale Gilboa, where protective shade and renewable-energy production are being combined in one of Israel’s hottest regions

Sivan Hilaie | 07.27.26

Israeli AgTech startup Nanovel wins €2.5 million EU grant for citrus-harvesting robots

The Horizon Europe funding will support European field trials and development of Nanovel’s AI-powered, multiarm system for picking oranges and lemons, with a commercial launch planned for 2028 and potential equity backing of up to €4.3 million

ynet Global | 07.16.26

'We experienced the devastation of the war, and now it is time to bloom and to grow'

'We got on the last truck out of Gaza, and went straight down to the fields of the Jordan Valley'

After 14 months of fighting, Nahal troops spent their final year of service farming, mentoring at-risk youths and supporting isolated communities along Israel’s eastern frontier, blending combat service with agriculture in a modern revival of the Nahal model

Ofir Hauzman | 07.15.26

Arava water crisis leaves farmers fighting to save crops

Farmers say some communities cannot irrigate regularly, with daily demand thousands of cubic meters above supply and shortages expected to last weeks

Ilana Curiel | 07.05.26

Watermelon harvest in jeopardy as Israel faces major crop losses and fields destroyed

Cold weather, poor pollination and a severe cucurbit virus outbreak have left Israeli watermelon growers facing millions of shekels in losses, with more fields at risk

Ilana Curiel | 06.18.26

Israeli mango crop collapses by up to 80% after cold spring devastates orchards

Farmers say yields may reach only 20% to 30% of last year’s harvest after March cold and rain disrupted pollination, leaving much of the fruit too small or damaged to sell and likely pushing consumer prices sharply higher

Israel Moshkovitz | 06.17.26

IDF commando returns to save his family farm - and Israeli agriculture

As Israel’s farming sector struggles with an aging workforce and growing uncertainty, Adir Hajaj, 27, traded military service in the elite Givati Reconnaissance Unit for his family farm in Moshav Gilat, determined to help secure the future of Israeli agriculture

ynet Global | 05.28.26