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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

Farmer, soldier, father: IDF reservist turns surplus crops into lifeline

After about 600 days of reserve duty, Col. (res.) Asaf Israeli is back in his Gilboa fields, donating surplus artichokes through Leket Israel and teaching his son that farming is also an act of service

ynet Global | 05.21.26

Heroism Trailers honor fallen soldiers by supporting Israeli farms

In moving ceremony attended by ministers, MKs, bereaved families, dozens of trailers filled with construction and agricultural equipment were distributed by 'Goalei HaAretz' association to farms throughout the Negev, Galilee, West Bank

ynet Global | 04.29.26

Reaping fruits of Israeli innovation: how war and climate threats are driving agriculture breakthroughs

From seed banks restoring ecosystems after war to virus-resistant crops, desert-grown apples and microbe-based farming, researchers at the Volcani Institute are blending science and tradition to tackle food security, climate change and environmental damage

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 04.22.26

Under rocket debris, northern Israel farmers keep harvesting fields despite war damage and risks

Unexploded rockets, drone wreckage and shrapnel litter fields in the Galilee, but farmers press on with harvests; 'The flag is a statement against those trying to stop life here,' they say

Yair Kraus | 04.21.26

Orchard worker Uri Shpatz stands beside an avocado tree at a farm in Israel, as growers race through the pollination window during a period of regional conflict

Under fire and short on labor, Israeli farms turn to AI pollination to save next harvest

As war strains labor, movement and field access during a critical spring bloom, growers are relying on BloomX’s AI-guided pollination technology to protect fruit set, stabilize yields and keep next season’s harvest on track

ynet Global | 04.06.26

‘Exports halted, we’re losing tens of millions’: Israeli farmers hit hard by Iran war disruptions

War halts herb, citrus and avocado exports almost entirely; growers warn of massive losses, rising costs and long-term damage as flights stop, ports delay shipments and global fertilizer prices surge amid war with Iran

Navit Zomer | 04.05.26

ICL opens fertilizer plant in India to boost supply amid global disruptions

ICL launches fertilizer plant in India to localize production, ease supply risks from global disruptions and support growing demand in a key import-dependent market

ynet Global | 03.20.26

How Israel's rocket-battered Galilee became an AI-powered agri-tech laboratory

MIGAL and GrowingIL’s RegenUp program unites farmers, researchers and agri-tech entrepreneurs to overcome the 'adoption barrier,' using robots, AI and smart monitoring to deliver tailored solutions that improve efficiency, conserve resources and strengthen sustainable food production in northern Israel

ynet | 02.21.26

Why is our avocado at risk? The story behind the quiet crisis on our plates

Avocados, almonds and blueberries rely on pollinators that are disappearing as farms lean on honeybees alone; why biodiversity matters for yields, prices and long-term food security in a warming world

Thai Sade | 02.14.26

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