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AGRITECH 2009
6500 guests from abroad including 25 ministers and deputy ministers heading official delegations are expected to attend the 17th International Agriculture Exhibition – Agritech 2009
6,500 guests from abroad including 25 ministers and deputy ministers heading official delegations are expected to arrive at the International Agriculture Exhibition - Agritech 2009. This is the 17th annual exhibition and will take place between the 5th-7th of May 2009 at The Israel Trade Fairs & Convention Center in Tel-Aviv.
The CEO of Agritech, Mr. Dani Meiri said that 250 agriculture and irrigation companies are expected to take part in the exhibition, as well as 25 global exhibitors. This will be one of the largest exhibitions ever held in Israel and will spread over an area of 27 thousand square meters of the Convention Center in Tel-Aviv.
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Israel Boosts Agriculture Innovations
Video courtesy of NTDTVWith an average of 20,000 visitors in past years, the "Agro Mashov" exhibition hoped to open for new Israeli companies doors to sprouting international markets, mainly in eastern Europe and the Far East.
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Desert Agriculture
A great view of the agriculture intensive technology in the desert of Israel and how can it be in the desert of Chile.
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| Dear Readers, |
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We hope you will enjoy the Agrotechnology Newsletter and the Israeli Export Institute Website, and
that you continue to find its contents interesting and beneficial.
Sincerely,
Yitzhak Kiriati
Director- Dep. of Agrotechnology, Water & Environment IEICI
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| Israel and Africa: Making the Desert Bloom |
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The Head of MASHAV, Ambassador Haim Divon, participated this past May 5th, in a special event organized in Washington by The American Jewish Committee (AJC) entitled: “Israel and Africa: Making the Desert Bloom.”
Participating in the event was also the founder of the Jewish Heart for Africa, Sivan Achor.
The desire to transform a mostly barren land into a modern state was a key factor in Israel's rapid agricultural development.
Making optimal use of harsh land, scarce water, and limited energy sources have driven Israeli revolutions in agricultural technologies.
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| JOHN DEERE PURCHASES ISRAELI IRRIGATION SUPPLIER PLASTRO FOR $70M |
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John Deere and Company has purchased 75.1% of Plastro Irrigation Systems from Kibbutz Gvat for approximately $70 million.
John Deere, a leading US manufacturer of farm equipment
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| Fish farming goes urban thanks to Israeli ingenuity/TD>
| | There's nothing fishy about it. Israeli Prof. Yonathan Zohar has spent a lifetime researching fish production and has a solution that might stop the world's dramatic decline in fisheries. Hip "green" environmentalists and sushi lovers will like it too.
Zohar has created fish farms for the urban environment.
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Israel Chemicals buying Henkel lines for $89 mln |
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Israel Chemicals Ltd. said that a subsidiary agreed to pay 60 million euros, about $89 million, for the industrial-water-treatment business of Henkel KGaA.
The unit of Henkel, the Dusseldorf, Germany, producer of household products, cosmetics and adhesive technologies, had 2006 sales of $77 million and gross-profit margin of 53%.
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Bilateral Agreements Reached at the First Israeli-German Intergovernmental Consultations |
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Bilateral Agreements Reached at the First Israeli-German Intergovernmental Consultations Chaired by Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Held in Israel on 17 March 2008
The Governments of the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Israel held intergovernmental consultations for the first time on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel. The consultations were chaired by the respective Heads of Government, Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Federal Republic of Germany and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of the State of Israel.
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Innovations
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Israeli statement at Beijing Conference on Combating Desertification |
| Dear delegates,
It is my honour and privilege to represent the State of Israel at the Beijing International Conference on Combating Desertification. At the outset, I wish to thank our gracious hosts, the Chinese government, in particular the Chinese Premier who honoured us with his presence, Minister Jia of the State Forestry Ministry, and H.E. Mr. Sha and the entire United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs for all their efforts in preparation of this conference.
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A World of Water Woes |
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Water may be the source of the next major natural resource crisis. A rising world population; increased demand for water for agriculture, industry, and energy production; and a growing desire for safer and more plentiful water supplies are pressuring existing resources. At the same time, climate change may be reducing the availability of fresh water. Most citizens of Europe and North America have taken for granted access to cheap, safe water. People in Asia, Africa, and Latin America would like to.
Will all of us have to start thinking harder about it?
Drought conditions in several parts of the world have increased the attention paid to water resources recently.
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Solutions from a Hunger Crisis |
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The global food shortage could lead to lower trade barriers and
innovation that may raise farm productivity.
The global food crisis has brought on riots in about a dozen countries
and left many panicked world leaders scrambling for answers.
Alarming increases in once-affordable basic food staples such as rice, corn,
and wheat have made millions more of the world's poor vulnerable to hunger
and malnutrition.
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