Yuval Eshdat Chief Scientist Office Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development The State of Israel Oct 30 th ,2014, ISERD, Tel Aviv Israel Agricultural Research and Development: Challenges and Opportunities Overview of Israel Agriculture Technology Applied Research Landscape
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Yuval Eshdat
Chief Scientist Office
Ministry of Agriculture& Rural Development
The State of Israel
Oct 30th,2014, ISERD, Tel Aviv
Israel Agricultural Research and Development:
Challenges and OpportunitiesOverview of Israel
Agriculture Technology Applied Research Landscape
Shortage of water resources
Scarcity of precipitation
Two thirds of the land area defined
as semi-arid or arid regions
Shortage in “On farm labor”
Complex geopolitical environment
Distance from the export markets
Constraints of Israeli AgricultureConstraints of Israeli Agriculture
All are very “good reasons” not to have agriculture…
All are very “good reasons” not to have agriculture… but:Israel had to be an independent producer of its food since
its creation, thus such necessity became the mother of innovation
These constraints compel These constraints compel Israeli agriculture to:Israeli agriculture to:
Ein Yahav: past and presentEin Yahav: past and present
Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development[MOARD]
To ensure continuous supply of fresh & healthy agricultural products for the local market, at cost-effective prices for both consumers & farmers
To develop novel production technologies, minimize inputs and maintain a sustainable green ecological agriculture
To promote inhabitation of rural areas by providing means for adequate income
MOARD Main Objectives 2014
MOARD Chief Scientist's major goals are:
to identify obstacles that prevent reaching the Ministry goals due to knowledge gaps
to determine research objectives aimed to bridge such gaps
to fund such target-oriented research activity and to monitor research performance
to bridge between the obtained scientific data and its implementation
to plan the agricultural R&D strategy
MOARD agricultural R&D is aimed to help in achieving the Ministry objectives
• Improved animal production and aquaculture
• Food safety & quality; organic farming
• Animal & plant protection
• Horticulture & ornamental plants: quality improvement & new varieties
• Efficient & safe water management (potable; brackish; recycled; desalinated)
• Sustainable and ecological agriculture; Alternative pest management
• Shelf-life improvement of fresh agricultural products
• Reducing man-power needs by novel technologies (engineering and biological)
Current Research Priorities & Areas Supported & Controlled by MOARD Chief Scientist Office
The Chief Scientist OfficeMinistry of Agriculture& Rural Development
Designated Thematic Goals
• Facing agricultural threats associated with global & local: - Climate change - Food security crisis - Alternative energy
• Precision agriculture (ICT = Information & Communication Technologies)
• Agricultural biotechnology and its legal and societal regulation
• Market-oriented novel agricultural products
• Economic, marketing and rural development policy
The Chief Scientist OfficeMinistry of Agriculture& Rural Development
Cross-border Thematic Goals
Current Research Priorities & Areas Supported & Controlled by MOARD Chief Scientist Office
• Agricultural ecology and forestry (KKL-JNF, Water Authority)
• Biodiversity and Gene Banks (Plants & Zoological)
• Improving agricultural-related energy use and production (Min Energy & Water)
• Production of innovated agricultural products by the private sector (Min Economics)
• Plant genomics assisting future agriculture; ICT; Veterinary; Mediterranean Agriculture; Industrial Biotechnology;Joint Program Initiative on Food & energy Crisis & Climate change (ERA-Nets of the EU Commission)
• Mission oriented fundamental research – BARD (US-IL Agricultural Bi-National fund)
Current Research Priorities & AreasCollaborative Funding
The Chief Scientist OfficeMinistry of Agriculture& Rural Development
Major joint venture R&D of MOARD with other funding bodies
• BSF – US-IL Bi-national Science Fund
• ISF – Israel Science Foundation
• GIF – German-Israel Fund
• BIRD – US-IL Bi-national Industrial Fund
• MOST – Ministry of Science & Technology
• Bi- and multi- lateral funds such as Horizon 2020
Other major funding bodies involved in agricultural research
The Chief Scientist OfficeMinistry of Agriculture& Rural Development
The supported projects by these funds include fundamental & industrial research
not necessarily related to MOARD objectives
לשכת המדען הראשי
High Education Institutes
Agricultural R&D Sites & Players
Basic ScienceApplied Research
Other Research Centers
Extension Services Governmental Research Inst.
Agri. Res. Org. (ARO)
Volcani Ctr.Gilat Ctr.Neve Yaar Ctr.
Veterinary Res. Inst.
Land & Ocean Sci. Org.
Regional Experimental Stations
Regional R&D Centers
Chief Scientist International R&D Policy:
Positioning Israel as a worldwide leading center for agricultural R&D and resulting know-how
Strengthen the international position of Israel while using it’s reputation and cutting edge technologies
Promoting advanced, novel and efficient agricultural R&D in Israel Promoting the involvement of the agricultural industry in international projects
Relative advantages of the Israeli Agricultural R&D
Experience in multidisciplinary R&D activities with proven abilities to develop agricultural know-how
Ability to solve up-to-date agricultural problems
Knowledge and experience in intruding new products and technologies into agricultural practice
Ability to perform high-tech R&D projects for Tomorrow‘s Agriculture
Israel agriculture as a worldwide “beta site”
Israel as a worldwideIsrael as a worldwide R&D Beta Site forR&D Beta Site for
Postharvest: FoodPostharvest: Foodlosses and packaginglosses and packaging
Food SecurityFood Security
Multidisciplinary R&D activities in the Food Crisis Multidisciplinary R&D activities in the Food Crisis ProjectProject
Drought tolerantDrought tolerantnew cultivarsnew cultivars
Plant protection:
Plant protection:
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New
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Thank you for Thank you for your attentionyour attention
Dear guests and collaborators, good Afternoon
As a representative of the current chief scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, who apologizes for not being able to be here today, I welcome you to this meeting and wish you a fruitful day.
I will concentrate in my talk on the Agricultural and its derived R&D activity of this ministry, which is the major public funder of Israel agricultural research.