Agriculture

The water diplomats: How western Negev AgTech and WaterTech are taking root in Colorado

Israeli AgTech and WaterTech start-ups met the farmers, engineers, and officials ready to test them in Colorado's fields.

|ByNOAM BEDEIN
Jim Yahn at North Sterling Reservoir, built by local homesteaders in 1909 to 1911 to store irrigation water and now the centerpiece of North Sterling State Park.
The mufti of Jerusalem, Muhammad Ahmad Hussein has the mufti since 2006, untill the current time. Nov 22 2009.

Jerusalem mufti issues fatwa banning purchase of olive products from settlements in West Bank

The legal ruling was given in response to escalating settler violence, specifically against olive trees this harvest season, Mufti Hussein’s office published.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Entrance to tomb found at Mariette Cemetery site located north of the village of Saqqara, Egypt, September 18, 2026.

Archaeologists unearth tomb shared by ancient Egyptian judge and his scribe father

While the tomb itself had been previously known, discovered by French archaeologist Auguste Mariette in the nineteenth century, the chapels found within it were not.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Yoel Zilberman, CEO and Founder of Hashomer Hachadash: "We will establish more settlements along Israel's eastern corridor and strengthen existing ones."

Hashomer Hachadash helps establish new agricultural moshav in Jordan Valley

The new community of Bitron was inaugurated as part of the “Otef Israel” initiative focused on communities along Israel's eastern border.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH HASHOMER HACHADASH

The market is open for competition: The move expected to lower sheep cheese prices

Israel to drop sheep cheese tariffs and open market to competition, while providing millions in direct support and quota compensation to local farmers.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2026ByELI ASHKENAZI
Sheep's milk cheeses.

Iran retaliates on US bases as Russia assists in missile tech development

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Gadi Zaig - the top stories, clear and concise.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
Russia and Iran flags.

Israeli agriculture at risk ahead of High Holy Days as desalination systems remain nonfunctional

The Water Authority and the Energy and Infrastructure Ministry said Tuesday morning that after the facilities operated overnight, most were shut down again after seawater turbidity rose.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2026ByMOSHE COHEN
Infrastructure works along the shoreline of the Sea of Galilee as the Water Authority and the national water company Mekorot prepare to increase the flow of desalinated water pumped from desalination plants in Ashkelon and Rishon Lezion into the lake, northern Israel, February 27, 2026.

Moshe Har-Zion, son of Israeli hero Meir Har-Zion, joins Ofer Winter's People of Israel party

Moshe Har-Zion will be included on the People of Israel's Knesset slate.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Moshe Har-Zion and People of Israel party chairman Brig.-Gen. (res.) Ofer Winter, September 1, 2026.

Israeli agricultural non-profit CultivAid helps support Tanzania’s growing wine industry

Tanzania's commercial wine industry is relatively young by global standards, dating back to the early 1960s when Catholic missionaries introduced modern viticulture around Dodoma.

AUGUST 4, 2026ByKEREN SETTON/THE MEDIA LINE
Israeli nonprofit CultivAid is working with Tanzanian grape growers and young agricultural professionals.

Summer returns to the Gaza Border Region with dozens of agricultural activities

Touch the Land will run August 6–22, offering families subsidized agricultural activities, tours, navigation, cycling, and desert night experiences.

JULY 29, 2026ByMEITAL SHARABI
Koch Farm – the Touch the Land initiative.

The figure revealing the bluff of Israel's agricultural sector

Fruit and vegetable prices rise year after year, and it appears the Agriculture Ministry is ignoring a major failure that allows growers to control the market and set prices.

JULY 26, 2026BySHLOMO MAOZ
Yields are shrinking, competition is nonexistent, and prices are skyrocketing. A fruit stall in the market

Israeli gov't gives Jordan Valley farmers drones, rangers to deter 'Palestinian terror state'

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Missions Minister Orit Strock both attended the ceremony at which the equipment was presented to support farms and outposts in the West Bank.

JULY 16, 2026ByEITAN ELIAS
Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich, Israel Ganz, Head of Binyamin Regional Council and Orit Strock, National Mission Minister at a faction meeting in the Jewish settlement of Givat Harel, in the West Bank, February 14, 2023.

Cultivating resilience: Western Negev, Vietnam could build the future of food security - opinion

The seminar brought together around 20 Israeli delegates from municipal authorities, kibbutzim, and technology companies alongside more than 80 Vietnamese participants joining online...

JULY 15, 2026ByNOAM BEDEIN
Israeli Economy and Industry Minister Nir Barkat is seen shaking hands with his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyễn Hồng Diên.

Israel’s anti-fragile answer to a world in crisis - opinion

For too long, “resilience” has been a comfortable platitude. Alon Davidi, mayor of Sderot and chairman of the regional cluster, refuses it outright. 

JULY 12, 2026ByNOAM BEDEIN
Alon Davidi