Israel Agrotechnology

“More With Less” 2013

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Mountain: 550

South: 30

Rainfall 1,000

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Israel’s Agricultural Sectors

• Greenhouses

• Water Management Irrigation

• Dairy Farming

• Poultry Farming

• Aquaculture

• Seeds

• Mechanization

• Fertilizers and Pesticides

• Turnkey Projects, Consulting and Know-How

Agriculture Paradox

Over the last 60 Years Then Today

Labor Force 17% 2.6%

Land 20% less

Fresh Water 50% less

Product’s Value/1m3 0.5$ 4$

More With Less

Total fresh product has risen 15 fold

Self sufficient + 35% export

Facts & Figures 300 Israeli Agrotechnology related companies 170 Exporting companies IEICI Members- 100 companies Sector export turnover – 3.4 B US$ Main Models of Cooperation:

– Buying “Off the Shelf” – Turn-Key Projects – Joint Venture – Cooperation in Training & Research

Greenhouses 1. Natural restrictions of soil, water and climate led to Israeli-developed

greenhouse technologies for high added value crops.

2. Greenhouse systems, including specialized plastic films, and heating,

ventilation and structure systems, enable Israeli farmers to achieve superior

results:

Grow more than 3,000,000 roses per hectare per season

Average of 300 tons of tomatoes per hectare per season, four times the yields of

open fields

Water and Irrigation World’s most advanced user of agricultural irrigation – half of all agricultural land under irrigation.

Pioneer in developing innovative technologies and accessories: drip irrigation, automatic valves and controllers, media and automatic filtration, low discharge sprayers and mini- sprinklers, compensated drippers and sprinklers.

Computer-controlled drip irrigation = huge water savings and enables fertigation.

Global Reputation – more than 80% of production exported.

Dairy Farming 1. Israeli-developed advanced technologies that have revolutionized the industry.

2. Average milk production has increased two and a half times since the 1950s –

from 3,900 liters annually to an average of nearly 11,000 liters per dairy cow.

3. Israel’s dairy exports include frozen semen, embryos for transplant, heifers,

advanced milking and computerized feeding systems, consulting, and joint

international project development.

Breeding - Breeds developed in Israel highly disease-

resistant, adaptable to extremes of climate and heat, and

characterized by rapid growth rate, high egg production and

low-fat meat.

Equipment - automatic egg collector, poultry drinking

systems and durable plastic slat flooring that contribute to

hygienic conditions in the henhouse.

Control Systems - Sophisticated control systems maintain

desired levels of humidity, heat, lighting, feed, ventilation and

cooling 24 hours a day.

Poultry Farming Israeli-developed innovations improve production and make

poultry farmers’ work more efficient

Seeds

Worldwide demand for Israeli seeds and seedlings:

Disease resistant seed varieties developed

– durable in storage and suited to a variety

of climatic conditions.

40% of European tomato greenhouses

use seeds of Israeli-developed and

produced tomato hybrid with long shelf life.

Other Israeli successes:

Seedless Watermelon

Resistant Squash

High-Yield Cucumbers

Saucer-Shaped Yellow Zucchini

Hybrid Cotton variety with longer and stronger fibers and high-yield

crop requiring less water, naturally colored cotton and more.

Mechanization Israel manufactures and exports a variety of specialized

agricultural equipment, including:

Mobile Celery Packing House

Machinery for Digging Silage and mixing the feed uniformly

Poultry Equipment – drinkers, automatic egg collectors, climate control systems and scales for weighing

Air-Blast Sprayer for use in citrus growing and vineyards which provides an efficient cover of the tree.

Flower Bulb Transplanters.

Machinery for Packing Houses.

Fertilizers Israel’s southern region, particularly Dead Sea area, rich in mines providing

potassium, phosphorus and magnesium for the agricultural sector:

Direct raw material exports

Local processing and compounding to enhance utility, effectiveness and environmental safety.

Remarkable developments include:

Application of fertilizers through drip irrigation buried in the ground to ensure that less mobile components, such as phosphorous, will reach the roots directly.

Controlled-Release Fertilizers – coated in polymers to ensure slow, prolonged release and delivery via diffusion. Slow release fertilizers allow better exploitation of the fertilizer and less groundwater pollution.

Turnkey Projects, Consulting and Know-How

Increasingly, Israeli Agrotechnology companies join

forces and supply turnkey projects for both crop

and livestock development programs:

Multiple skills, talents and experiences are enlisted

to provide integrated solutions that embrace:

Soil

Water Additives

Plants

Livestock Varieties, Equipment and Structures

The Results: Improved Yields at Lower Cost

A win-win situation in a resource-stressed world

Would it be possible to

produce enough food in

2050 to meet the needs

of a world population that

will have increased to more

than 9 billion ? Source: FAO of the UN - website

By 2050 the world’s population will reach 9.1 billion

(34% higher than today)

Nearly all of this population increase will occur in

developing countries

About 70% of the world’s population will be urban

(compared to 49% today)

Climate changes

The global food supply challenges

Source: FAO of the UN - website