Because of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the world is facing what could become a full-scale global food crisis centered around the supply and cost of wheat. (Nearly a third of the world’s wheat and barley are exported from Russia and Ukraine.) The four Israeli companies in the article linked below are hoping to fight food shortages — one company by revolutionizing the cultivation and cost of wheat.
— The Jerusalem Post
Quote: “While economists and policymakers propose working plans, an Israeli agricultural and biological technology company says it has made a scientific breakthrough that can help lower bread prices. ‘Four years ago, using our technology, we succeeded in identifying two microbes that, if you put them in the soil when you grow wheat, can lead to yield improvement — the wheat grows faster and stronger.’ “ | Ofer Haviv, president and CEO of Evogene
— The Jerusalem Post
Learn more about the 2022 world food crisis from Wikipedia. ►
Read “Four Israeli companies hoping to help halt the world’s food crisis” ►
Watch “How Israel became the most advanced country in agriculture” [8:40]. ►
Photo: World Grain
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