Israel Is a World Leader in Agricultural Innovation and Is Helping to Feed the World

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Feb202022

INTRODUCTION

Quote: “To believe we can supply food with this land was a dream,” says Danielle Abraham, director of the International Friends of Volcani. “To undertake agriculture successfully, a country needs four key resources: water, land, human resources, and export markets. With none of these resources readily available, Israel was forced to invest in research to ensure agricultural success. Now, we are one of the global leaders in agricultural technology, and our produce is very good.”

Sources: Wikipedia (introduction), Helmsley Charitable Trust (quotation)

Learn more about agriculture in Israel from Wikipedia. ►

Read “How Israeli Innovations Are Feeding the World” ►

Read “8 Israeli Inventions for Greener Farming” ►

Watch “Crazy Agricultural Tech Innovations in Israel” [4:30]. ►

Photo: Israel Trade and Economic Office

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THE FUN QUIZ

Test your knowledge by answering these questions…

1. Jerusalem’s emblem has a lion,
a wall (like the city walls and the
Western Wall), and an olive
branch. What does the lion
represent?
a. Lion of Judah
b. Lion of Abraham
c. Lion of Moses
d. Lion of Kind David

2. How many active archeological
sites are in Jerusalem? More than…
a. 500
b. 1,000
c. 1,500
d. 2,000

3. Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives,
the oldest active burial site in the
world, is home to more than
‍‍ Jewish graves.

a. 100,000
b. 150,000
c. 200,000
d. 250,000

4. How many Christian churches are
there in Jerusalem? More than…
a. 25
b. 50
c. 75
d. 100

5. Guests at Jerusalem’s King David
Hotel have included Elizabeth
Taylor, Winston Churchill, Prince
Charles (now King Charles), Hillary
Clinton, and Madonna.
a. True
b. False

6. Jerusalem’s fabulous (and
frenetic!), enormous, partially
covered market packs in locals
and tourists with its array of food,
color, and noise. What is the
market called?
a. Mahaneh Yehuda
b. Mercaz Yehuda
c. Makolet Yehuda
d. Makom Yehuda

NAME THAT ISRAELI

This Jew died in 1923, so strictly speaking he was not an Israeli; however, he was instrumental in the eventual establishment of Israel. On hearing Theodore Herzl’s plans for creating a Jewish state, he is said to have declared, “If you are insane, we are insane together. Count on me!” Herzl and he are credited with founding the modern Zionist movement. A thoroughfare in Tel Aviv is named after him.

Can you name him?

Photo: Center for Israel Education

Source: My Jewish Learning

Learn more about this early Zionist luminary on the ANSWER page.

Israel Is a World Leader in Agricultural Innovation and Is Helping to Feed the World

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