At an avocado orchard in a kibbutz in central Israel, a tractor slowly pulls a device through the trees. A farmer drives a tractor pulling a pollination device at an avocado orchard near the Eyal kibbutz in the center of Israel on April 24. Photo: AFPSuch artificial pollination can help boost crop yields to feed the world’s growing population, BloomX founder and CEO Thai Sade said. Green Wadi chairman Shmuel Friedman, whose company is and agricultural consultancy that offers its services to countries in Africa, Asia and the Gulf, said there is demand for Israeli technology and expertise. “We have a good reputation in agriculture,” said Friedman, a former Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development official.


Source:   Taipei Times
July 01, 2023 17:09 UTC