Can an ancient farming method improve sustainability?
Researchers say plot-and-berm method could address current challenges of water scarcity and food insecurity, especially in arid areas.
Researchers say plot-and-berm method could address current challenges of water scarcity and food insecurity, especially in arid areas.
How did the Arava, a punishingly hot and arid desert, become one of Israel’s breadbaskets? It’s a story of determination and thinking outside the box.
Arava International Center for Agricultural Training has trained 20,000 students from 16 countries in methods that raise their yield and their income.
Bereaved uncle honors nephew by planting cherries in the sun-baked soil of Mizpe Ramon.
Finding of jird remains led Israeli researchers to conclude that Byzantine farmers managed to create flourishing agricultural habitat 1,500 years ago.
Not the pungent French or Italian truffles from your expensive truffle butter, these are native to the Negev. And that’s not the only distinction.