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IBM, World Bank, and senior investors converge at Agrivest Summit

By: Merav Ankori

Oded Distel heads Agrivest panel

Here’s a statistic that’s keeping heads of state all over the world up at night: the world’s demand for food is expected to jump by 70% by 2050, as compared to 2000. The world’s population is expected to grow from Read More

Agricultural Innovation takes center stage – the latest trends from Agritech 2012

By: Michal Chesla, Blog Manager

agritech-full

“Agricultural technology is experiencing phenomenal momentum today, similar to what the water industry experienced a few years back,” says Oded Distel, head of Israel NewTech. We spoke with Distel about new trends in Agritech, in the midst of the Agritech Read More

Breeding the agriculture of the future – Kaiima

By: Merav Ankori

Kaiima New Castor Hybrid

There is an overall sense of foreboding in the world today that in the next few decades we will experience deficiencies in water, food and energy – mainly due to global warming. This concern has motivated heads of state, as Read More