Conservation of the rural landscape: Implementation model of sustainable agriculture in selected agricultural areas in Israel
Agriculture produces rural landscape, environmental services, cultural and social values in addition to the marketable food and fiber products. The aim of this research is to suggest policy mechanisms to advance the sustainability of agriculture in Israel. This stage of the research focused on the implementation of such mechanisms in specific regions, following a more […]
Sustainable Agriculture. How may the external values of agriculture be integrated as part of the farmer’s income, in the different areas of Israel
Agriculture takes a relatively marginal place in Israel’s economy today. The future of agriculture demands public intervention, and care. The need for sustaining agriculture is due to its external contribution, beyond its function in the production of food and fibers: aesthetical contributions in generating open green spaces; social contributions- values of the contact between Man […]
Development of Sustainable Agriculture Under Drought Conditions
The research aims to study the agriculture of Israel under sever drought conditions, and sharp raise in water prices. Agriculture is the largest consumer of water in Israel. Raising the price of water would mean that around 10% of the agricultural land in Israel would be changed from irrigated to non-irrigated land. Such change would […]
