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Israeli-American Study Identifies Genes Improving Drought Resistance in Wheat

“This is the first time that a gene has been found that confers resistance to drought conditions in bread wheat.”

Israeli Scientists Learn How Cultivated Wheat Can Protect Itself from Insects

Cultivated wheat has difficulty protecting itself from insects, but the protective mechanisms of wild wheat can be bred back, scientists say.

Israel Sends $5 Million Worth of Wheat to Sudan

An Israeli delegation will meet in Sudan with a Sudanese team in the coming weeks to discuss cooperation in many fields including migration and the possible return of tens of thousands of illegal Sundanese migrants in Israel to their country.

Haifa U’s Prof. Fahima Celebrated for Global Impact on Food Insecurity

The study developed a way to yield more protein and mineral-rich wheat grains which will help to improve its nutrition value.

Harvest Time

Jews harvest wheat before Shavuot.

Weizman Institute Revealing Secrets of Protective Coating of Wheat and Barley

In the future it may be possible to make use of the study’s findings to breed crops with a higher yield and a greater resistance to drought.

And the Cycle Begins Again

Chareidi Jews harvest wheat with a hand sickle in a field near the central Israeli town of Modi'in. They will store the wheat for almost...

Israeli Scientists Offer Solution to Famine

Let’s see what the Boycott Israel movement will say if Israel succeeds in developing new technology to reduce famine by enabling crops to grow in droughts. Maybe it will blame Israel for lower food prices.

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