Agriculture

Hormuz closure cripples fertilizer trade, causing ripple effect on food security - analysis

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted global fertilizer supplies, leading to a 20-30% price increase and threatening food security worldwide.

A farmer sprinkles fertiliser on crops in a field on the outskirts of Amritsar on April 9, 2026.
ISRAELIS TAKE cover in a public shelter in Tel Aviv as a siren sounds warning of incoming ballistic missiles fired from Iran toward Israel, March 1, 2026.

Caught in the crossfire: The American highschoolers who stayed behind to help amid the Iran war

A tentacled look in space.

Odd ‘tentacled’ shape on ISS alarms viewers

A butterfly clay bead from the Final Natufian period in Eynan-Mallaha, Hula Valley, colored red with ochre and marked with the fingerprints of an approximately 10-year-old child, March 18, 2026.

Ancient clay beads found in northern Israel rewrite timeline of cultural expression in the region


Israel’s food crisis worsens as war disrupts agricultural output

Leket chairman warns that rising food prices during the holidays are pushing vulnerable populations into nutritional insecurity.

 Joseph Gitler, Leket Israel founder and chairman, and Yuval, a farmer in central Israel.

Advanced agriculture is the key to a better future - opinion

After changing the name of the Ministry of Agriculture to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Israel must take further steps to recognize that food supply is a matter of national security.

 A Hydroponic farm which grows lettuce in a greenhouse, in the Jewish settlement of Migdal Oz, Gush Etzion, on March 29, 2023. Illustration.

Unpacking Israel’s agricultural miracle

LIVE: Tania Pons Allon, Director of the Kasser Joint Institute for Food, Water, and Energy Security, discusses how Israel transforms harsh desert environments into thriving agricultural hubs.

 Mike Starr, Diaspora Affairs Correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, speaks with Tania Pons Allon, Director of the Kasser Joint Institute for Food, Water, and Energy Security at the Jewish National Fund (JNF-USA).

A year after October 7, Israeli farmers from the South need help to rebuild

The Hamas attacks left southern Israel’s fields devastated, with fields and livelihoods shattered. KKL-JNF is leading efforts to revive their land, but they need support.  

 KKL-JNF staff at work to prepare new agriculture fields in Israel's south.

Record heat hits Israel: Soaring food prices and climate change challenges - opinion

Israel's record-breaking heat is pushing food prices higher. Learn how climate change is impacting agriculture and what needs to be done.

 THE WRITER speaks at an event at the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC.

With AI and robotics, two Israeli startups showcase the future of sustainable farming

Two Israeli startups collaborate to develop innovative techniques for sustainable agriculture in response to environmental challenges and food security crises.

 A Hydroponic farm which grows lettuce in a greenhouse, in the Jewish settlement of Migdal Oz, Gush Etzion, on March 29, 2023. Illustration.

Gov't calls for ag-tech projects, will offer funding up to NIS 16m.

Israel's new program provides NIS 16m. to ag-tech start-ups, aiming to boost innovation and revitalize Gaza border communities.

 Dozens of Bedouin students volunteer in agriculture in the Gaza Envelope.

Israel boosts egg import quota amid war in North

The quota was determined based on the ministry's predictions of what Israel's egg production will be given the security situation and weather conditions, and taking holiday consumption into account.

Crates of eggs waiting to be unloaded and sold at Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda Shuk, February 1, 2023.

Agricultural productivity down, food waste up since outbreak of Israel-Hamas War - report

The combined effects of less access to agricultural land and fewer foreign and Palestinian workers have pushed Israeli agriculture to the brink.

 Agriculture

NIS 9.6 million: Aquaculture receives significant support

The Ministry of Agriculture will invest approximately NIS 10 million in aquaculture to help the fish farmers affected by the lowering of the duty on imported fish.

 Combined in the Mediterranean diet and the Atlantic diet. Fish