As climate change threatens to wipe out half the world's cacao farmland by 2050, Israeli biotech startups are pioneering lab-grown cacao and coffee.

The world’s first 'super-cacao' varieties are designed to withstand drought, support mechanized harvesting, and prevent the absorption of toxic heavy metals.

Damian Goldring, SCIO’s co-founder and chief technology officer, said the goal was to save time and make field testing simpler.

The models proved highly accurate in estimating Leaf Area Index and were able to differentiate between varying levels of water stress across 17 commercial chickpea fields.

Since it only requires standard RGB imaging, which is widely available on consumer devices, the monitoring can be easily scaled for use in both greenhouses and open fields around the world.

While traditional remote sensing techniques could only detect combined nitrogen and water deficiencies with 40–55% accuracy, the team’s new approach boosted that figure to between 65% and 90%

Conducted across two full growing seasons and validated with genomic data, the findings deliver not just a proof of concept but a working system that breeders can adopt today, the researchers said.

150 new immigrants gather at farm in region south of Jerusalem for 'pioneering' event. 'These are people who left everything behind and came to connect to the Land of Israel.'

Farmers will be able to analyze planting, moisture and yield data for more efficient irrigation practices.

More than 10% of the world's fruit can't be harvested, but a Tel Nof startup's flying robots may be the solution.

Rabbi Enkin presents an inside look at the Sabbatical year, when plowing, planting, pruning and harvesting are forbidden.

See how an Israeli farmer in southern Israel achieves agricultural success in the desert!

A flock of sheep, believed to be the same breed herded by the biblical Jacob, recently moved from Canada to Israel with their owners.

It is hard to believe that any farming can take place in a desert, but some Israeli farmers have surpassed all expectations with their outstanding desert-grown produce and fish.