After bringing the grandchildren of Righteous Among the Nations to Yad Vashem and the TOP 11 bloggers specialized in high tech to the Silicon Wadi, France Israel Foundation would like to show to the leaders of the French primary sector the particularities of the Israeli agricultural model.

 

According to Nicole Guedj : « Who would have believed 70 years ago that one day tomatoes would grow in the Negev desert! Yet in recent decades, Israelis have imposed themselves as key players in the world agricultural landscape. To promote the development of Franco-Israeli agricultural relations France Israel Foundation has initiated the trip "Seed of sustainable business", with the aim to facilitate meetings and exchanges between the farmers of the two countries »

 

The heads of the FNSEA, APCA, COOP de France, SOFIPROTEOL, of INVIVO, of UNIGRAINS ... but also politicians, researchers and investors have agreed to participate together in this unique experience. The main agricultural branches and the largest agricultural regions will be represented in this trip which was designed according to a thematic plan, from producers to distributors, via the innovators. It should be noted that if each member of the delegation expressed a keen interest in Israeli agriculture, almost none of them has yet visited Israel.

 

 

 

• Visit of the kibbutz (Tzora and Magal), farms and vineyards.

• Networking evening organized by the Israeli Farmers Union in presence of Mrs. Orit Noked, Israeli Minister of Agriculture and major Israeli agricultural officials.

• Overview of Israeli agriculture by Itzik Ben David, Deputy General Director of the Ministry of Agriculture and head of international relations, by Dr. Yuval Ashdate, Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture; and by Isaac Kiriaty, Director of Agriculture of the Israel Export Institute.

• Visit of the Ben Gurion University of Negev and research centers (Volcani, Netafim and Ramat Negev).

• Reception at the residence of the French Ambassador, Mr. Christophe Bigot ...