
Farm visit to Israel on April 2012....
Israel is a major exporter of fresh produce and a world-leader in agricultural technologies despite the fact that the geography of Israel is not naturally conducive to agriculture. More than half of the land area is desert, and the climate and lack of water resources do not favor of farming. Only 20% of the land area is naturally arable.Today agriculture represents 2.5% of total GDP and 3.6% of exports.While agricultural workers make up only 3.7% of the wo