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Israel Agricultural Technology Hub October 2019 Israel Agricultural Technology Hub October 2019October 2018 World Food Day 2019 World Food Day 2019 In collaboration In collaboration Precision Agriculture Precision Agriculture for #ZeroHunger 2030 for #ZeroHunger 2030 www.israelagri.com www.israelagri.com World Food Day 2019 Precision Agriculture: towards October 2019 #ZeroHunger World by 2030 Summary The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, The Robert H Smith Food and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmen The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 4 About the Robert H. Smith Faculty of 14 Novel PeptideBased Agents for Agriculture, Food and Environment, Management of Bacterial Plant Diseases The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Prof. Saul Burdman, Dr. Zvi Hayouka 6 Food and Nutrition - 16 A Warning Sign: The Impact of The Yin and Yang of Life Environmental and Food Contaminants on Cow Reproduction 8 All You Want to Know About Nutrition Dr. Dorit Kalo, Alisa Komsky-Elbaz, Prof. Zvi Roth 10 From the Vineyard to The Bottle 19 Reducing Food Waste to Prevent Hunger Prof. Zohar Kerem and Improve Diets: Does Donated Agricultural Surplus Improve the Diet of 12 Circadian Rhythms and Food Food-Bank Users? Prof. Oren Froy Prof. Aron M. Troen 2 World Food Day - October 2019 22 The Study of Food Impact on Physiology and Health Prof. Efrat Monsonego-Ornan, Janna Zaretsky, Shelley Griess Fishenheimer, Tamara Shmul, Reut Rozner, Roni Sides, Svetta Pen 24 The wild side of climate-resilience wheat Prof. Zvi Peleg, Dr. Nimrod Schwartz, Dr. Guy Golan, Harel Bacher, Elisha Hendel, Yoav Sharaby Photo: Greg Solomon 26 Honey Bees Balance Their Nutrition Prof. Sharoni Shafir 28 Pollination Services by Wild Pollinators Dr. Yael Mandelik Precision Agriculture & FoodTech Technology 30 "Precision Agriculture is The Only Way to Sustainable Farming" An interview with Naty Barak, Netafim 32 Irrigation Decision Support from Outer Space An interview with Hovav Lapidot, Manna Irrigation 34 Biohumigat for Greenhouse Table Grapes - to be One Step Ahead of Everyone Yakov Henig, Gat Fertilizers 36 Grasshoppers: Sustainable, Healthy Protein to Feed a Hungry World Dror Tamir, Hargol FoodTech 37 Innovative Technology to Reduce Damage of Plant Fungus and Leaf Disease Yaniv Kitron, BotanoHealth 38 The Crucial Role of The Secondary Nutrients in Sustainable Agriculture Dr. Patricia Imas, ICL Fertilizers 3 The Robert H Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmen The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University’s Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, change scenario knowing that the available land for farming Food and Environment is the only institute of higher education is decreasing, water resources are declining, and that the in Israel which offers university degree in Agricultural Sciences. majority of the population will be based in cities. To meet these As one of the world’s leading faculties of sustainable agriculture, challenges, we at the Smith’s Faculty of Agriculture promote food sciences and environmental conservation, the Faculty advance teaching and research programs. offers academic programs leading to B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. Agroinformatics is a new and unique teaching program which degrees in Agriculture, B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Nutrition and provides undergraduate students with theoretical and practical a degree in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine by the Koret School knowledge of modern computational approaches. It is an of Veterinary Medicine. interdisciplinary field of knowledge that combines the world The Smith’s Faculty of Agriculture aims to help the local and of agriculture, food and the environment with the world of global societies to eliminate hunger and malnutrition while mathematics, computer science, physics and engineering. preserving our natural resources. As the only college of Today, modern technology makes it possible to obtain data Agriculture in Israel, we are committed to train and educate the from sensors located in the field, from macro- and micro- next generation of world-class experts in agricultural sciences. level imaging, genome analysis and more. The only way to use this information effectively is by developing new ways for The challenges we need to meet are enormous - The world’s storage and organization, processing and analyzing. For that population is expected to increase to ~10 billion by 2050. In we use mathematical algorithms, models, computer software, order to continue the current food demand ("business as usual"), statistical tools and mechanical learning. By doing so we have the global agricultural sector will have to increase the food the opportunity to connect millions of pieces of information to a supply by ~70%. This must be done under an uncertain climate complete picture which allows you to identify and learn patterns 4 World Food Day - October 2019 even before they are visible and shown. At a later stage, this knowledge enables the development of new technologies and advanced agricultural practices, which can provide food security to the growing population while keeping the environment and natural resources safe. The Agroinformatics program is open for students who wish to expand their knowledge in modern computational approaches and to acquire both theoretical and practical capabilities in the field. The program provides its’ graduates a variety of computational abilities. Starting from a strong mathematical background which is combined with basic and advanced programming skills, on to knowledge in writing models and The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment’s research performing simulations followed up by statistical tests, and activity is focused under four central research themes: the capability of analyzing “Big Data” such as bioinformatics, Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture - the physiology of image processing, remote sensing, precision agriculture, the production and the reciprocal relations of the agricultural and mechanical learning. Graduates of the Agroinformatics growth with its environment; genetics, evolution, breeding program have a significant advantage, both in their integration and agricultural genomics; biotechnology, cell biology and process within the employment market and in obtaining organism biology; applied ecology, preservation of nature and opportunities for studying advanced degrees in leading management of open fields. institutions both in Israel and abroad. Animal Health and Husbandry - animal physiology; biology The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and of reproduction processes; feeding of ruminants; animal Environment is strongly involved in the innovation ecosystems immunology; environmental physiology of animals. and is dedicated to enhancing local and international For more information: collaborations. The AgTech and FoodTech challenges are The Department of Animal Sciences formidable and urgent, and one of the important ways to overcome these challenges is to join forces across disciplines. Koret School of Veterinary Medicine Our faculty members are thus involved in multiple themed centers at the Hebrew University, including Cannabinoids Nutrigenomics and Functional Food - biochemistry and Research Center, CIDR Center for Interdisciplinary Data Sciences microbiology of food; the chemistry and physics of the Research, Nano-Center and more, aiming to bring the most production process and food preservation; nutritional values creative solutions to the Food and Ag challenges. Combined and physiology from the single cell level to the whole organism; with the proactive and open policy of the Yissum TTO office, functional foods and probiotics; nutrition and metabolistic the long standing legacy of scientific innovation at the Faculty diseases. is continuing to strive to create scientific breakthrough research Read more about: for the global challenges. The Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition One of the Faculty’s exciting initiatives, is the student Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources - entrepreneurial club FaculTech. Today, our community is investigation of the soil-water-plant-atmosphere continuum home to over 850 students and alumni. Together with the in relation to water uptake, fertilization and pollution; HUJI Innovate Center of the Hebrew University, the AgFood environmental microbiology; fungus-bacteria-plant relations; Venture Creation Studio program was inaugurated. Several synthetic biology of the microorganism; development of new interdisciplinary teams worked for several months in this solutions to agricultural pests; pollination quality improvement program. One of the teams matured into the award winning in different growths, narrowing usage of pesticides; agroecology Kinoko startup for food of tomorrow, based on mushrooms and and preservation of nature; environmental economics and lentils. management of natural resources; economy of the agricultural sector and agricultural policy; water resource economics; food products marketing, development initiatives in agribusiness. Read more about: The Department of Entomology The Department of Environmental Economics and Management The Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology The Department of Soil and Water Sciences 5 Food and Nutrition - The Yin and Yang of Life The Robert H Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmen The Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University