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Survey Assesses Impact of Gaza War on Israeli Farmers

23-11-2023
Survey Assesses Impact of Gaza War on Israeli Farmers

We are honored to announce the results of a survey that was undertaken to assess the impact of the Gaza War on Israeli farmers.
 

The digital survey was administered from October 26-November 5, 2023 by MIGAL’s Dr. Abramson and Haya Rak Yahalom, Manager of Israel’s Northern Research Institute (MOP Tzafon). The survey was distributed via social networks and Israeli government agricultural channels (SHAHAM), and 389 farmers from all regions of the country responded. 
 

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2nd Annual AgriVoltaics Europe | 7th – 9th November 2023 Amsterdam | Netherlands

07-11-2023
2nd Annual AgriVoltaics Europe | 7th – 9th November 2023 Amsterdam | Netherlands

Agrivoltaics refers to the combination of agricultural infrastructure with photovoltaic installations and offers a lot of potential advantages to improve agricultural yields while simultaneously generating clean electricity, but also poses a lot of challenges since both energy yield and agricultural yield need to be co-optimized. There is therefore a large need for research collaboration between both the agricultural industry and the PV industry.

Algae4IBD

09-12-2021
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Algae4IBD
Worldwide, 6.8 million people suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a chronic disorder without a cure. Leading to severe pain, exhaustion and in some cases colon cancer. Although therapies exist, not everyone responds well to them leaving patients anxious and stressed.
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The R&I Peers Online Conference Gender Equality Plans as change maker

29-11-2021
The R&I Peers Online Conference Gender Equality Plans as change maker
Gender Balance for Innovation: Successful practices for sustainability 9th December 2021, 9.30-2 pm (Online registration) The purpose of the conference is to discuss and bring to light the good results and working practices within the Gender Equality Plans of the R&I Peers project, as well as of the other GEP promoting initiatives. The aim is to disseminate any activity, practice or policy that could eventually lead and become a best practice.

MigVax receives funding award from CEPI to develop ‘variant-proof’ COVID-19 vaccines

04-11-2021
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MigVax receives funding award from CEPI to develop ‘variant-proof’ COVID-19 vaccines
We are honored to be one of the first two projects to receive funding from CEPI’s visionary program aimed at accelerating the development of broadly protective vaccines against coronaviruses and their variants

A new article by Dr. Lior Rubinovich

29-08-2021
A new article by Dr. Lior Rubinovich

During the past two years, momentum has built rapidly for agri-photovoltaic (APV), the technology that allows agricultural land to be used simultaneously for growing crops and generating solar power. The concept is simple: semi or non-transparent solar arrays, with or without tracers, are installed on platforms above the crops, high enough that farmers can carry out their ongoing agricultural activities. Recent studies assert that installation of APV on 1% of the world’s arable land could fill world needs for electricity.