Environment

The US-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD) will support 22 research projects.

Kando, the Israeli startup that detects pollution in the world’s largest city sewage system, has launched a pilot project with the Technion – Israel Institute and the Ben Gurion University of the Negev in the southern coastal city of Ashkelon, to detect traces of the novel coronavirus in feces. Founded in 2011, Kando is using […]

Israeli agtech company Saturas has raised $3 million in the first part of a Series B funding round for its precision irrigation management system, the company announced last week. US-Israeli early-stage investment fund Gefen Capital and Chinese agricultural input company. Hubei Forbon Technology, both former investors in Saturas, participated in this round, alongside a new […]

Founded in 2017, Greeneye technology built a system to detect and spray weeds in real-time, providing a cost-effective and environmentally conscious solution.

Ancient escarpments along Israel’s coast are being broken down by waves as the sea level rises, and beaches are disappearing, with sand trapped behind artificial structures. What can Israel do?

Scientists from Ben-Gurion University developed a new methodology to trace the SARS-CoV-2 virus through sewage and wastewater systems in Israel.

Researchers at Bar Ilan University say their method produces water-based, environmentally safe disinfectants that can kill bacteria and viruses, including coronaviruses.

With COVID-19 dominating the news, many people are looking for new and entertaining shows to take their mind off things. Look no further than Zormim ('Flowing').

Kando's tech enables wastewater utilities to detect pollution anomalies and blockages in real time to keep the world’s sewage systems hygienic and working.

Northwestern University and BGU Technologies will team up to launch a consortium to solve global water challenges.

Israeli compostable flexible packaging company TIPA Corp was named to global network Forward Fooding’s Food Tech 500, a definitive list of global entrepreneurial talent at the intersection between food, technology, and sustainability in 2019. TIPA came in second place behind US agritech firm AeroFarms. Other Israeli companies that made the top 100 include lab-grown meat […]

The Berlin-based company is expected to launch its service this summer at the Kinokuniya premium supermarket in Tokyo.

The round-ups, published by Forbes, featured firms at the forefront of innovation and tech and were put together by SVG Ventures-THRIVE.

Israel has always shared its knowledge to help better raise crops, advance sustainable agriculture, improve land development and adapt to climate change.

Equinom uses DNA sequencing and proprietary algorithms to accelerate the breeding process through its technology.