A total of 369 agricultural settlements have been established in Israel since the state was established nearly six years ago, the Agriculture Ministry reported today.
Of this total, 203 were smallholders settlements for new immigrants and 93 collective settlements. The report added that during the past year 129,000 dunams (32,250 acres) of land were irrigated. New settlements now possess some 20,000 head of cattle, the report said.
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