Israeli, Egyptian and American agronomists met in Rehovot last week to discuss the suppression of plant diseases and pests, improved milk production and increased grain and vegetable yields in the framework of a trinational project aimed at improving agricultural development in Israel and Egypt.
The meeting, at the Hebrew University’s Faculty of Agriculture in Rehovot, was the fourth gathering of the project’s coordinating committee. It sits twice a year, alternately in Egypt and Israel. The project is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. Economists and administrators from the three countries also attended.
The group is doing research into the solar heating of soil to suppress plant diseases and pests. It is also investigating improved milk yields by reducing heat stress on cows. A new, low cost method for early weaning of dairy calves was discussed. The Egyptian and American visitors toured various field sites in Israel to see first hand the progress made to date on experiments in several agricultural technologies.
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