Thirty-six new settlements will be established in the next 75 days, Raan Weitz, head of the Jewish Agency’s Agricultural Department, announced today at a press conference.
Special emphasis is now being paid to middle-class colonization, Mr. Weitz said. He reported that the number of middle-class settlements has increased in comparison with the number of collective settlements. The Agency official noted that the new settlements follow closely on the heels of the newly-completed irrigation programs, especially in the northern Negev.
Each settler-family is provided with an average of ten denims under irrigation. The Agency helps the new settlers to plan their crop rotation so as to maintain an adequate supply for the country and to keep market prices at their proper level.
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