Tag: seeds

10 Proven Israeli Technologies to Help Somaliland Build Food, Water, and Energy Security

Israel’s water and agricultural technologies didn’t emerge from ideal conditions. They were developed under pressure: low rainfall, saline water, political isolation, lack of energy resources, and the constant need to feed a growing population with limited land. Over the years, I’ve written about many of these companies not as miracle-makers, but as problem-solvers. That’s what makes them relevant to places like Somaliland. Israel was the first country in the world to recognize Somaliland as an independent state although Ethiopia has been treating the nation as such for decades.

Saudi Arabia initiates a wild plant survey

Saudi Arabia until recently was hermetically sealed to the outside world. But times are changing and the Kingdom of...

Syria’s seedbank seeds sent for safety to Morocco

Whenever I read the news about Syria's refugee and environmental crisis I wonder how Syria's dictator Bashar Al-Assad's wife...

Israel’s Kaiima Seed-Tech Company Raises $65 Million

Since the Sixties “green revolution,” when Norman Borlaug introduced the concept of cross-breeding and hybridization of plants to boost...

Small American Farmer Sends Monsanto Seed Patents to Supreme Court

Vernon Hugh Bowman, farmer vs Monsanto, billion dollar seed and biotech company. It sounds like something from a book about the...

Egyptian Seed Bombing Campaign To Hit Cairo and Alexandria

Egypt's first ever seed bombing event will highlight the importance of preserving Egyptian seeds and promoting local biodiversity Environmental groups...

Rosetta Green’s Cotton Goes Global

Often dubbed the "start-up nation," Israel has repeatedly proven to be fertile soil for cleantech innovators that succeed and...

Syria’s Seeds Are Locked Away in Norway, But Are Seed Vaults Safe?

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault locked safe away in Norway has once again opened its steel doors welcoming 25,000...