U.N. Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov calls on Israel to ensure the safety of Palestinian olive farmers amid attacks by ‘by people believed or known to be Israeli settlers’ Reuters | Published: 10.29.20 For many West Bank Palestinians, the olive tree is both a revered cultural emblem and an economic necessity – but it has […]
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West Bank Palestinians’ olive trees burn as U.N. urges protection for harvest – YNET
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Nile dam talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan fail again – Al Jazeera
The three African nations say they failed to agree on new approach to resolve dispute over Ethiopia’s mega-dam project. 5 Nov 2020 Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have once again failed to agree on a new negotiating approach to resolve their years-long dispute over the controversial dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile River. […]
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This Israeli Firm Intends to Disrupt Dairy Industry by Creating Milk in Labs – Haaretz
Bio Milk may sound like agricultural fiction, but with a decade of research and the company soon going public, its lab-produced replicas could become one of Israeli science’s latest cash cows Yoram Gabison Published on 03.11.2020 If you take any 1-liter carton of milk off the shelf, you’ll be holding the equivalent of 900 liters […]
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Supermarkets Doing Battle Against Plan to Expand Bottle-deposit Law – Harretz
Adding 1.5-liter containers to law will overwhelm their ability to collect and store bottles, retailers say Hadar Kane Published on 02.11.2020 A plan by Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry to expand the scope of the bottle-deposit law is meeting up with nearly wall-to-wall opposition from supermarket chains and other big retailers. Announced two weeks ago by […]
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U. of Haifa, UC Davis profs. recognized for 20-year grain study – Jerusalem Post
The study used marker-assisted breeding (MAB) to successfully identify genes that can increase grain protein content, as well as resist the fungal disease known as stripe rust. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF OCTOBER 21, 2020 Professors from the University of Haifa were recognized alongside colleagues from the University of California, Davis, by the US-Israel Binational […]
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UAE fish-breeding project boosts popular local species – Environment and Development
Two cylindrical cages, three meters in diameter and 3.6m tall, were filled with hundreds of wild-caught mature fish of breeding age in February. Breeding season begins in July but researchers moved the fish over early to give them time to acclimatize to their new environment. They were released into the Creek after the breeding season […]
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