19/12/2022 | Joint study tour for Palestinian and Israeli farmers and agronomists

Since November 2020, the Palestinian Centre for Research and Agricultural Development (PCARD) and Galilee International Management Institute (GIMI) have organised several training activities aimed at improving production and trade in key agricultural sectors.

This week, as part of the project ‘Israelis Meet Palestinians in Agriculture and Cross-border Trade’ funded by the European Union under its EU Peacebuilding Initiative, GIMI brought together 40 farmers and agronomists to learn from experts and researchers in the field of sustainable agriculture. The project targets seven strategic agricultural sectors, namely dates, vegetables, medical herbs, grapes, almonds, honey, and olives. Its aim is to strengthen economic and technical cooperation between Palestinians and Israelis.

The latest joint study tour took place not far from our GIMI offices, at the Model Farm for Sustainable Agriculture, on the Volcani Center campus in Neve Ya’ar.