{"id":6243,"date":"2025-05-20T05:48:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T05:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kishonzipori.co.il\/?post_type=story&p=6243"},"modified":"2025-07-28T05:59:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T05:59:56","slug":"agriculture","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/kishonzipori.co.il\/en\/story\/agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"

What are the main goals in this area?<\/b><\/p>\n

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  1. Promote sustainable agriculture in the Zippori Basin through consulting, training, research, financial support for actions, and the establishment of demonstration farms for environmentally friendly and profitable agriculture.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Strengthen cooperation between the Kishon Drainage and Rivers Authority and the farmers of the basin by creating dialogue and agreements with landowners for the restoration and regulation of stream sections that pass through private land.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Manage livestock grazing by reducing its impact on the stream through distancing herds from the stream channel, while improving their productivity and well-being.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Regulate agricultural land usage by formalizing structures that support agriculture and exploring opportunities for tourism use, in order to expand the economic options for farmers in the Zippori Basin.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Grazing near the stream<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    What are we doing in practice? A few examples…<\/b><\/p>\n

    \u25cf We reached agreements with landowners along many stream segments to enable regulation, restoration, and widening of the stream channel.<\/span>
    \n<\/span>\u25cf We created a handbook that outlines various environmental actions farmers can take on their land. For example, enhancing biodiversity, creating natural buffer strips between the fields and the stream, and reducing soil erosion \u2013 all supported financially by the Kishon Drainage and Rivers Authority.<\/span>
    \n<\/span>\u25cf We are collaborating with researchers from the Volcani Institute to explore more efficient and eco-friendly alternatives for weed control in vineyards and pest management in agriculture common to the Zippori Basin, as substitutes for conventional treatments and spraying.<\/span>
    \n<\/span>\u25cf We run specialized courses for small-plot holders in the basin, focusing on sustainable agriculture and economic viability for micro-farms.<\/span>
    \n<\/span>\u25cf The project’s water and agriculture teams are working together with the water associations of El-Ghaba, Shefa-‘Amr, Ras Ali, and the Bustan Saffuriya committee to lay irrigation pipes in agricultural areas. This provides steady water supply and reduces dependence on stream water. <\/span>(Read more here \u2013 link to the Water Resource page)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

    \"Stream
    Stream channel regulation within the Saffuriya orchards. Credit: Avi Arish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    What are the main goals in this area? Promote sustainable agriculture in the Zippori Basin through consulting, training, research, financial support for actions, and the establishment of demonstration farms for environmentally friendly and profitable agriculture. 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