The Land of Milk and Honey ?! Introduction to the Israeli Agriculture Ofer Sachs In Charge of Agricultural Relations with the EU

Mediterranean Sea Egypt Jordan Lebano n Syria Tel Aviv Jerusalem Dead Sea Jordan Valley N 470 km 9hs. 135 km 90 min 22,000 Km ² Negev MountainRange

RAINFALLRAINFALL <100 Year Average( mm) Mountain : 550 South : 30 North : 720 mm/year

Agricultur e census 1971 Agricultu re census 1981 Agricultu re survey ,00044,90025,400Farms 19,50022,80015,500Moshavim 5,1006,0003,750Urban/Rural 10,00014,3505,817 Non Jewish Kibbutzim & collective villages Number of active farms

4 Kibbutz = “Group” In Hebrew 4 A rural settlement of usually few hundred members, it’s a voluntary community (registered as a cooperative) engaged in farming, industry and/or agro-tourism 4 Common Ownership and management of Production assets & and many of the community facilities kibbutzim, 2.2% of Total Population FORMS OF SETTLEMENTS

A rural settlement of 60 – 120 Individual Family Farms (registered as an agricultural cooperative) A rural settlement of 60 – 120 Individual Family Farms (registered as an agricultural cooperative) The Individual Farmer Works His Own Plot The Individual Farmer Works His Own Plot Purchasing of imputes, supply of credit & marketing was previously done by the Cooperative, nowadays the individual farmers are doing all managerial tasks on top of production Purchasing of imputes, supply of credit & marketing was previously done by the Cooperative, nowadays the individual farmers are doing all managerial tasks on top of production 450 Moshavim, 3.1% of Total Population 450 Moshavim, 3.1% of Total Population

1USD=4.5NIS

Export of Agriculture produce (total Value 1,027.1 millions $ F.O.B for 2005)

 14.4% of Israel ’ s total agricultural production*  10.9% Milk & Dairy products.  3.5% Beef products.  Milk consumption per capita/year 173 litres.  Average milk production per cow 10,000kg (annually).  Average Moshav dairy herd consists of 50 milking cows, while the average on a kibbutz dairy herd is 300 cows.CATTLE *At 2003

Average milk production, 2003

POULTRY Accounts for ~ 17.8% of the total agricultural output Consumption of poultry meat & eggs per capita, on a ready to eat basis, is among the highest in the world. 45kg of chicken, 17kg of turkey and 250 eggs per capita annually.

AQUACULTURE Accounts for 2.6% of total agricultural production Type Quantity (tons ) Carp6,200 Tilapia8,200 Mullet1,630 Silver Carp 710 Trout500 Hybrid bass 380 Sea-bream3,160 Others510 Total21,290

Risks Land and labor costs Land and labor costs Import from Africa and from the far East  Flowers, and Garlic Import from Africa and from the far East  Flowers, and Garlic World trade barriers World trade barriers Farmers income Farmers income Water Water Minimum volume of the sector Minimum volume of the sector Environmental issues Environmental issues R&D R&D