1. Kibbutz Yagur 2008 Ilana Livne-Mahazri General Secretary of Kibutz Yagur

2. High technology farming in cooperative community-Kibbutz What is kibbutz? Profile and history of Kibbutz Yagur A glance at Yagur’s high technology agriculture Co-ops in the kibbutz movement Short presentation about culture of the kibbutz.

3. Closed community- the financial income and public facilities of the Kibbutz are shared by all members Each Kibbutz member is to be treated as an equal Communal celebrations and culture Kibbutz – A unique way of living

4. Established – 1922 Location – Northern Israel Population – 1400 people Sources of income – industry & agriculture Kibbutz Yagur

5. History of Kibbutz Yagur

6. Distribution of income sources

7. Farming in Kibbutz Yagur

8. 7800 dunam of agricultural land Main crops: Cotton, Corn, Wheat, Onion, Sunflower Chick-Pea, Sorghum, Hybrid seeds Other: Dairy farm, Chicken coop, Nursery, Olive Grove, Hydroponic Lettuce Greenhouse

9. High Technology of Irrigation Independent water purification Drip irrigation system Mobile irrigation system

10. Purification of water

11. Hybrid seeds

12. Hydroponic - Lettuce Greenhouse

13. High Technology Chicken Coop

14. Two new chicken coops 40,000 hens each Special genetically breeded chickens

15. Co-ops in the kibbutz movement Mifaley-Haemek (The Valley Plants) Cooperation Assosiation

16. Short presentation about the culture of Kibbutz Yagur