Due to climate change and increasingly warm winters, traditional almond orchards in Israel are facing a growing challenge: the lack of synchronized flowering between pollinizer and main cultivars, along with reduced bee activity during stormy blooming periods. These disruptions severely impact cross-pollination and fruit set.
To overcome miss synchronization of flowering times between almond cultivars, self-fertile almond cultivars were developed, allowing orchards to thrive without the need for pollinizer trees. These cultivars, including ‘MATAN cv.’ and B.YEFET cv.’, are better adapted to warm climates and ensure more stable yields under unpredictable weather. ‘MATAN cv.’, a leading example of this innovation, now represents around 90% of new almond plantings in Israel—offering a reliable, climate-resilient solution for the future of almond farming.
