The Research Center for Agriculture under Climate Change was established to provide infrastructure and collaborative platform for advanced research aimed at adapting all plant and animal agricultural sectors to changing climates. This might be achieved by developing new climate resilient varieties or by implementing innovative agronomic practices and technologies.
The center focuses on two main research areas: (1) improving prediction of climate change impacts on Israeli agriculture via modeling and (2) enhancing and advancing agriculture adaptation to these predicted impacts.
The center’s long-term goals include improving seasonal and multi-year modeling and forecasting capabilities to be used as decision-support tools for agriculture and agricultural R&D; Adapting Israel’s agricultural sectors to anticipated climate changes through breeding and innovative agronomic practices and technologies; Deepening the understanding of resistance mechanisms in plant crops against stress-inducing factors (biotic and abiotic); Enhancing pest control (both chemical and biological) under changing climate conditions; And understanding the epigenetic and molecular control mechanisms of homeostasis in animal sectors.
Head of Center: Roi Ben David
Research Coordinator: Tova Deutch Traubman
