Administration
Bureaus

CEO of the Agricultural Research Administration
Benny Chefetz Full Professor

Deputy Head of the Administration for Research and Development
Avital Bechar Ph.D.
Units

Accounting
Yochanan Schlein

Budgets
Yaniv Raizner

Human Resources
M.A Mahlet Abunie Begashaw
The Human Resources Division at the Agricultural Research Organization – Volcani Institute, is responsible for managing...

Information Systems Division
Efrat Kremer
The division’s purpose is to provide advanced technological infrastructures and tools for the management, storage, and...

Internal Audit
Nitay Stern
The directive of the Civil Service Commissioner states that “internal auditing is an internal management resource...

Israel Gene Bank
Mayzlish Gati Einav Ph.D.
Israel Gene Bank and The Official Seed Testing Laboratory. https://igb.agri.gov.il/web/?lang=en&page=0

Legal Counsel
Bat Ami Heling Admoni

Organizational Learning
Liora Ben David
The unit initiates, leads, and implements training and human capital development programs within the organization. The...

Property. Building & Procurement
Mr Moti nir
The Asset Procurement and Logistics Division’s role is to provide various logistical services to the administrative...

Spokesmanship
Naama Rosenberg
The Spokesmanship of the Volcani Institute bridges groundbreaking agricultural research to people worldwide. We translate complex...

Technology Transfer - Kidum
Mr Jacub Mualem Marom
As the commercial arm of the ARO, Kidum is dedicated to the advancement of Innovation and...

Work Plans
Etty Bar-Natan Shahar

Youth Activities
Heller Hadar Ph.D.
The unit facilitates meetings between students, teachers, and scientists from the Volcani Institute to open a...