Victorian Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford has been meeting with Israel’s top Agritech companies, to see how technologies they have developed can be used to improve the state’s farming practices.
Ms Pulford said the trip included a visit to the University of Jerusalem’s Faculty of Agriculture to gain an insight into their breakthrough research in drip irrigation and fertigation.
The faculty was also working on waste recycling technologies, improved taste, longer shelf life and disease resistance for fruit and vegetables.
“Israel is at the forefront of agricultural technology particularly looking at effective resource allocation across water and land and I am excited to find out more about some of their innovative projects and what that means for our farming future in Victoria,” Ms Pulford said.
“A priority for this government is to identify opportunities and where we can adopt game-changing technology to improve agricultural production across the supply chain.”
“We’re continuing to make investments in agriculture science and work alongside with industry to enable the sector to become more globally competitive, innovative and resilient.”
She said one of the highlights of the visit would be meeting with the Trendlines Group.
The group has been working on technologies, such as a next-generation robotic milking system.
