Ministry of Agriculture-Field Crops: The Japan – Israel Cooperation in Agricultural Research Program 2017 (Water, irrigation, environment)

The Japan-Israel program in 2017 will fund agricultural relevant research proposals with a focus on leading edge science in the following areas

1. Using water of different quality and utilization system for irrigation (secondary and tertiary effluents, diluted wastewater, and desalinated water).
2. Improving water use efficiency in irrigated agriculture.
3. Interaction of irrigation practices with yield quantity.
4. Impact of irrigation and water quality on the environment (contamination of water resources, biogeochemistry, microbial ecosystem services and contamination, greenhouse gas emission).

Funding: 750K NIS for 3 years for the Israeli Side

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