Volcani Institute of Agricultural Research
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The Volcani Institute of Agricultural Research is an agricultural research center in Beit Dagan
, Israel
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The Volcani Institute is named for its founder and director for 30 years, Yitzhak Elazari Volcani. It was the first agricultural research institution in Palestine. It began as an agricultural experimental station in Ben Shemen
. In a proposal to Chaim Weizmann
, then President of the Zionist Organization, and Arthur Ruppin
, then head of the Settlement Department, the Zionist Executive called for the establishment of an institution to foster the development of agriculture in the Jewish state.
In 1932, the Agricultural Research Station of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, as it was called, moved to Rehovot
, where it remained for nearly 20 years. It engaged in research and agricultural counseling. In 1951, after the establishment of the State of Israel, jurisdiction was transferred to the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture. The institute has developed a broad spectrum of applied research activities in addition to basic research projects.
Under the aegis of the Ministry of Agriculture, the institute moved to its present premises at Beit Dagan. In addition, it operates regional stations and experimental plots all over the country. The areas of research include field and garden crops, fruit trees, farm animals, soil and water, plant protection, food technology, and agricultural machinery.
Beit Dagan
-Transportation:Beit Dagan's main transportation hub is the Beit Dagan Junction , between highway 44 and road 412, serving as a bus terminal for lines to Rishon LeZion, Tzrifin, Ashkelon, Tel Aviv, Petah Tikva, Rehovot, etc....
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
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The Volcani Institute is named for its founder and director for 30 years, Yitzhak Elazari Volcani. It was the first agricultural research institution in Palestine. It began as an agricultural experimental station in Ben Shemen
Ben Shemen
Ben Shemen is a moshav in central Israel. Located around four kilometres east of Lod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 627....
. In a proposal to Chaim Weizmann
Chaim Weizmann
Chaim Azriel Weizmann, , was a Zionist leader, President of the Zionist Organization, and the first President of the State of Israel. He was elected on 1 February 1949, and served until his death in 1952....
, then President of the Zionist Organization, and Arthur Ruppin
Arthur Ruppin
Arthur Ruppin was a Zionist thinker and leader. He was also one of the founders of the city of Tel Aviv, and a pioneering sociologist credited as being "The Father Of Jewish Sociology", directing Berlin's Bureau for Jewish Statistics and Demography from 1902 to 1907...
, then head of the Settlement Department, the Zionist Executive called for the establishment of an institution to foster the development of agriculture in the Jewish state.
In 1932, the Agricultural Research Station of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, as it was called, moved to Rehovot
Rehovot
Rehovot is a city in the Center District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 112,700. Rehovot's official website estimates the population at 114,000.Rehovot was built on the site of Doron,...
, where it remained for nearly 20 years. It engaged in research and agricultural counseling. In 1951, after the establishment of the State of Israel, jurisdiction was transferred to the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture. The institute has developed a broad spectrum of applied research activities in addition to basic research projects.
Under the aegis of the Ministry of Agriculture, the institute moved to its present premises at Beit Dagan. In addition, it operates regional stations and experimental plots all over the country. The areas of research include field and garden crops, fruit trees, farm animals, soil and water, plant protection, food technology, and agricultural machinery.
See also
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