Pilot projects selected for the 2017 Japan-Israel Cooperation in Agricultural Research
The National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) is implementing 4 research projects in collaboration with Israel's Agricultural Research Organization (ARO) as part of the "Japan-Israel Cooperation in Agricultural Research 2017" which has been established by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MOARD) of Israel. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was concluded between NARO and ARO in March 2017. The research collaboration focusing on "crop irrigation technologies and practices with water of different qualities and its environmental effects" will be conducted by NARO's Institute of Vegetable and Floriculture Science (NIVFS) and Institute for Rural Engineering (NIRE) and ARO's Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences.
| Irrigation of protected crops during their initial growth using dynamic evapotranspiration estimates and its effect on yield | Dr. Yasunaga Iwasaki Production Technology Unit Leader Division of Vegetable Production System Institute of Vegetable and Floriculture Science, NARO |
Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center |
| Treatment, use and impact of wastewater of different quality in agriculture | Dr. Koji Hamada Principal Researcher Soil Physics and Irrigation Unit Division of Agricultural Environment Engineering Institute for Rural Engineering, NARO |
Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center |
| Impact of irrigation with water of different qualities and other agricultural environment: mutual local concerns in Israel and Japan | Dr. Nobuyuki Kijima Senior Researcher Production Environment Unit Division of Vegetable Production System Institute of Vegetable and Floriculture Science, NARO |
Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center |
| Improving the water use efficiency of on-surface and subsurface drip and OPSIS irrigation by Soil-Plant-Atmosphere-Dependent Design and Scheduling | Dr. Hidekazu Sasaki Leaf and Root Vegetable Unit Leader Division of Vegetable Production System Institute of Vegetable and Floriculture Science, NARO |
Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center |
