Israel’s agricultural technologies continue to attract new interest from around the world. Most recently, 24 experts from 10 Latin American countries took part in a water resources management course run by CINADCO – the Center for International Agricultural Development Cooperation.

The international group visited the Kishon River Authority to hear about the rehabilitation and cleanup project that is transforming the polluted waterway into a thriving nature reserve.

Kishon River authorities say the group was so impressed that interest in future collaboration in water resources management and agricultural development were raised for discussion.

The goal of the CINADCO program is to share Israel’s development experience and help train professionals from Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and the Middle East.

In How Israel Is Solving the Global Water Crisis, a profile of Seth Siegel and his book Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World, editor David Hazony observed:

The country that has dedicated the greatest resources, innovation, and cultural attention to the problem of water scarcity is Israel. Founded on a dry strip of land smaller than New Hampshire, saddled with absorbing millions of immigrants, Israel has been worrying about water for a very long time. Today, it leads the way in solving problems of water supply, spearheading efforts to deal with water leakage, farming efficiency, recycling waste, desalination, pricing policy, and education. This has resulted in a water revolution unlike anywhere else on earth; a revolution not just of technology, but of thought, policy, and culture. For this reason, Israelis will be at the heart of any effort to solve the global water crisis.

(via Israel21c)

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