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A New Webinar Series on Smart Farming
Introducing Israeli Agricultural Expertise for Caribbean Agriculture
About the Webinar Series

Volcani International Partnerships and the Caribbean Israel Leadership Coalition proudly hosted a webinar series introducing Smart Farming and its benefits for Caribbean agriculture in our pilot series of our new AgriWeb project, designed to bring Israeli expertise directly to farmers around the world. 

Leading Israeli experts introduced the Israeli agri-tech eco-system and discussed Smart Farming applications across the value chain, including for:

  • Irrigation

  • Open Field Production

  • Greenhouse, net-house and vertical production

  • Crop Protection

  • Post-harvest

  • Animal Husbandry

  • Robotics

WHO ATTENDED?

FARMERS

AGRI-

ENTREPRENEURS

INVESTORS INTERESTED IN SMART FARMING

Agricultural stakeholders across the Caribbean including:

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SUMMARY OF SESSIONS:

Webinar 1:

An Introduction to Smart Farming

February 24th,  12:00pm EST

This webinar served as a warm welcome to the participants and provided a strong foundational basis upon which to learn about smart farming, the Israeli agri-tech system and what it has to offer the Caribbean.

Webinar 2:

Smart Farming from Field to Fork, Pt. 1

March 3rd,  12:00pm EST

This webinar served as the first dive into smart farming applications across the value chain, from field to fork. We heard from experts on smart farming applications for irrigation, agricultural production in greenhouses, shade houses and open fields and also explored vertical farming.

Webinar 3:

Smart Farming from Field to Fork, Pt. 2

March 10th,  12:00pm EST

This webinar served as the second dive into smart farming applications across the value chain, from field to fork. We heard from experts on smart farming applications for poultry production, crop protection, post-harvest and looked at technologies to enhance traceability.

Webinar 4:

Israeli Agri-tech Eco-system

March 17th,  12:00pm EST

This webinar provided an introduction to the Israeli Agri-tech eco-system. Participants were given a broad overview of the eco-system today, got to know several Israeli agri-tech companies operating in the smart farming space and heard from a client and beneficiary in Latin America of Israeli agri-tech.

CBCTV 8 Good Morning Barbados Interview with CILC's Dr. Thomas on Volcani Certificate Smart Farming
11:25
BHAMAS ZNS NEWS COVERAGE AGRICULTURE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES - Certificate in Smart Farming
02:28
The Bahamas Government - Ministry of Agriculture  Announcement  on Scholarships for Farmers
18:57
Caribbean Countries Turn to Israeli Experts for Food Security
10:42
Israel-Caribbean Smart Farming Webinar: A Message from Ambassador Thomas
04:22
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P.O. Box 15159

Rishon LeZion 

7505101 Israel

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