Израиль - Этап 3
Main findings
A major finding in our dialogue was the lack of long-term planning in different topics such as water management (fresh water, desalinated water, reclaimed sewage water), land management, aquatic resources and invasive species. Moreover, different policies may be unsynchronized and this leads to confusion and lack of uniformity, mainly among the food-producers. More transparency is required in the way the government, the supporting bodies, and the producers’ organizations operate. Regulation and enforcement seem to be a weak link in all the topics discussed in our dialogue. Moreover, because
... Подробнееof lack of monitoring and supporting data, producers and supporting bodies are missing uniform validated protocols. Innovation and technology need more financial investment in order to create sustainable agriculture. Agricultural lands are under continuous threats due to construction and infrastructures development. The main challenge is to keep the land for agricultural purposes together with multifunctional goals for culture, tourism, landscape and ecology. Economic incentives should be considered in order to develop the multifunctional uses of agricultural land, together with raising awareness in different communities for this goal. We must adopt a dynamic and flexible management of the agricultural lands and the sea resources due to the climate change and its influence on breeding programs or crops selection. The utilization of sea and aquatic resources is expected to rise and in order to minimize the conflict with nature and environment demands, we must plan a head. Use of the term “Food safety” appears to be ambiguous. Food safety refers to preserving soil, water and biological resources but also supporting the producers by investing in research and innovations in order to improve the efficiency and productivity under sustainable approach. We need to improve efficiency in agricultural water use by differentiating the type of water and crops type. The predicted rising price of water due to consumption increase and infrastructure development should be considered. Agriculture must be based more on treated waste water. The organic world-view should be an example for the waste handling and minimizing through all the steps from farm to fork. Israel has a unique geographical and political situation, which hampers the prevention of invasive species. International trade and import influenced by economical pressure can lead to new invasive species, for example with ornamental plants or animal food. Another finding is that compensation mechanisms for the producers are missing in cases of economic damages due to invasive species. The carbon footprint of meat, poultry and fish consumption in Israel is high. We need to improve the awareness and knowledge of the agricultural sector to their influence on the environment and climate change and we should supply solutions and substitutions for this sector and the consumers. Скрыть
Направления деятельности: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Ключевые слова: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs