External evaluation showed an excellent return on investment rate 16 dollars gained from every 1 dollar invested through the program
Listen to a recording given by Prof. Yoram Kapulnik and the BARD staff explaining the procedure for submitting requests for BARD grants.
Big data analysis based on remote sensing imageries, environmental conditions, and orchard performance will help create models to predict tree-phenology
The BARD Board of Directors has selected the research proposals, fellowships and workshops for the 2020 Submission
Researchers are applying a metagenomic approach for characterization of the viral community composition (virome) associated with wastewater reclamation processes. This is a powerful approach for evaluating virus occurrence and diversity in untreated and treated wastewater.
A survey attempting to analyse customers’ attitude towards local agricultural production found striking similarities between Israeli and American consumers
US PIs can add up to $150,000 for Israeli partner/s per project
Times of Israel article regarding the 2020 BARD awards
Dr. Ievgenia Ostrov Va'adia-BARD Postdoctoral Fellow at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
The B-lever academia-to-industry program aims to help researchers in their path to commercialization.
How BARD supported research helped develop new tomato varieties
Dr. Michal Levy Senior Deputy Director-General, Agriculture Innovation at the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development appointed by the Minister Alon Schuster
We have to shorten the food supply-chain and come up with solutions that enable consumers to reach fresh produce at all times.
World Water Day this year (March 22nd) was focused on water and climate change and studying how the two are inextricably linked. Research around water utilizations in agriculture is one of the key challenges
Many pharmaceutical compounds are active at very low doses, and a portion of them regularly enters municipal sewage systems and wastewater-treatment plants following use, where they often do not fully degrade.
Envisioning Biological Approaches for the Postharvest Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables
The ever-growing demand of consumers for improved quality of fresh market tomatoes has led the industry to team-up with breeding research experts. BreedX is working together with American and Israeli researchers to produce better tasting tomatoes.
Funded by BARD: Scientists’ new tomato genome-mapping project provides key to unlocking improved flavor..
Although antimicrobials are vital to defend people, animals and plants against infections, their misuse and overuse can lead to their failure as microbes develop resistance to these life-saving treatments.
The former BARD Postdoc received Israel's highest honor to a scientist, the Israel Prize for his insights on forests' critical role in climate and the environment.
University of Tenessee Institute of Agriculture highlights a BARD researh project with the Kimron Vet Inst and Hebrew U to understand the infection mechanism of dairy cow mastitis
On April 30'th US and Israeli officials celebrate 40 years of agricultural R&D Cooperation at the Israeli Embassy in Washington. Officials pledged to deepen ties.
BARD team members took a field trip to Ben Gurion University's Sede-Boqer desert research institute to see BARD funded research projects in action.
Webinar with Prof. Yoram Kapulnik (BARD), Mayor Doug Nicholls (Yuma, AZ) Prof. Sharon Megdal (U AZ), Dr. Paul Brierley (U AZ) and Prof. Dan Blumberg (Ben Gurion U) -- Strengthing US Israel Relations through Agricultural Partnership. Arizona-Israel
Prof. Gene Robinson acknowledged for outstanding research dontributions
Scientists from Israel and California met to exchange ideas for managing water for agriculture. Dr. Doug Parker, the director of the California Institute for Water Resources: “The goal of this workshop is creating new partnerships, meeting new people, networking, and finding ways to work together.”