US-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund

Call for Proposals 2023

Research, Fellowship and Workshop Grant Proposals New Funding Track

2022 BARD Research Grants

During its meeting held May 23, 2022, the BARD (U.S.-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund) board of directors approved the funding of grants and fellowships of joint US- Israel agriculture research and development in the sum of $6.5 million.

Powerful Impact from Agricultural R and D

Short film summarizing 40 years of BARD's impact on cooperative agricultural research and development between the US and Israel

BARD 40 year of Impact

Webinar summarizing the 40 year assessment. With the Israeli Minister of Agriculture Mr. Alon Schuster, the US Under Secretary for Agricultural Research Dr. Scott H. Hutchins, and the US Ambassador to Israel Mr. David Friedman

Turning Poultry Waste into a Resource

Closing the nutrient cycle through sustainable agricultural waste management is possible. Phosphorus recovery from agricultural waste streams is a sustainable endeavour that can benefit the farming community, the environment, and the economy

Studying Internal Water Status in Trees

Researchers Dr. Yair Mau from the Department of Soil and Water Sciences at the Hebrew University and Dr. Gil Bohrer from Ohio State University are jointly studying the internal water status in trees in order to optimize irrigation strategies.

Hot Potato Cold Potato

A BARD-funded American Israeli collaboration between Dr. Dani Eshel from ARO, Volcani Center in Israel and Dr. Jiming Jian from Michigan State University’s department of plant biology are studying potato physiology and genetics postharvest sweetening of potato seed tubers and effects on their yield performance

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