Israel 2011 Achievement ( Agriculture Irrigation )

 

Tomaccio tomatoes resulted from a 12-year breeding program using a wild Peruvian tomato species. The program was developed by Hishtil in Israel.  Tomaccio is a vigorous, high yielding, early fruiting cherry tomato bred primarily for the sun-dried tomato market.

And later the Tomaccio tomatoes, a vigorous, high yielding, early fruiting cherry tomatoes,  a sweet snack tomato.

After drastic infrastructure, regulatory, and institutional reform, Israel transformed from one of the world's most water-stressed countries to a water- secure country, becoming a global leader in agricultural water reuse. Today, nearly 90 percent of Israel's treated wastewater is reused for irrigation purposes.