Insurance Fund for Natural Risks in Agriculture paid out 5 times multi-year average to compensate fruit farmers whose crops didn't get a needed cold snap due to warm winter
The Farms Keep Flooding
Heavy winter rainfall events are producing intense and frequent floods to many agricultural areas in Israel. With greater financial damages accruing over time, what measures can be taken to better protect farmer’s livelihoods and our source of food?
As the winter months approach and settle in, so too comes the heavy rain and its familiar side effects urban flooding, including instances of flooded streets obstructing traffic and residents fleeing their flooded homes. Beyond the impact to residential areas, agricultural fields have also been affected more frequently in recent years thereby disrupting the livelihoods of the farmers and damaging the fruits and vegetables we all eat.