”Shaham”

Agricultural Extension services of Israel


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Authors

  • T.D.S.Kumar National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, Rajendranagar

Keywords:

Agricultural Extension, agriculture contributes, Shaham, communication facilities, Israel

Abstract

Israel is a small country, located in the Middle East. The total geographical area is about 21,000 sq. km with a population of 6 million. The total area cultivated in the country is 4000,000 ha. Out of this 50%, area is irrigated (i.e. 200, 00 ha). The rainfall varies from 25 mm - 700 mm per annum. In the country's total economy, agriculture contributes about 2.5% of GNP and 3% of population are employed in agriculture. There are 25 lakh full time farmers and 20 lakh part time farmers. The country exports about 1 bill, worth of fresh products, 1 bill worth of processed products and 1 .5 bill worth of equipments inputs to other countries. It has an advantage as it can reach any US / European markets within 6 to 8 hrs because of good transport and communication facilities

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Submitted

21-08-2025

Published

03-09-2025

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2002)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

T.D.S.Kumar. (2025). ”Shaham” : Agricultural Extension services of Israel . Journal of Agricultural Extension Management, 3(2). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JAEM/article/view/170631