Israeli farms will open up to tourists to come and see how the food is produced as well as partake of the produce.
This is a joint project with the EU and Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Develoopment. This type of exeperience is now offered in Tuscany in Italy and Bavaria in Germany. It is sorely needed here in Israel. This will help the kibbutzim show tourists a different side to the country, as a living vibrant country. Most people don't know that a lot of the produce that is produced in Israel is consumed locally, Siince there are not long travel times, the procduce arrives at the market fresher and tastes better. It is about time that tourists will be able to take advantage of this situation as well.
Most people think of Israel as a war-torn country, but this type of tourism will show them that Israel is green and produces a lot of food for local consumption as well as for export. On the kibbutz, the tourists could eat at the Kibbutz dining room for a fee and taste first hand how Israelis live.
Twinning projects are becoming more popular, this one being the 6th project so far with the EU. It will run for 18 months and has a budget of 820,000 Euros.
Head of Delegation Andrew Standley noted that, "Israeli farmers, like European ones, are looking for new on-farm income generating projects, such as diversification of products and services related to agriculture, including tourism" and that "the twinning project will support the ministry in responding to the needs of farmers".
We hope that this project is successful!
For more information please visit: http://d157696.si98.siteam.co.il/eu-news/index.cfm?aId=159&eId=25
This is a joint project with the EU and Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Develoopment. This type of exeperience is now offered in Tuscany in Italy and Bavaria in Germany. It is sorely needed here in Israel. This will help the kibbutzim show tourists a different side to the country, as a living vibrant country. Most people don't know that a lot of the produce that is produced in Israel is consumed locally, Siince there are not long travel times, the procduce arrives at the market fresher and tastes better. It is about time that tourists will be able to take advantage of this situation as well.
Twinning projects are becoming more popular, this one being the 6th project so far with the EU. It will run for 18 months and has a budget of 820,000 Euros.
Head of Delegation Andrew Standley noted that, "Israeli farmers, like European ones, are looking for new on-farm income generating projects, such as diversification of products and services related to agriculture, including tourism" and that "the twinning project will support the ministry in responding to the needs of farmers".
We hope that this project is successful!
For more information please visit: http://d157696.si98.siteam.co.il/eu-news/index.cfm?aId=159&eId=25
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