Israel is becoming a tech powerhouse in two related fields: smart agriculture — how to grow food and preserve it — and developing food products such as meat-free protein alternatives. The researchers, many of them women, use novel tools in their efforts, such as 3D printing and nano-cellulose fibers.
One of the most complex problems in the agricultural production of foodstuffs is protecting crops from pests, contamination and rot and extending their shelf life as they are transported from the field to the customer at home. Food producers employ many different means to protect the produce, including spraying it with chemicals, deep freezing it, harvesting it early and ripening it quickly.
