International Agricultural Consultants - TerraVerde Agriculture

TerraVerde Agriculture are leading International Agricultural Consultants based in Israel.

Over the years we have developed a diversified portfolio in agricultural consulting, planning, production, management, extension and training and research and development.

We have experience with different types and levels of agro-technology and provide our services to a wide range of farming operations: from small holders using basic agro-technology to modern, mechanized, large scale enterprises.

With extensive experience in agricultural production we offer services designed to develop large scale operations for production of food commodities, fruits, vegetables, seeds, industrial crops, oil crops and crops related to the emerging bio-fuel industry.

Our main fields of expertise are:

Agriculture and agricultural development

Biofuel

Innovative development of plant based novel products and other research and development activities such as breeding

Offshore Aquaculture - SubFlex

SUBflex a leader in Offshore Fish Farming has developed a submersible single point mooring (SPM) net cage system for open ocean aquaculture.
The SUBflex technology is the 3rd generation of offshore aquaculture, advancing fish farming into the open seas where water quality is superior and where fish farming can co-exist with the environment, maintaining harmony with tourism, marine wildlife and coastline trade & development, not affecting nor being affected by tourist related and industrial interests.
Fish farming in their natural habitat:

Being an offshore system, SUBflex enables natural habitat oxygen levels, excellent water exchange and essential micro-elements. These basic elements reduce the growth period and increase the yield quality. The final yield is an organic product with no use of antibiotics or any other artificial substance.

FL.C. - Flowers With Care

FL.C (FLowers with Care) a leading exporter of flowers from Israel is an export company which exports cut flowers , greens and herbs worldwide.
We specialize in exporting a large range of high quality items from different zones of Israel, satisfying our client's specific demands and specifications.
We are trained to build a " tailor made" case to the final customer which may contain different varieties of cut flowers and greens or even ready made bouquets.

Telman GreenHouse

Telman Greenhouses manufacturers and markets tunnel greenhouses and shadehouses in Israel and around the world.

The company was founded with the goal of providing the most functional and professional hothouse and tunnel options for the agriculturalist with an emphasis on professional, reliable service, while offering the newest standards at a fast turnaround time.
The greenhouses models have been manufactured in Israel and world-wide for more than 30 years, and the appropriate models are constantly improved based upon advancing agricultural technologies.

Biological Control of Pests - BioBee Sde Eliyahu

Bio-Bee Biological Systems in Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu is a unique company which mass produces and implements beneficial insects and mites for agricultural purposes. These organisms include natural enemies for biological pest control and bumblebees for natural pollination in greenhouses and open field crops.

KAL-KAR Ein Carmel

KAL-KAR Ein Carmel - Expanded Polystyrene Products, was established by the members of Kibbutz Ein-Carmel in 1967 and is one of the leading EPS producing companies in Israel. The KAL-KAR plant is located on the premises of Kibbutz Ein Carmel, 20 kilometers south of the port city of Haifa.

The plant facilities feature advanced production technologies, some of which were developed by KAL-KAR's Research and Development department. The company is ISO 9001:2008 certified and maintains stringent quality assurance through all stages of production. The company's products are 100% recyclable and are certified for use with food products and pharmaceuticals. EPS does not emit chlorofluorocarbons or toxins and has no negative health impacts.

KAL-KAR Ein Carmel prides itself on the progress it has made over the last 40 years and of its leading position in the Israeli market. We will maintain the same level of excellence and innovation well into the 21st century.

Tapazol

Tapazol manufactures pesticides for agricultural, public health and veterinary use.
We are a ISO 9001:200 certified company with a highly professional team.
We strive to enlarge constantly the number of products we offer and give a very good service to all our clients.

Zemach Tissue Culture Laboratory

Zemach Tissue Culture Ltd. is a well established and highly experienced Israeli plant tissue culture company that has been producing tissue cultured date palm plants since 1990. The knowledge and experience achieved allows us to provide the growers with top quality date palm. The company has an advanced tissue culture laboratory and an extensive and modern nursery. The facilities are located in the Jordan Valley, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.

Date palm is considered a slow and complicated crop in tissue culture. Zemach's laboratory owns unique professional knowledge in this specific field, enabling it to provide very reliable and stable production, as proven over the years.

Acclimatization and growing stages of the in vitro plants are carried out in a modern and advanced nursery and are of the highest standards of phyto-sanitation. The nursery team has very well based professional experience in acclimatization of the tissue cultured date palm plants and gets excellent results, much above that mentioned in any academic or commercial publication.

The route of the in vitro date palm production, from the beginning of the process in the laboratory until the delivery of the finished trees from the nursery, is quality controlled throughout.

Erma Zaden Quality Seeds

Erma Zaden Quality Seeds specializes in the production of hybrid vegetable seeds

Erma Zaden is proud to present a portion of its leading variety of advanced vegetable seeds in this site. There are some additional vegetable seeds we breed and market, as well as dozens of flower seeds.

Erma Zaden was founded in 1992 in Holland. The company develops, produces and markets its advanced vegetables seeds, mainly in Europe, Asia, America and Latino America, Africa and the Mediterranean. The seeds are selected, developed, improved and bred to be high in purity, resistance, yield and quality, widely suitable for shipment, and with long shelf life. During research and development in our highly equipped laboratory, the seeds go through highly demanding quality test procedures, and by the final stages - they are tested in top institutions, mainly in Holland. Only the best-resulted seeds are then cleaned and packed in our facilities, and delivered to customers.

We know that seeds that excel in purity and germination in one portion of the globe may not perform as expected in other portion of the globe, due to relative differences in humidity, sunlight intensity, seasonal duration and temperatures and so forth. Therefore, we are acting to grow suitable and customer adapted seeds. This can be done by means of hybridization. Our seeds are mostly F1 hybrids. Successful breeding in our experimental farms leads to the best vegetables being improved and adapted to customer's conditions and needs. Moreover, Erma Zaden accompanies its customers at their farms, with agro-technical support from sowing to harvesting by our professional advisors.

During the years, the company has established itself as a reliable and promising company. We gained helpful experience and a nice circle of satisfied customers. Moreover, Erma Zaden's actions are with full awareness to the environment.

We look forwards to being of service to you.

BioBee Sde Eliyahu LTD.

Bio-Bee mass produces and implements beneficial insects for agricultural purposes, including natural enemies for biological pest control, bumblebees for natural pollination in greenhouses and open field crops and control of the Mediterranean fruit fly using sterile males. In the field of biological control, Bio-Bee's products serve both conventional and bio-organic agriculture, and constitute an indispensable component in Integrated Pest Management (IPM), which aims at reducing the use of harsh chemical pesticides. Through its subsidiary, Bio-Fly, Bio-Bee mass produces sterile males of the Mediterranean fruit fly, for release in various agricultural crops using Sterile Insect Technique (SIT)

Shelef Agricultural Laboratory

Shelef's exclusiveness is the tight connection between
the lab and the field. We provide all analysis and testing
services for agriculture:
» Comprehensive soil analysis
» Soil surveys
» Water Analysis
» Compost Analysis
» Chemical fertilizers analysis
» Nematodes Analysis
» Leaf Analysis
» Pests Analysis
» Plants disease diagnostics
» Test Plants diagnostics
» Growth problems diagnostics
» Intended damage diagnostics and legal assessment
» Demonstration of effectiveness for agricultural products licensing
» Pesticides residues Analysis - in collaboration with AMINOLAB
Laboratories.

Shelef field services
Shelef Laboratory has provided a professional and reliable Field Services for the last 19 years.
Precise lab analysis begins with precise sampling and professional plot- growth reviewing.
Shelef provides the grower with a full and updated picture of the field status. This follow up can save the grower money and contribute to the success of the growth.

Wekah Technologies ltd.

Agriculture-Services is a private entity, composed of the most professional experts in their field. Agriculture-Services aims to provide the most accurate response , based on Israeli know-how and adapted to local conditions and experiences.

Agriculture-Services specializes in the transformation and adaptation of the national experience to the different conditions of the agricultural zones around the world. Our services include agriculture review of agriculture markets, agriculture review of plantation agriculture, and agriculture review of horticulture and protected farming.


Agriculture Today: In a growing world of ever advancing technology of commercial agriculture, the modern farmer needs a reliable source of information and consultation, from professional and experienced extension services, in real time performance.
Modern communications and media allow advanced dialog to any part of the world including digital photography, multimedia and visual contact online , within the agriculture today, and are common tools in commercial agriculture.

Israel is the homeland of modern agriculture and advanced technologies. Many of the breakthroughs in agricultural practice that influents agriculture markets around the world were originally achieved in Israel, a country with global reputation for its agricultural achievements. The advanced agricultural practices developed in Israel have been adapted and installed in many countries worldwide with outstanding success in commercial agriculture.

The Ministry of Agriculture in Israel has created a bond of collaboration with the local farmers to create a unique extension and development service, which maintains agriculture today in Israel at the edge of technology and most advanced methods of production. A vast experience and technological know-how has been accumulated. Israel is a country composed of different microclimates and conditions, that enables the cultivation of most crops with the right technology.

The Agriculture-Services Experts are seasoned and experienced extension officers, with the knowledge to convert and adapt the technology to your specific conditions and needs and your agriculture markets. Our Experts (most of are graduates of the ministry of agriculture extension services) will provide swift and practical solutions and recommendations to specific questions and needs, based on the accumulated experience and adapted to agriculture markets and geographical distribution around the globe. Don't hesitate to contact us for your agriculture today extension Requirements.

Ginosar Tissue Culture Nurseries

Ginosar Ltd. has been a production and cultivation organization of Banana Tissue Culture Nurseries for dozens of years and this includes plantations, nurseries and a laboratory for tissue culture plants. It markets its products in Israel and throughout the world. We also produce Mango, Avocado and Citrus plants. Kibbutz Ginosar (and its plantations) is located in the Jordan Valley at the northern-east part of Israel, near the Sea of Galilee, which contains 30% of Israel's water reserves. These climate conditions were found to be favorable for bananas and they allow Ginosar to keep producing fruit all year around. Ginosar does not have branches or daughter-companies around the world.

Hishtil - Horticultural Nurseries

Hishtil has positioned itself as a leader in the world of advanced horticultural nurseries by developing unique technologies and production protocols. All of the above has been used for establishing a global nurseries network and sales of professional know-how to customers around the world. Hishtil focuses on developing and specializing in grafting of vegetable young plants which have become highly needed technology for environment friendly agriculture. Hishtil continues the development of innovative production methods for sustainable, earth friendly nursery operation.

Hishtil is a leading, international and innovative plant-nurseries corporation. The organization specializes in the production and sale of transplants to professional growers of vegetables, herbs, cut flowers of flowering annuals and potted ornamentals to wholesale outlets in the Israeli market and abroad. Furthermore, Hishtil developed and supplies young plants for natural landscape restoration which have become compulsory in large scale infrastructure projects in Israel. The Company focuses on extending its international activities by relying on its expertise in the production of propagation material in areas of warm climates.

Hishtil skillfully utilizes vegetable grafting technologies and develops progressive methods while continuously responding to growers needs to include:

-Efficient use of expensive hybrid seeds
-Addressing the problem of soil borne diseases
-Saving on growing inputs
-Uniform growth and yields
-Environmentally friendly horticultural procedures
-Yield enhancement
-Water conservation

Hishtil develops and operates most advanced production procedures and technical aids based on in-house research and development (R&D) department and outsourced research projects.

In addition to its export of propagation materials (plugs, seedlings and cuttings), Hishtil's international operations include the establishment of joint ventured, nursery network, consulting and upgrading services for existing nurseries. Hishtil's professional personnel take part and participates in studies and other international projects around the globe.

Hishtil's first nursery was established in summer 1974.

Currently, the Company consists of 5 nurseries in Israel (Nehalim, Ashkelon, Yedidiah, Afula and The Mountain nursery) spreading over 21 hectares of greenhouse production, and 4 joint ventured nurseries abroad - in Turkey, Italy, South Africa, Bosnia and Greece.
The Hishtil chain of nurseries employs hundreds around the world and produces about one billion young plants every year, 80 million of which are grafted vegetable seedlings.

Smart! Fertilizer Management Software

Smart! is a privately owned company, established in 2005. Since then it has continuously been at the forefront of precision fertilization management.

Our Services

1. Developing professional agricultural software that help growers achieve better
results than ever before.

2. Providing top notch agricultural consultancy services worldwide.

Our Vision:

Our vision is growers world wide topping their best results, improving crops yields and quality, while cutting back on costs and protecting the environment.

We in Smart! are well aware of the many challenges growers face in today's competitive markets - demand for precision fertilization in many crops, the increasing use of fertigation systems, constraints of environmental regulations, sky rocketing fertilizers prices etc.

Our Mission:
We strive toward the realization of our vision by providing practical, simple and highly professional software tools for growers, helping them to tackle these challenges efficiently, and best of all - easily.

One of Smart!'s celebrated achievements is the integration of vast professional knowledge (chemical, agricultural and technical) into a simple, easy to use interface. It provides an innovative "single program" fertilization tool for both expert and novice growers.

Armed with a computer and user-friendly Smart! software, growers can now master a full-scope of nutrient management challenges in virtually minutes.

Agriance - Plant Protection Products.

Agriance is a leading manufacturer of plant protection products.

Agriance is an Israeli based company with vast international experience. Agriance's activities can be divided into 4 major business lines: Vegetable seeds: Very high quality hybrid vegetable seeds adapted to any growing condition. Agrochemicals: Plant Nutrients, Plant Growth Regulators, Fungicides, Herbicides and Pesticides. Agricultural turn-key projects, mainly growing vegetables in greenhouses, shade houses and open fields. Veterinary: Feed additives for poultry and fish, which increase FCR, body weight and resistance; Insecticides; Disinfectants;

Meteor Agriculture Nets. Ltd

Meteor is Israel's leading manufacturer of innovative insect-nets, shade nets and other high quality woven nets. Established in 1938 by Mr. David Klayman. The company is managed by his son: engineer Avi Klayman (MBA). The manufacturing facilities currently occupy 4,500 sqm. and has about 60 committed employees. in April 2008, Rodin industrial investments bought 75% of the company industrial activities and Meteor Agricultural Nets Ltd. was established, as a joint company with Klayman family. Meteor's main goal is to develop products for plant protection. The insect-nets developed and produced by Meteor almost reduce the need for chemical and pesticide usage, ensuring a better environment and quality of life. Experience has proven that Meteor products provide top quality yield and cost savings. Working in cooperation with the R&D institutes worldwide (e.g. Israeli Ministry of Agriculture, ARO center, Hanover University in Germany, University of Florida, Imida in Spain, etc.) Meteor offers its expertise in the area of plant protection throughout all the range of plant growing stages.



We help growers to fight insects, whithfly, thrips. We also supply shade nets, anti-Hail nets, etc. ISO 9001:2000 certified and worldwide known.

Optiguide Controlled Humidity Ltd.

Optiguide is a leading developer of humidity temperature controller products.

OPTIGUIDE controls the thin line between humidity and wetness. Look through our website for over two dozen specific applications. Located in Yokneam Illit in Israel's Galilee Region, Optiguide is a hi-tech start-up company that began operations in 1997 under the auspices of the Technion Institute of Technology.

Optiguide today employs a staff of 17, including research and development, manufacturing, and marketing professionals, with representatives in Europe, North and South America and China.

Optiguide is owned by private investors (90%) and company founders (10%). The company is open to joint R&D projects and strategic partnerships.

Optiguide's development and manufacturing facilities are certified according to ISO 9001, to meet the highest levels of quality control.

Raz Sprayers

Raz Sprayers is a leading manufacturer of crop sprayers, agriculture sprayers and pest control sprayers.

Raz Bros. Was established in 1968 by two brothers Mr. Jacob Raz and Mr. Eli Raz who are still at the head of the company. Besides the manufacturing of different products, the company has an R & D department that offers innovative answers to unique problems according to the client's requirements. The company's main area of activities is in the developments and production of agricultural sprayers, mainly in the line of low volume sprayers providing optimal multi-crop, multi-terrain performance.

While using dvanced technology The sprayers manufactures by Raz Bros. Ltd. are adjusted for different uses, either for the kind of terrain such as vineyards, orchards, greenhouses etc. or the kind the agricultural product such as field growths, vegetables or flowers.

Most of the products feature the ability of using the same source of power for different uses by changing the spray heads, quickly and easily. The new products are first tested by the Agricultural Research Organization The Volcani Center, one of the leading authorities in the field of agriculture and are certified by the Israel Institute of Agricultural Engineering. Owing to their high quality and competitive prices, Raz Bros. Ltd. has successfully exported their products to United States, Mexico, Jordan, Lebanon, Senegal, ethiopiaMarco, Sri Lanka, India, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Sultanate of Oman, Kazakhstan, Canary Islands, Thailand and China. The company is Importer & Distributor of Agriculture machinery for vineyards, olives, All of the spraying accessories including Spray pumps, engines, knapsack sprayers, dusters, and nozzles. The Israeli Agricultural Minister certifies all products, which are exported Worldwide.

Top Greehouses Ltd.

Top Greenhouses Ltd. is one of the leading companies in Israel providing a wide range of turn-key agricultural projects and solutions for growers, retail chains and investors around the globe.

The Company embraces a forward-thing approach to agriculture: it must be economical, environmentally-friendly and efficient, while shortening the distance from the greenhouse to the grocer. As a result, Top Greenhouses invests a great deal of thought and planning into each project to ensure it delivers the maximum yield - both agriculturally and economically.

Employing an experienced staff of professionals with a variety of specialties in cultivation and agricultural technologies, Top Greenhouses works closely with growers to assess their needs and objectives, to evaluatesite climate conditions and crop growth requirements. Each project is then tailored to the customer?s specifications, budgeted and implemented.

Maintaining the high quality of its projects, the company produces its own steel products for the construction of greenhouses, using the most advanced technologies in the world. A subsidiary of Elyahu Zalman and Sons Ltd. Group, specialists in the design and production steel pipes and profiles for more than 50 years, Top Greenhouses benefits from a continuous supply of high-quality raw material and the professional, in-house preparation of standard and customized assembly parts, which are prefabricated and easily assembled on site.

Top Greenhouses closely supervises its projects from the feasibility study through delivery, providing professional counseling and guidance to the client at every stage along the way. Project delivery is a significant milestone, but Top Greenhouses continues its involvement through the first growing cycle, to ensure the continued success of the project.
Experienced in establishing profitable projects in a wide range of environmental conditions, Top Greenhouses is eager to share its expertise with clients globally, including in developing countries, those with severe water shortages and places where healthy food sources are needed most.

Al-Magor - Agriculture Hand Tools

Al-Magor, a well established manufacturing company, has developed over the last decade a line of original, patented hand tools for punching holes into irrigation pipes of all sizes for insertion of drippers and sprinklers, and also insertion tools for this purpose.
Much thought has been invested in the manufacture of these unique tools, distinctive for their originality and authenticity, in order to achieve facility of operation, user comfort and esthetic design. The simplicity of operation of these tools considerably increases the work output, and therefore prove to be economical and time-saving.
As a company specializing in metal processing, we manufacture a range of special blades with an emphasis on quality and longevity.
Our products are distributed and marketed through all the irrigation companies in Israel and many irrigation companies around the world; in Europe, the United States (as well as the Home Depot chain) and Australia.
With irrigation becoming ever increasingly popular world wide, our tools prove to be an important part of an easy-to-install irrigation system package, our customers ranging from home-garden owners, greenhouses and garden centers, landscapists, gardeners and agriculturalists.
Our personnel are dedicated to supply our customers with high quality products, in the time frame requested, and are constantly involved in finding solutions and adapting products to suit individual requirements

OOVAL - hydraulic pressure control valves

OOVAL* develops, manufactures and markets hydraulic pressure control valves for water systems, fire extinguishing systems, and industrial and irrigation applications. The company brings to its customers over three decades of professional expertise in management, development, marketing and technical support for water and hi-tech systems.

Since its establishment, OOVAL has developed a line of innovative new products, distinguished by their superior regulating ability. Energy savings Intelligent, multifunctional design and high quality. OOVAL's solutions are User-friendly, Easy to maintain and offer customers Added value and optimal cost-benefit ratio. OOVAL's base of satisfied customers extends across Israel, North America, Europe, Africa and Australia.