ISRAEL - Revolutionizing Agriculture
- Arno Froese
- Sep 16
- 2 min read

In the face of growing global demand for food and dwindling natural resources, artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a game changer in the agricultural sector. “We need to produce more food for more people in a situation where we have eroded resources in our soil and water,” said Prof. Yoram Kapulnik, executive director of BARD, the U.S.-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund. “AI has gone from being an experimental tool to an essential, integrated system.”
At the core of the transformation is what’s known as precision agriculture—the use of AI to make farming decisions based on high-resolution data from satellite imagery, soil sensors and weather forecasts. Instead of applying water or fertilizer uniformly across a field, farmers can now tailor their actions based on real-time insights, improving both yield and sustainability.
“We have a lot of data and we need to compile it in order to decide when to plant, how much to irrigate, when to harvest,” Prof. Kapulnik explained. “Farms that use AI technology reduce their water consumption and usually boost their yield up to 30 percent. This is very dramatic without changing anything, just doing it accurately and correctly.”
With its concentration of startups and cutting-edge IT infrastructure, Israel is poised to lead that future. “We have the talent, the innovation and the urgency,” Kapulnik said. “And we’re ready to contribute in a meaningful way to the next step of the AI revolution in agriculture.”
-www.ynetnews.com, 21 May 2025
Commentary: Often, we read about “growing global demand” and “dwindling natural resources.” The reality, however, looks somewhat different. For example, according to Purdue University, per acre production of corn stood at 27.4 bushels in 1924; today, according to the USDA, 181 bushels are harvested from the same acre. Needless to say, utilizing artificial intelligence, there will be significant increases in yield, all while using less water.
Regarding agriculture, God give this guarantee: “While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease” (Genesis 8:22).
In the case of disobedience, however, Isaiah declares: “Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah” (Isaiah 5:10); the New Living Translation reads: “Ten acres of vineyard will not produce even six gallons of wine. Ten baskets of seed will yield only one basket of grain.”
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