Arava and development

Rivka Offenbach says the centre is looking for new varieties of tomatoes, capsicums and melons

The Arava is one of Israel’s hottest and driest areas, known for its flat lands and mountains of sand. Despite the intense heat the Arava Research & Development organisation is carrying out trials on a host of varieties and innovative growers are working hard to produce quality crops which Agrexco exports. John Broy reports.

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