A four-day workshop that will bring together scientists, graduate students, researchers, and other stakeholders from Israel and the USA for collaborative presentations, discussions, and brainstorming sessions on environmentally compatible and economically viable regenerative agriculture in response to climate change.
The workshop’s specific objectives are to:
The workshop will be held from March 9-12, 2026, and will include two days of scientific lectures and discussions in Eilat, and one day for a professional tour at nearby by locations.
Cost of Participation is 200NIS per day which includes admission to all the lectures and the lunch . Multiple days can be purchased.
Registration for the workshop can be performed via this link: REGISTRATION
| Day 1 - Monday, March 9, 2026 | |
| 10:00 | Shuttle transport leaves from Ben Gurion Airport to bring participants to Eilat |
| as of 15:00 | Hotel Check-in |
| 19:00-22:00 | Evening Activity/Dinner for International Guests |
| Day 2 - Tuesday, March 10, 2026 | |
| 08:30-10:00 | Check-in and Registration |
| 10:00-10:45 | Welcome Speeches and Proposal Submissions |
| 10:45-11:30 | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Rattan Lal , Ohio State University |
| 11:30-12:00 | Coffee break |
| 12:00-13:30 | Session: Conservation Agricultural Practices in the Face of Climate Change chaired by Dr. Ray Weil, University of Maryland |
| 12:00-12:30 | Speaker: Dr. Rafiq Islam, Ohio State University |
| 12:30-13:00 | Speaker: Ms. Sahar Shimon, Regenerative Ag & Agroforestry Israel |
| 13:00-13:30 | Speaker: Dr. Sougata Bardhan, University of Tennessee |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch break |
| 14:30-16:00 | Session: Sustainable Agricultural Development under Increasing Environmental Stressors chaired by Dr. Sougata Bardhan, University of Tennessee |
| 14:30-15:00 | Speaker: Dr. Ray Weil, University of Maryland |
| 15:00-15:30 | Speaker: Dr. Ran Erel, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel (ARO) |
| 15:30-16:00 | Speaker: Dr. Gary (Yu) Gao , University of Ohio |
| 16:00-16:30 | Coffee break |
| 16:30-17:15 | Keynote Speaker: Prof. Alon Tal, Tel Aviv University, Israel |
| 17:15-18:45 | Session: Healthy Environment and Human Health chaired by Dr. Sounak Chakraborty, University of Missouri |
| 17:15-17:45 | Speaker: Dr. Nadav Ziv, Earth Biochar, Israel |
| 17:45-18:15 | Speaker: Dr. Dorit Adler, Israeli Forum for Sustainable Nutrition |
| 18:15-18:45 | Speaker: Dr. Rivka Ofir, Dead Sea and Arava Center, Israel |
| 19:00-21:00 | Group Dinner and Social Activity |
| Day 3, Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - Professional Trip Day | |
| 09:00 | Departure from Hotel |
| 09:30-11:00 | Kibbutz Samar - organic date palm orchard |
| 11:00-12:30 | The Southern Arava Research and Development Center |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30-15:00 | The Arava Institute’s off-grid demonstration village and Kibbutz Ketura's Garden |
| 15:00-17:00 | Kibbutz Neot Semadar - mixed organic farming systems |
| 17:45-19:00 | Free Time |
| 19:00-21:00 | Group Dinner and Social Activity |
| Day 4, Thursday, March 12, 2026 | |
| 09:00-10:30 | Session: Environmental Management and Circular Economy in Rural Regions chaired by Dr. Rina Kedem, Dead Sea and Arava Center |
| 09:00-09:30 | Speaker: Dr. Alan Sundermeier, Ohio State University |
| 09:30-10:00 | Speaker: Mr. Gadi Kenny, RegenIL |
| 10:00-10:30 | Speaker: Dr. Rina Kedem, Dead Sea and Arava Center |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00-12:30 | Session: Innovations in Precision Agriculture chaired by Dr. Alan Sundermeier, Ohio State University |
| 11:00-11:30 | Speaker: Dr. Iael Raij-Hoffman, Southern Arava Research and Development Center |
| 11:30-12:00 | Speaker: Dr. Aviva Peeters, TerraVisionLab |
| 12:00-12:30 | Speaker: Dr. Sounak Chakraborty, University of Missouri |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch Break |
| 13:30-14:30 | Round Tables on Collaborative Grant Proposals |
| 14:30-16:00 | Summary Session |
| Day 5, Friday, March 13, 2026 | |
| 10:30 | Check-out from hotel and shuttle bus departure back to Ben Gurion Airport |
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