Israel is one of the most meaningful and exciting places in the world and offers a unique opportunity to us in Ohio, especially in the field of agriculture and food. The Ohio-Israel Agricultural Initiative of the Negev Foundation (www.negev.org) is sponsoring a mission to Israel as part of their ongoing efforts to enhance Ohio-Israel agro-trade relations. The mission is being co-sponsored by the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Members of the Ohio Agri-business Association and their colleagues are invited to join this unique Agribusiness Mission to Israel on May 3-12, 2006.
Mission participants will visit Israeli agricultural communities and food and agribusinesses, exchange information with Israeli farmers and businessmen, and learn about Israel's advanced food and agribusiness technologies that have made the country famous. The mission will also attend Israel's 16th International Agricultural Exhibition, Agritech 06 (www.agritech.org.il). In addition to these events, participants will also have the opportunity to have meetings with potential clients and distributors, make business contacts, and to participate in tours focused on their areas of interest, including agriculture, agricultural product processing and agribusiness, and the food industry in Israel.
The trip will be limited in participants, which will allow to tailor the mission to the food and agribusiness sectors in Israel that are most important to the participants. The trip will also provide a special opportunity to visit the holy sites of the area. The mission fee includes round trip air transportation from Columbus to Israel, all hotel accommodations, meals, special receptions, touring, and tips. The cost of the mission is $2,700/person, based on double occupancy. This price reflects an $850 courtesy subsidy provided by The Negev Foundation, the mission sponsor. For questions or to reserve your spot, contact Sarah Horowitz at (216) 691-9997 or sarah@negev.org. The deadline to apply is February 24, 2006.