By:Orna Sagiv (Consul General)Consulate General of Israel, MumbaiMarch 2009

IsraelArea - Approximately 21000 km

Population- Around 7.2 million

Independence- 14th May 1948 Religions - Judaism, Islam, Christianity

Official Languages- Hebrew, Arabic

Capital- Jerusalem

Government- Parliamentary Democracy

Major Economic Indicators

GDP 2008:                            170 billion USD

GDP per capita:                   28,000 USD  GDP Growth:                       4.1 % (5.3% in 2007)

Inflation:                               3.8%

Unemployment: 6 %

Exports           61 billion USD

Imports          64 billion USD

Foreign investments:          10.3 billion USD(2007)

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GeographyGeography

Israel’s Economic Developments

at a Glance

  

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Availability of scientists and

engineersIsraelJapanFinlandIndiaFrance

Venture capital

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Utility patents U.S.AJapanTaiwanFinlandIsrael  

 Source: World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Yearbook 2006-2007

Israel's Ranking in Global Competitiveness Reports

A Brief Economic History

60 Years of GrowthAverage annual

Growth rate

Total Growth over

60 Years

Product7%60-fold

Population4%10-fold

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Source: Central Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Finance Projections

Current Economic Performance Robust Growth, Low Inflation

Inflation rate

Silicon Miracles from the Holy LandHighlights of Israel’s High Tech

Sector

• ICT growth since 1990: ~ 15% per year• ~ 4,000 high tech companies, most of them start-ups. • 2nd largest VC market after the US• Most foreign companies listed at Nasdaq• World’s fourth in US patents per capita • Major innovations: ICQ, disk-on-key, Centrino chip

(Intel), advanced firewalls, GPS software, Pill-camera, etc.;

• R&D/GDP= 4.6% (world highest)

The Ingredients of Israel’s “Silicon Miracle”

• Entrepreneurship, Israeli style• High-quality human capital, technical skills• Government support for commercial R&D.• Venture Capital, local and US-based• Very open economy, strong ties with the

global main players

India – Israel

The Indo-Israel bilateral relationsOfficial visits by Indian Leaders to Israel: May 2000 - Home Minister L. K. Advani May 2006 – Sharad Pawar (Minister of Agriculture)

Official visits by Israeli Leaders to India: September 2003- Prime Minister Arial Sharon December 2006 – Eliyahu Yishai (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry, Trade & Labour)March 2007- Shaul Mofaz (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transportation and Road Safety)

Several Economic Agreements (MFN, Avoidance of Double Taxation, Bilateral Investment Protection, R&D, Economic Cooperation Agreement, Demo Farm Pusa)

Economic Relations: 200 million $ bilateral trade in 92 to 4 billion $ in 2008 Several Israeli Companies have invested in India especially in the sectors like Real Estate, Pharmaceuticals, IrrigationIndian Companies like Tata Consultancy Services and State Bank of India opened offices in Israel

Israel’s Exports to India In 20082313 millions - Increased by 45%

ParticularsAmount inUS$ (millions) %of Export

Chemical Products79334

Precious Stones and Diamonds98242

Machinery40317

Israel’s Imports From India In 2008

1682 millionsParticularsAmount in

US$ (millions)% of Export

Chemical Products25115

Precious Stones and Diamonds97958

Textiles12207

Areas of CooperationIsrael considers India as an important trade partner in Asia – “India as a Destination Market”

Joint R&D agreement in the following areas – Biotech, Nanotech, Space Research, Water Management, Alternative renewable energy

Major industry sectors for economic cooperation: Telecommunication, Agro-Technology, Medical Equipment, Environmental Technologies, Homeland Security

Investments in Real Estate, Shopping malls, IT, Pharma

Agriculture in Israel

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• Israel has no Ag favorable conditions• Each given situation holds potential

advantages• The concept: to be proactive in

finding Comprehensive solutions for

developing the advantages

Characteristics of Israeli Agriculture

•Major Constraints: Soil, Water, Market

• High Investment in R&D (Mostly by ARO)

• Skilled & Educated Manpower

• Close Academy-Farmer contacts

• Intensive cultivation and production

• Efficiency: 2.4% of Working force 4.1% of Israel’s export

17.5% of products exported

Close Cooperation in the Agriculture Close Cooperation in the Agriculture SectorSector

Extension Extension ServiceService

R & DR & D

GrowerGrower

IndustryIndustry

These cooperative efforts have led to breakthrough achievements and methods in all branches of agriculture and have fostered a market –oriented agribusiness that exports its agrotechnology solutions

world wide Total export of over 2 billion US$

Israeli Agrotech ExportsIsraeli Agrotech Exports• Greenhouses

• Dairy Farming

• Poultry Farming

• Aquaculture

• Water Management Irrigation

• Seeds

• Mechanization

• Fertilizers and Pesticides

• Turnkey Projects, Consulting and Know-How

GreenhousesGreenhouses1. Natural restrictions of soil, water and climate led to Israeli-

developed greenhouse technologies for high added value crops.

2. Greenhouse systems, including specialized plastic films, and heating, ventilation and structure systems, enable Israeli farmers to achieve superior results:

Grow more than 3,000,000 roses per hectare per season, and an

Average of 300 tons of tomatoes per hectare per season, four times the yields of open fields

Dairy FarmingDairy Farming1. Israeli-developed advanced

technologies that have revolutionized the industry.

3. Israel’s dairy exports include frozen semen, embryos for transplant, heifers, advanced milking and computerized feeding systems, consulting, and joint international project development.2. Average milk production has

increased two and a half times since the 1950s – from 3,900 liters annually to an average of nearly 11,000 liters per dairy cow.

Breeding - Breeds developed in Israel highly disease-resistant, adaptable to extremes of climate and heat, and characterized by rapid growth rate, high egg production and low-fat meat.

Equipment - automatic egg collector, poultry drinking systems anddurable plastic slat flooring that contribute to hygienic conditions in the henhouse.

Control Systems - Sophisticated control systems maintain desired levels of humidity, heat, lighting, feed, ventilation and cooling 24 hours a day.

Poultry Poultry FarmingFarmingIsraeli-developed innovations improve

productionand make poultry farmers’ work more efficient

Fish farming is carried out in the open sea in floating cages, and in man-made reservoirs and ponds.

Due to the lack of fresh water, fish farmers use closed water systems for intensive farming. Some projects also use reservoir water for irrigation.

Wide range of ornamental fish and marine plants are bred, including coldwater fish, tropical fish and water lilies. Exported overseas, especially to Europe.

AquacultureAquacultureIsrael employs an intensive form of aquaculture:

Water and Water and IrrigationIrrigation

World’s most advanced user of agricultural irrigation – half of all agricultural land under irrigation.

Pioneer in developing innovative technologies and accessories: drip irrigation, automatic valves and controllers, media and automatic filtration, low discharge sprayers and mini- sprinklers, compensated drippers and sprinklers.

Computer-controlled drip irrigation = huge water savings and enables fertigation.

Global Reputation – more than 80% of production exported.

SeedsSeeds

Worldwide demand for Israeli seeds and seedlings:

Disease resistant seed varieties developed– durable in storage and suited to a variety of climatic conditions.

40% of European tomato greenhousesuse seeds of Israeli-developed andproduced tomato hybrid with long shelf life.

Other Israeli successes: Seedless Watermelon Resistant SquashHigh-Yield Cucumbers Saucer-Shaped Yellow Zucchini Hybrid Cotton variety with longer and stronger fibers and high-yield crop requiring less water, naturally colored cotton and more.

MechanizationMechanizationIsrael manufactures and exports avariety of specialized agriculturalequipment, including:

Mobile Celery Packing HouseMachinery for Digging Silage and mixing the feed uniformlyPoultry Equipment – drinkers, automatic egg collectors, climate control systems and scales for weighingAir-Blast Sprayer for use in citrus growing and vineyards which provides an efficient cover of the tree. Flower Bulb Transplanters.Machinery for Packing Houses.

FertilizersFertilizersIsrael’s southern region, particularly Dead Sea area, rich in mines providing potassium, phosphorus and magnesium for the agricultural sector:

Direct raw material exportsLocal processing and compounding to enhance utility,effectiveness and environmental safety.

Remarkable developments include:

Application of fertilizers through drip irrigation buried in the ground to ensure that less mobile components, such as phosphorous, will reach the roots directly.

Controlled-Release Fertilizers – coated in polymers to ensure slow, prolonged release and delivery via diffusion. Slow release fertilizers allow better exploitation of the fertilizer and less groundwater pollution.

Turnkey Projects, Consulting and Turnkey Projects, Consulting and Know-HowKnow-HowIncreasingly, Israeli agrotechnology companies join forces and supply turnkey projects for both crop and livestock development programs:Multiple skills, talents and experiences are

enlisted to provide integrated solutions that

embrace:

Soil

Water Additives

Plants

Livestock Varieties, Equipment and Structures

The Results: Improved Yields at Lower CostA win-win situation in a resource-stressed world

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