Adama company employees are mobilizing to help for farmers

Adama, a company for which agriculture is the basis of its activities and farmers are its immediate partners, asking these days, like many other good people in Israeli society, to reach out and help as much as possible.

As part of Adama initiative, hundreds of Adama company workers from the Adama Israel Agan factory in Ashdod, from the Adama Israel Makhteshim factory in Neot Hovav, in Beer-Sheva and from the company's headquarters, have been mobilizing every day for the past few weeks to support farmers who have been suffering from a shortage of workers since the outbreak of the war. The employees help the farmers in the south, in the surrounding residents of the Gaza Envelope and in the northern settlements with harvesting operations of vegetables and fruits, such as tomatoes, persimmons, cauliflowers, lemons and oranges, this after the owners of farms and orchards were left without working hands and suffer from an acute shortage of manpower since the war began.

Today (Monday, November 13), a group of over 60 volunteer workers arrived from all the company's sites, including the factory management, to help farmer Yitzhak Saluki from Moshav Givati (near Ashdod), picking tomatoes.

In recent weeks, over 300 company employees have arrived to assist farmers in order to ensure that the Israeli agricultural industry continues to operate and that the agricultural products do not go down the drain. Among other things, the people of Adama mobilized to pick tomatoes in Kibbutz Mivathim, persimmons in Kibbutz Palmachim, citrus in the Be'er Tovia area, to collect and plant cauliflowers in Moshav Hatzav, and more.

Hadran Olami, Head of global manufacturing at Adama, said: "Joseph Trumpeldor said that 'where the Jewish plow plows the last furrow, that's where our border will cross.'. The farmers of the country, and the farmers of the settlements around Gaza in particular, are the pioneers of our days and their continued work is necessary to maintain the security of the country. These days they return to cultivate their lands alongside enormous pain and a lack of working hands. At Adama we have the right to help them in times of routine, and to stand by them also in times of crisis. I want to thank the people of Adama from all over the country who mobilized in an astonishing way."

Agriculture situation in Israel is now in one of its biggest crises in history. The war severely affected many farmers in the settlements surrounding Gaza, the south and the north. Others were drafted into reserve service, foreign workers left the country and agricultural farms were left without working hands. Alongside this, in all parts of the country, much agricultural produce must be harvested, farm animals require care and there are many tasks that no one can do.

With the outbreak of the war, many crops, fields and plantations were left without working hands to take care of the planting and harvesting of the crop. Infrastructure and equipment were damaged, foreign workers were murdered in the terrible massacre of Black Saturday on October 7, some of them escaped to their homeland. As a result, there was a shortage of agricultural produce and working hands for agricultural harvesting, and the management of Adama and its employees are trying to fill this shortage with full volunteering and commitment.

About Adama Company:

ADAMA is a leading global crop protection company, providing solutions to combat weeds, insects and disease, so farmers can do what they do best: feed the world.

Adama is one of the world's leading companies in the field of plant protection, providing solutions to farmers in over 100 countries to deal with weeds, pests and diseases. Adama has one of the most comprehensive and diverse product baskets in the world of active ingredients as well as research and development centers, advanced production and formulation facilities, alongside a corporate culture that encourages its people in markets around the world to listen to farmers and implement solutions according to the needs in the field. Adama employs approximately 1,500 people in Israel, and operates 3 production sites:Ashdod, Neot Hovav, Beer-Sheva. The company's global headquarters are located in Airport City. More information can be found on Adama's website or on Twitter @AdamaAgri.