Now that Shavuot celebrations and harvest festival events are over, it is time to return to reality on the ground — and it is a troubling one.
Agriculture Ministry data in recent years points to a clear aging trend in the industry: the average Israeli farmer today is around 60 years old. The question of who will grow Israel’s food in the future and safeguard the country’s food security remains open and worrying.
Against that backdrop, young people choosing to take over farms is no longer just a career decision, but increasingly viewed as a profoundly Zionist act.
As a fighter and commander in the Givati Reconnaissance Unit, Adir Hajaj never imagined his next battle would be for home — in the most agricultural sense of the word.
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