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Shmuel Rausnitz

Shmuel Rausnitz

Shmuel (Sam) Rausnitz researches and scouts Israeli innovation and world market activity relating to the AgriFood , Water, Materials, and Energy industries. He supplies insight to Start-Up Nation Central, the Israeli tech sector, and their global partners. Shmuel has a background in technological and philological research. He holds an MA from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a BA from Vassar College in New York.

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Start-Up Nation Central Takes Israeli Innovation Global
General

Start-Up Nation Central Takes Israeli Innovation Global

29.12.2022

In a small country roughly the size of New Jersey and with a population of just over 9 million people, there are more startups per capita than any other country in the world. And it’s been a great year for the...

  • Phil Stark
  • 17
  • 4 weeks ago
Not Just Protein Alternatives: Meet Israel’s Tech Solutions to Livestock Sustainability
Agritech

Not Just Protein Alternatives: Meet Israel’s Tech Solutions to Livestock Sustainability

30.09.2020

Protein alternatives are very popular, but the livestock industry is too important economically and nutritionally to be replaced any time soon.

  • Shmuel Rausnitz
  • 105
  • 2 years ago
As Countries Mull Exit Strategies, COVID-19 Could Still Undermine Global Food Security: Here’s How Israel’s AgriFood-tech Can Mitigate Future Shortages
Agritech

As Countries Mull Exit Strategies, COVID-19 Could Still Undermine Global Food Security: Here’s How Israel’s AgriFood-tech Can Mitigate Future Shortages

28.04.2020

The threat to food security should prompt farmers and food producers to expedite the adoption of new technology.

  • Shmuel Rausnitz
  • 101
  • 3 years ago
Israeli AgriFood-tech: Five Fast Facts You Need to Know
Agritech

Israeli AgriFood-tech: Five Fast Facts You Need to Know

13.10.2019

As the world’s population continues to grow, standard agricultural methods can’t keep up with the rising demand for food. Meanwhile, our planet’s precious natural resources are depleting, and a significant amount...

  • Shmuel Rausnitz
  • 97
  • 3 years ago
Current Innovation in Israeli AgriFood-tech – Part II
Agritech

Current Innovation in Israeli AgriFood-tech – Part II

19.05.2019

Continued from here A possible factor in a country’s balance of upstream and downstream innovations and its investment sizes is its domestic consumer market and farming industry. The ten largest deals of 2018 were...

  • Shmuel Rausnitz
  • 120
  • 4 years ago
Current Innovation in Israeli AgriFood-tech – Part I
Agritech

Current Innovation in Israeli AgriFood-tech – Part I

06.05.2019

The Israeli innovation sector has found itself in the spotlight lately for a number of reasons, including winning four of 13 prizes in the AgFunder Awards at Rethink’s World Agri-Tech Summit, placing three of seven...

  • Shmuel Rausnitz
  • 100
  • 4 years ago
How Israeli Agritech is Literally Beating Swords into Ploughshares
Agritech

How Israeli Agritech is Literally Beating Swords into Ploughshares

13.12.2018

In terms of funding, Israel follows closely on the heels of Silicon Valley-based Agritech companies. Most major investments seem to be largely attributable to reputation and prestige, rather than actual Agritech...

  • Shmuel Rausnitz
  • 118
  • 4 years ago
The Leak in the Food Chain
Agritech

The Leak in the Food Chain

27.11.2018

It’s a commonly accepted belief that largely due to population growth, insufficient land, water and other agricultural resources, that there is not enough food to feed the world. But is this really true? Has it not...

  • Shmuel Rausnitz
  • 80
  • 4 years ago
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