Agriculture in Israel is a highly developed industry. Israel is a major exporter of fresh produce and a world-leader in agricultural technologies despite the fact that the geography of the country is not naturally conducive to agriculture. More than half of the land area is desert, and the climate and lack of water resources do not favor farming. Only 20% of the land area is naturally arable.In 2008 agriculture represented 2.5% of total GDP and 3.6% of exports.While farmworkers made up only 3.7% of the work force, Israel produced 95% of its own food requirements, supplementing this with imports of grain, oilseeds, meat, coffee, cocoa and sugar.
Israel is home to two unique types of agricultural communities, the kibbutz and moshav, which developed as Jews from all over the world made aliyah to the country and embarked on rural settlement.
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农业在以色列是高度发达的产业，以色列是新鲜农产品的主要出口国，同时也是世界上农业技术领先的国家。
尽管这个国家的地理环境天然地不利于发展农业，超过一半以上的陆地区域被沙漠覆盖， 当地气候和缺乏水资源的情况都不利于农业的发展，只有20%的陆地区域能够用来耕种。 2008年以色列的农业产值占GDP的2.5%,占出口总额的3.6%，虽然以色列的农民人数只占劳动人口的3.7%, 却可以满足国内95%的食物需求，其他很少部分才会进口一些谷物、油料、肉类、咖啡、可可粉和糖，作为补充。
以色列施行的是集体农场和私人租地集体耕种两种独特的农业生产方式，称为“基布兹”和“莫夏夫”，这是全世界的犹太人向以色列移居的过程中形成的， 并且最终变成了在乡村定居的方式。