Watermelon

Family says farm offers unique flavours and added resilience against changing climate.

But the disruptions of the Covid pandemic turned its focus back to Israel. Ben Dor’s work is seen as a “welcome initiative” in adapting plants to changing temperatures, said Yoram Kapulnik, former director of the Volcani Center, Israel’s national agricultural research facility. The director’s son, Ido Ben Dor, said the company is working on adapting new varieties, with a focus on resistance to the effects of climate change.