I had several opportunities to works with fellows at Volcani center, and I realized the importance of this Institution in the agricultural in Israel, so I do believe that any decisions about delocalization of Volcani should be reconsidered in order to preserve its vital role in the Israeli Agriculture.
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Quirico Migheli
10 years ago
Food security represents a fundamental issue, especially in a country like Israel, that is now facing a continuous (and quite regrettably uncontrolled) growth in its population. This sounds more like a speculative overbuilding plan in the Bet Dagan area rather than a sound relocalization of Volcani.
Morever, it surreptitiously aims at drastically reducing the staff, due to the difficulty in moving entire families to Galilee.
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Gunjan Sharma
10 years ago
As a guest researcher from India at Volcani, I had an opportunity to work with the excellent team of researchers. I also got to know about the significance of Volcani Center in the agricultural advancements in Israel. Also, since Israel has diplomatic relations with India and there are many Indo-Israel collaborative projects going on. Besides, ARO has been associated with establishment of Centre of Excellence for vegetable research in various cities in India, it is very important to save The Volcani Centre for the benefit of both India and Israel.
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Victor Gaba
10 years ago
The Volcani is an essential component of the agricultural/industrial complex in Israel, and needs to be preserved for sound economic reasons.
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Richard Michelmore
10 years ago
The Volcani has an enviable and well-justified worldwide reputation as a premier research institute. It has served Israeli agriculture well and has the potential to do so in the future only if it remains in its current location.
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Wojtek Pawlowski
10 years ago
This is a very unfortunate move. It will disrupt scientific teams and interactions that take years to form.
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Shlomo Neuman
10 years ago
As a researcher at Volcani in 1970-1974, and a BARD reviewer, I am appalled at your decision to move the institute away from its support sources at the center of the country. I strongly and unequivocally support this petition.
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Steven Ray Hill
10 years ago
If it's not broke don't fix it!
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John Hammond
10 years ago
I have collaborated with multiple Volcani scientists over the past 30+ years, and have visited the Volcani multiple times. I believe the proposal to move the Volcani from its central site to the north of Israel is extremely shortsighted and misguided; to force this move would greatly diminish the value of the Volcani both within Israel and worldwide. There are many other agriculturally-focused institution in the surrounding area which have no counterparts in the north of the country - so a move would destroy most of the current extensive interactions with other agricultural institutions.
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Bridget Scanlon
10 years ago
It is extremely important that the Volcani Center remain in its current location because of the significance of collaborations with other institutions in the vicinity.
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Scott B Jones
10 years ago
I spent 18 months as a postdoc in Volcani and have returned many times since. Israel has a strong foundation in Agriculture, it is a shame to see the Volcani Center - Israeli Agriculture - being marginalized for political gain.
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Joel Pedersen
10 years ago
The Volcani Center has made many important contributions to agriculture in and beyond Israel. This has been facilitated by its location close to areas of major agricultural production and its proximity to major academic institutions (Hebrew University's Faculty of Agriculture, the Weizmann Institute, and Bar Ilan and Tel Aviv Universities). Moving the Center to a remote location would have a detrimental effect on the intellectual climate of the Center and likely reduce the caliber of the research conducted by the Center.
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Sandra Velleman
10 years ago
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Moving the Volcani Center to a remote location would destroy agricultural research in Israel. the Center is close to major institutes in Israel which is a prime opportunity for collaborative research which attracts international research opportunities.
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Luca Comai
10 years ago
A central location and facile communication with related institutions is key to Volcani Center's function and success
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Jane Polston
10 years ago
This move is a bad idea that only benefits a few people at the expense of agricultural research in Israel. The researchers at the Volcani Center conduct well respected agricultural research that is both basic and applied, which is a challenge that only the best researchers are able to manage. Moving to a remote location will impact the ability of Volcani to attract scientists of the same caliber as they have currently. Many of these researchers must have spouses that are employed in other occupations, and a remote location will be seen as a disadvantage to incoming researchers as well as to current researchers. This same remoteness will restrict the exchange of scientists and visitors which is a very important part of conducting high caliber research.
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Larry Fox
10 years ago
The Volcani Center has an excellent reputation of attracting scientists who produce excellent agricultural research. Anything done to weaken the Center will have impact not only in Israel, but will affect the global agricultural community.
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Brian Steffenson
10 years ago
Please do not move the Volcani Institute from its current location. The immense costs of such a move and the compromising of the unique geographical location to other allied institutes are key to the success of the Volcani and would be severely compromised with such a move.
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David Horton
10 years ago
My research on the biology and management of insect pests in pears has benefitted substantially over the years because of my collaborations with scientists at the Volcani Center. I would hate to see any changes that might disrupt or prevent these sort of collaborative opportunities.
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Raul G Barletta
10 years ago
It is very important to provide the best location to facilitate national and international collaborations with the Volcani scientists. Relocation of the Volcani to a remote outpost it seems to have more negatives than positives.
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Charles Guy
10 years ago
Moving the Volcani Center located in Beit Dagan, outside Rishon Letzion to northern Israel to provide space for the construction of 15,000 new homes may seem like a win-win scenario, but indeed such a move may trade so many more positives than may be created. In a rapidly urbanizing world separated further and further from agricultural production lands, and open and green space, the Volcani is a beacon of light to the people in Tel Aviv, and along the coast having the ability to illustrate and inform the public of the high value of keeping the agricultural research center near to the population center. What happens when a well-nourished people squanders sight of the central importance of their food production and supply only to be taken for granted? Resources are redirected to other priorities, and ideas like the proposed move take place until in a moment of awakening everyone comes to understand that without knowledge and awareness of agriculture and its foundational role in creating a civil and economically healthy society, the short-term economic impact of 15,000 new homes may be a long-term bad trade. The Volcani Center is made more vital and dynamic as a scientific institute by its location and proximity to research universities, international travel facilities and vibrant urban centers. The present location helps to attract world class scholars and scientists who more often than not prefer to live in urban centers. It may be said, don’t fix what isn’t broken. The Volcani Center is a world class research and innovation institution and there is no evidence that it is in need of fixing.
I had several opportunities to works with fellows at Volcani center, and I realized the importance of this Institution in the agricultural in Israel, so I do believe that any decisions about delocalization of Volcani should be reconsidered in order to preserve its vital role in the Israeli Agriculture.
Food security represents a fundamental issue, especially in a country like Israel, that is now facing a continuous (and quite regrettably uncontrolled) growth in its population. This sounds more like a speculative overbuilding plan in the Bet Dagan area rather than a sound relocalization of Volcani. Morever, it surreptitiously aims at drastically reducing the staff, due to the difficulty in moving entire families to Galilee.
As a guest researcher from India at Volcani, I had an opportunity to work with the excellent team of researchers. I also got to know about the significance of Volcani Center in the agricultural advancements in Israel. Also, since Israel has diplomatic relations with India and there are many Indo-Israel collaborative projects going on. Besides, ARO has been associated with establishment of Centre of Excellence for vegetable research in various cities in India, it is very important to save The Volcani Centre for the benefit of both India and Israel.
The Volcani is an essential component of the agricultural/industrial complex in Israel, and needs to be preserved for sound economic reasons.
The Volcani has an enviable and well-justified worldwide reputation as a premier research institute. It has served Israeli agriculture well and has the potential to do so in the future only if it remains in its current location.
This is a very unfortunate move. It will disrupt scientific teams and interactions that take years to form.
As a researcher at Volcani in 1970-1974, and a BARD reviewer, I am appalled at your decision to move the institute away from its support sources at the center of the country. I strongly and unequivocally support this petition.
If it's not broke don't fix it!
I have collaborated with multiple Volcani scientists over the past 30+ years, and have visited the Volcani multiple times. I believe the proposal to move the Volcani from its central site to the north of Israel is extremely shortsighted and misguided; to force this move would greatly diminish the value of the Volcani both within Israel and worldwide. There are many other agriculturally-focused institution in the surrounding area which have no counterparts in the north of the country - so a move would destroy most of the current extensive interactions with other agricultural institutions.
It is extremely important that the Volcani Center remain in its current location because of the significance of collaborations with other institutions in the vicinity.
I spent 18 months as a postdoc in Volcani and have returned many times since. Israel has a strong foundation in Agriculture, it is a shame to see the Volcani Center - Israeli Agriculture - being marginalized for political gain.
The Volcani Center has made many important contributions to agriculture in and beyond Israel. This has been facilitated by its location close to areas of major agricultural production and its proximity to major academic institutions (Hebrew University's Faculty of Agriculture, the Weizmann Institute, and Bar Ilan and Tel Aviv Universities). Moving the Center to a remote location would have a detrimental effect on the intellectual climate of the Center and likely reduce the caliber of the research conducted by the Center.
Moving the Volcani Center to a remote location would destroy agricultural research in Israel. the Center is close to major institutes in Israel which is a prime opportunity for collaborative research which attracts international research opportunities.
A central location and facile communication with related institutions is key to Volcani Center's function and success
This move is a bad idea that only benefits a few people at the expense of agricultural research in Israel. The researchers at the Volcani Center conduct well respected agricultural research that is both basic and applied, which is a challenge that only the best researchers are able to manage. Moving to a remote location will impact the ability of Volcani to attract scientists of the same caliber as they have currently. Many of these researchers must have spouses that are employed in other occupations, and a remote location will be seen as a disadvantage to incoming researchers as well as to current researchers. This same remoteness will restrict the exchange of scientists and visitors which is a very important part of conducting high caliber research.
The Volcani Center has an excellent reputation of attracting scientists who produce excellent agricultural research. Anything done to weaken the Center will have impact not only in Israel, but will affect the global agricultural community.
Please do not move the Volcani Institute from its current location. The immense costs of such a move and the compromising of the unique geographical location to other allied institutes are key to the success of the Volcani and would be severely compromised with such a move.
My research on the biology and management of insect pests in pears has benefitted substantially over the years because of my collaborations with scientists at the Volcani Center. I would hate to see any changes that might disrupt or prevent these sort of collaborative opportunities.
It is very important to provide the best location to facilitate national and international collaborations with the Volcani scientists. Relocation of the Volcani to a remote outpost it seems to have more negatives than positives.
Moving the Volcani Center located in Beit Dagan, outside Rishon Letzion to northern Israel to provide space for the construction of 15,000 new homes may seem like a win-win scenario, but indeed such a move may trade so many more positives than may be created. In a rapidly urbanizing world separated further and further from agricultural production lands, and open and green space, the Volcani is a beacon of light to the people in Tel Aviv, and along the coast having the ability to illustrate and inform the public of the high value of keeping the agricultural research center near to the population center. What happens when a well-nourished people squanders sight of the central importance of their food production and supply only to be taken for granted? Resources are redirected to other priorities, and ideas like the proposed move take place until in a moment of awakening everyone comes to understand that without knowledge and awareness of agriculture and its foundational role in creating a civil and economically healthy society, the short-term economic impact of 15,000 new homes may be a long-term bad trade. The Volcani Center is made more vital and dynamic as a scientific institute by its location and proximity to research universities, international travel facilities and vibrant urban centers. The present location helps to attract world class scholars and scientists who more often than not prefer to live in urban centers. It may be said, don’t fix what isn’t broken. The Volcani Center is a world class research and innovation institution and there is no evidence that it is in need of fixing.