The Fred J. Hansen Institute for World Peace and The Peres Center for Peace (based in Tel Aviv) have launched a project pooling the knowledge of agricultural and water experts from Israel, the United States, Egypt, Jordon, Monocco, Palestine, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Macedonia and Switzerland. Their common interest is to improve the best practices for producing fresh and healthy Middle Eastern crops as olives, dates, almonds, grapes, tomatoes and potatoes. This requires excellent seed stock, proper soil cultivation, appropriate measures for plant protection and efficient water use. Once harvested, crops need to be moved to market in a timely fashion. Improved marketing and product innovations are key components of this project and to develop marketing techniques and new product market entry possibilities.

The following articles provide more in-depth information about the current activities of the Institute.

10th Anniversary of the Peres Center for Peace and the Peres Peace House Inaugural Activities

• International Panel
• Peres Arrival
• Pondering a Point
• Ramallah through the Glass
• World Peace Advocates

• "Marketing Middle East peace through the products offered in Western supermarkets"
• "A second-generation scholar promotes food's peace-building possibilities"
• "Men in Grocery Stores: A Step to Peace?"
• "Planting Peace Through Agriculture"
• "Managing International Projects with Countries in Conflict"
• Olive Oil Workshop in Provence, June 2007
• "Agriculture Offers a Link to Peace in the Middle East"
• "Israelis, Palestinians Market Olives in Italy"
• "Olives -- the Symbol of Peace"