BARD Foundation

Die BARD Foundation (US-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund) ist eine binationale Stiftung zwischen Israel und den USA, die 1978 offiziell mit einem Stiftungsvermögen von 40 Millionen US-Dollar zur Förderung der landwirtschaftlichen Forschung und Entwicklung (Agricultural Research & Development) gegründet wurde.

Inhalte

Die Stiftung soll bei der Weiterentwicklung der Agrartechnologien sowie bei der Bewässerungstechnik weiterhelfen, zum Beispiel:

Tropfbewässerung
Pestizide
Fischzucht
Viehzucht
Geflügel
Krankheitsbekämpfung
landwirtschaftliche Geräte
Steigerung der Effizienz der landwirtschaftlichen Produktion
Schutz von Pflanzen und Tieren vor biotischem und abiotischem Stress
Lebensmittelqualität
Sicherheit und Schutz
Wasserqualität und -menge
funktionelle Genomik und Proteomik
Sensoren und Robotik
nachhaltige Bioenergiesysteme.

Laut der Pressemitteilung der US-Botschaft von Jerusalem vom 28. Oktober 2020 haben der israelische Ministerpräsident Benjamin Netanjahu, der israelische Minister für Wissenschaft und Technologie Izhar Shay und der US-Botschafter in Israel David Friedman den Inhalt des BARD in einer besonderen Zeremonie am 28. Oktober 2020 an der Ariel-Universität aktualisiert.

Quellen

Lahav Harkov: US acts on declaration settlements are legal, extends deal to West Bank. Jerusalem Post, 27. Oktober 2020.
Noa Landau, Hagar Shezaf und Shira Kadari-Ovadia: Netanyahu, Ambassador Friedman Ink Deal Expanding Scientific Cooperation to Settlements. Haaretz, 28. Oktober 2020.

Einzelnachweise

1 2 US-ISRAEL BINATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FUND
↑ U.S.-Israel Binational Foundations: Binational Agricultural Research & Development Fund (BARD) jewish virtual library
↑ U.S., Israel Expand Reach of Binational Foundations and Establish New Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement. U.S. Embassy in Israel, 28. Oktober 2020, abgerufen am 28. Oktober 2020: „Today, the United States and Israel agreed to remove geographic restrictions in each of the agreements that established the three U.S. –Israel Binational Foundations: the Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation (BIRD), the Binational Science Foundation (BSF), and the Binational Agricultural Research and Development Foundation (BARD) … Established in the 1970s, the BIRD, BARD, and BSF Agreements for each of the three Foundations have not permitted support for projects conducted in areas that came under the administration of the Government of Israel after June 5, 1967. These geographic restrictions are no longer consistent with U.S. policy following (I) the Administration’s opposition to the provisions of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, (II) the Administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, (III) the Administration’s recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, and (IV) the Administration’s announcement that the U.S. will no longer consider that the establishment of civilian settlements in the West Bank is per se inconsistent with international law.“

[BARD-1] 1 2 US-ISRAEL BINATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FUND

[2] U.S.-Israel Binational Foundations: Binational Agricultural Research & Development Fund (BARD) jewish virtual library

[3] U.S., Israel Expand Reach of Binational Foundations and Establish New Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement. U.S. Embassy in Israel, 28. Oktober 2020, abgerufen am 28. Oktober 2020: „Today, the United States and Israel agreed to remove geographic restrictions in each of the agreements that established the three U.S. –Israel Binational Foundations: the Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation (BIRD), the Binational Science Foundation (BSF), and the Binational Agricultural Research and Development Foundation (BARD) … Established in the 1970s, the BIRD, BARD, and BSF Agreements for each of the three Foundations have not permitted support for projects conducted in areas that came under the administration of the Government of Israel after June 5, 1967. These geographic restrictions are no longer consistent with U.S. policy following (I) the Administration’s opposition to the provisions of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, (II) the Administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, (III) the Administration’s recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, and (IV) the Administration’s announcement that the U.S. will no longer consider that the establishment of civilian settlements in the West Bank is per se inconsistent with international law.“