Ep 4 |🌸 How India-Israel Innovation Is Transforming Floriculture in Tamil Nadu
🌸 How India & Israel Are Transforming Floriculture in Tamil Nadu | The Green Handshake
A flower may look simple, but behind its beauty can be an entire system of technology, precision, and innovation.
In this episode of The Green Handshake, we travel to Thali, Tamil Nadu, to explore the Indo-Israel Center of Excellence for Cut Flowers and see how India-Israel agricultural cooperation is making a difference on the ground.
From drip irrigation and automated fertigation to sensor-based monitoring, protected cultivation, climate control, pest management, and soilless orchid cultivation, technology is helping farmers create more controlled and efficient growing environments.
At the center, farmers receive practical training designed to help modern floriculture technologies move beyond demonstrations and reach actual farms.
🌱 What you'll discover in this episode: • How automated fertigation delivers water and nutrients efficiently • How sensors help monitor crop conditions • The role of polyhouses in growing roses, carnations, and gerberas • How orchids are cultivated using coconut husk as a growing medium • Technologies used for pest monitoring and crop protection • How precision farming can improve crop quality and management • How farmer training is helping modern floriculture practices reach the field • The role of India-Israel cooperation in adapting agricultural technology to local needs
According to the Thali Center, more than 30,000 farmers have been trained so far.
The partnership brings together Israeli agricultural innovation, India's agricultural experience, and the practical needs of Indian farmers, turning technology into solutions that can be demonstrated, adapted, and adopted at the farm level.
From Bhiwani and Sirsa to Thali, The Green Handshake explores how India-Israel agricultural cooperation is creating practical solutions across different crops, regions, and farming challenges.
🌸 This story starts with flowers, but it is really about precision, innovation, water efficiency, farmer training, and technology reaching the field.
🎥 Watch the full episode and discover how an India-Israel partnership is helping modern floriculture take root in Tamil Nadu.
The Green Handshake Hosted by Chandni Shah
