Tel Aviv – The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Andrea Olivero, is on an institutional visit to Israel for the opening of Agritech 2015, one of the most important international exhibitions in the field of agricultural technology, held at the Convention Center in Tel Aviv. The Deputy Minister will meet with the local Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Yair Shamir; and will speak at the opening of the Italy-Israel bilateral conference on cooperation in the field of scientific and technological research. Olivero will then visit the Volcani Center. The mission is also an opportunity to promote Expo 2015, which has so far seen a committed participation on Israel’s part with the construction of a pavilion centered around innovation in agriculture. (9Colonne)