The Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), the research arm of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, is responsible for most of the agricultural research conducted in Israel.
The Centre for International Agricultural Development Cooperation (CINADCO) of Israel’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development operates as the main professional and operational arm for Israel’s development assistance agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Centre for International Cooperation (MASHAV).
The Israeli State Veterinary Services and Animal Health (VSAH) is a largely independent unit within the Ministry of Agriculture, dealing with Animal Health and Disease Control. VSAH comprises various integrated units, all controlled from the same campus at Bet Dagan. There is also situated the largest of the VSAH units, the Kimron Veterinary Institute (KVI), the diagnosis and research arms of the VSAH.