THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, December 30, 1977 17 Israel Peanut Business Booms, Countries Plant Israeli Brand BY DIANA LERNER Israeli variety, the Golden I-bred variety-is being grown in Panama, Mexico, Venezuela and the U.S. pea- nut belt. Yields of 20,000 to 22,000 tons from 240 to 260 acres were reported. Seventy per- cent of the crop is exported to Europe, earning foreign currency to the tune of $9.5 million dollars last year. These facts were reported by Prof. Amram Ashri who has just returned from a consulting mission to Mexi- co, Peru, Panama and Hon- duras on behalf of the Food and Agricultural Organiza- tion (FAO). The professor is chairman of the genetics and breeding group in the Agricultural Faculty of the Hebrew University in Reho- vot. Ashri's mission was to study what edible vegetable oils could be extracted from peanuts, safflower, sunflo- wer and sesame seeds by countries importing them. Scientists regard the pea- nut as nature's masterpiece of food value, considered superior to soya as a source of nutritive energy to alle- viate world shortages of oil and plant protein. A few years ago, when one Israeli peanut expert was at the Tifton and Plains, Ga., research sta- tions, he talked shop with one memorable peanut farmer in the area, whose broad smile has since be- come rather well known. "I was impressed with the knowledge of the farmer, who I later learned was Jimmy Carter," said the Is- raeli. "He a man deeply attached to the soil; he lives it, as the Israeli saying goes. "The farmer, I'd been told, was then the governor of Georgia," related the Is- raeli. While governor he had visited Israel. One of the REHOVOT, Israel— "Whoever coined the stock phrase equating peanuts with trivia was a bonehead and singularly ill-in- formed," quipped Yaacov Harari, director of the Is- rael Groundnut Production and Marking Board. A post- er in his office, which speaks for about 1,200 Is- raeli farmers proclaims: "We work for peanuts and we like it." Peanuts, in fact, are be- coming big business for Is- rael, which now boasts the highest yield of peanuts per acre—discounting Rhodesia with a 40-day longer grow- ing season. In 21 years, the Israeli peanut has become known internationally as one of the best products available, its reputation based on ad- vanced research in cultiva- tion, pest control and mech- anized harvesting. One Right In Your Own Driveway! THE TUN -UP IMAM Auto Certified by the National motive Institute of Excellence 'comes_ to your home or office with the "garage-on- wheels.' 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Israel supplies from 25 to 30 percent of the demand of western Europe for unshelled peanuts. Popu- lar as a snack, Israel's Shulamit brand commands the best price because of its size and quality. Originally brought to Is- rael from the U.S., the Shulamit is a cross between two American varieties. Af- ter being developed in Is- rael, it was returned with improvements to the U.S., where it is now grown in some parts of the American peanut belt. Several other new strains evolved in Is- rael are currently being used in the U.S. breeding programs. One of the more signifi- cant advances in Israeli • • ,a I\ **S • :VW' LOCKSMITH SERVICE: •• . KEYS • • • 59 C ea. • , 2 DEADBOLT LOCKS 4995 Installed • • • • • • A Most Grateful (THANK YOU) To all my dear relatives and to my many dear true friends and wonderful doctors who prayed for me and showed such kindness and good wishes for my recovery. I shall never forget. 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