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Rafi Ramon

Rafi Ramon is an Israeli agricultural official who founded Agritech, the international agriculture and technology exhibition in Israel.

born 1929Founding the Agritech exhibitionAgricultural machinery at the ministryAgricultural missions abroad

Born: 20 February 1929, shuaffat
Occupation: chief executive officer
Education: Shomriya School

Rafi Ramon was born in 1929 in shuaffat

Rafi Ramon was born on February 20, 1929. His parents, Ada and Pinchas Ramon, were among the founders of Kibbutz Mizra in the Jezreel Valley. He went to school at Shomria in Mishmar HaEmek.

In 1947 he became a member of Mizra and worked in field crops and farm machinery. In 1948 he fought in the Golani Brigade and later served in the reserves as an Armored Corps officer.

He joined the Ministry of Agriculture in 1962 as a machinery instructor. In 1965 he became head of its agricultural machinery department, and in 1970 he set up and ran its division for machinery and technology. He also studied agricultural engineering and took courses in Switzerland and England.

He founded Agritech and led it as chairman and CEO from 1976 to 1996. He worked on agricultural missions abroad, including Iran in 1966, South Korea in 1972 and Egypt in 1980.

In 1997 he became chairman of the government company Agridev. From 2005 to 2016 he volunteered on the board of the Council for the Preservation of Heritage Sites in Israel.

Rafi Ramon's life in 8 milestones

1929
Born on February 20.
1948
Fought in the Golani Brigade.
1951
Married Ruti Baram.
1965
Became head of the agricultural machinery department.
1970
Set up the machinery and technology division.
1976
Opened the first Agritech exhibition.
1980
Joined the first agricultural delegation to Egypt.
1997
Became chairman of Agridev.

Rafi Ramon served in Golani Brigade and Armored Corps

In 1948 he fought in Golani's 14th and 19th battalions and commanded a platoon in Operation Horev. As an Armored Corps reserve officer he fought in the Sinai campaign, the Six-Day War, the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War, where he was wounded, and left as a lieutenant colonel.

Golani Brigade Armored Corps