Background

Founded in 1974 by members of Kibbutz Rosh Hanikra, with the encouragement and support of the academic community in Israel, Rahan Meristem was the first operating commercial tissue culture laboratory in Israel. It was established as an extension of an existing well-recognized fruit trees nursery in Israel.

Initially, Rahan's workers developed new procedures for large scale, in vitro, clonal propagation of over two hundred plant genera including ornamental, industrial, fruit and vegetable crops.
By the mid 1980's the company focused on a smaller variety of plants, and in vitro propagated banana plants became the leading product. Combined with the high level of pre-existing expertise of banana agrotechnology on Kibbutz Rosh Hanikra, Rahan became a center of research and consultation for the banana industry throughout the world.

A formal R&D department was established in 1991 in order to provide technical support to the different branches of the company and develop new products and technologies, as well as other technical services.
In 1996 the diagnostics division was establish and received formal recognition and authorization to conduct disease testing from the Plant Pathology Authorities of the Ministry of Agriculture in Israel.

Since 2000 we have developed a strong market in deciduous fruit tree rootstocks.

Activities

• Worldwide marketing of our products
• Technical Support
• Management of Agricultural Projects
• Selling of Know-How
• Product Development