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Name of entrepreneur: Gilo Even Zur
Name of business: Gilo Even Zur
Type of investment: Farming – Establishment of
greenhouses for cultivation of eggplants and peppers
Location: Moshav Tsofar (Arava Valley)
Loan amount: NIS 250,000
Total investment: NIS 500,000
ABOUT THE ENTREPRENEUR:
Age: 30
Place of residence: Moshav Tsofar
Family status: Married and expecting first child
ENTREPRENEUR’S BACKGROUND:
Gilo attended ORT Harod School, graduating with a diploma
in biology. After high school he joined the IDF and took on
combat service with the Orev unit of the Paratroopers. He
trained as a combat medic and driver. After completing his army service he was featured in a Channel 2 TV report on
clearing landmines, as part of a project to turn such zones into agricultural land in the Arava region. The areas he helped
clear included his own land.
Gilo has a B.Sc. in behavioral sciences from the Ruppin Academic Center. He and his wife were accepted as members of
Moshav Tsofar in August 2013. Immediately after this they began developing their own plot of land. Despite his relative
youth Gilo is already a very experienced farmer.
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