For more than 40 years we have been traveling to the south of Israel, inspired by David Ben Gurion’s vision of making the desert bloom and the commitment of Ben Gurion University of the Negev to fulfil this dream. Zeev Wiesman’s decade long research, synthesized in Desert Olive Oil Cultivation, represents the best of BGU and of Israel. Zeev’s pioneering work benefits not only farmers in the Negev, but also provides knowledge and tools to assist the 100s of millions of people around the world who live in a semi-arid climate zone to be more economically productive and to live healthier and more hopeful lives.