The Foodtech Knowledge Community is an initiative by Israel Initiative (ii2020) supported by the the Ministry of Economy to lead Israel as a global pioneer in Foodtech.The goal of the Foodtech Knowledge Community is to develop and establish an innovation community that will educate, promote and incorporate different perspectives from the sector by involving interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary participants (such as policy makers, researchers, developers, entrepreneurs, local and international food companies, both corporations and SMEs, academia and research institutions, food institutions, students and graduates of food, agricultural and nutrition fields etc.) which will:Promote and encourage innovation and technological entrepreneurship in the food industry; Establishing significant activity in Israel that will position Israel as a global recognized and competitive innovation center in the food sector. Promote an industrial cluster in the food sector to stimulate a competitive, progressive and sustainable industry, which will serve as a source of employment, increasing exports and attracting investments.The Foodtech Knowledge Community will help create high quality jobs, quality of life and deal flow and investments in Israel and in the Eastern Galilee specifically.During the past four years, ii2020 has been active in the pioneering efforts of food-tech in Israel, specifically ,making the Upper Galilee the epicenter of this field in Israel and the world. It established relations with the relevant leading stakeholders in the country as well as with international corporations and was involved in the coordination and production of conferences and meetups in the Eastern Galilee particularly and in the rest of the country at large incorporating international bodies.