Hishtil is the first nursery in SA to achieve global GAP certification. This means Hishtil complies with market requirements and assures that customers have peace of mind with regard to the food safety of seedlings.

Global GAP sets a standard for the certification of agricultural produce across the globe. Shlomo Zuker, who heads up Hishtil SA says “Global Gap uplifts the whole industry."We saw a need in SA in the vegetable seedling market and maximising seeds is our aim."

R&D at HISHTIL International
Hishtil's is involved in a variety of areas, including:
  Plant acclimatization 
  Agro-technological applications development
  New products development lines
  Joint ventures with companies in the nurseries field
  Joint research projects with academic institutions
  Professional management of subsidiaries and partnerships
  HishtilRM – A robust sorting system for root analysis in various stress
  condition (low temperatures, salinity etc.). 
  Tomaisin - unique raisin tomato project
The process of new plants introduction includes the examinations of dozens of new species and plants, derived from various sources in Israel and around the world. The list of plants intended for introduction is approved by a professional forum that examines the candidate plants and classifies them into an annual list. This list is used to derive the work plan. The process is managed by advanced information systems operating in the organization, enabling the management of operations and the necessary documentation.

New agro-technological applications are mostly performed and tested in response to various needs, such as:
  Energy savings
  Water treatment
  Environmental protection
  Plant protection and IPM
  Upgrading climate, water, fertilizer and control systems
The applications are tested in one of Hishtil's production sites and are integrated, following the trial stages, within the production processes in the various Company sites in Israel and around the world. The new product and product line development processes are accompanied by the best consultants in the field and by Hishtil's management. In cases where cooperation is required for the development of a planting application, the R&D department works together with relevant external factors toward the promotion of new ideas in the field.