Since 1979, the US-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD) has invested $1.06 billion in 1,330 projects. A review of just 20 case studies shows an economic benefit of $2.7 billion to the US, $500 million Israel, and another $13.3 billion globally.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/20-agriculture-projects-of-us-israel-fund-added-3-billion-to-economies-report/