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An intelligent water filter

Posted on July 18, 2021

Israel’s Netafim, the world’s pioneer and leading drip irrigation specialist, has launched its AlphaDisc filter to protect irrigation systems against clogging caused by organic contaminants. Its remote sensing system and algorithms also provide farmers with online data and insights. https://www.netafim.com/en/products-and-solutions/product-offering/filters/disc-filters-alphadisc/ … Continue reading →

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Revolutionizing rice agriculture

Posted on December 20, 2020

Rice sustains half of humanity, but its cultivation uses 30% – 40% of global freshwater and causes 10% of world methane emissions. Israel’s Netafim has just tested drip-irrigation of 2,470 acres of rice fields in Europe and Asia. For the … Continue reading →

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From drip irrigation to diagnosing diseases

Posted on August 16, 2020

Kibbutz Hatzerim is famous for founding drip-irrigation innovator Netafim. It has now co-founded Picodya – developer of the B-Matrix in vitro diagnostics (IVD) platform. B-Matrix gives 15-30min test results for cancer, cardiac dysfunction and viruses (including Covid). https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3844490,00.html https://picodya.com/ https://picodya.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/PicodyaBMatrixTechnology.mp4

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Seven new joint US-Israel cleantech projects

Posted on December 29, 2019

The Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial R&D (BIRD) Foundation will invest $6.4 million in seven clean energy R&D projects. The Israeli companies involved are Chakratec (energy storage), Exency (energy from waste), Elbit Systems, EcoPlant, Eta-Bar, Netafim and Ramot. https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-israel-fund-to-invest-6-4-million-in-7-joint-clean-energy-rd-projects/

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BIRD invests $8.2 million

Posted on July 14, 2019

The US-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) foundation is to invest another $8.2 million in 9 new joint R&D projects (see previous). Israeli startups (seven new to this newsletter) include 3PLW, Igentify, IAI, MyndYou, Netafim, Novelsat, Shamaym, Snappers and … Continue reading →

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Drip irrigation across India

Posted on March 31, 2019

I reported previously (2nd Dec) that Israel’s Netafim was deploying its drip-irrigation systems to 6,000 farmers in Hungund, India. It has since won a $100 million contract to install its systems in 100 villages, benefiting 60,000 farmers across India. https://www.jpost.com/Jpost-Tech/Business-and-Innovation/Netafim-to-connect-60000-Indian-farmers-to-irrigation-technology-583175

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Delivering pesticides drop by drop

Posted on March 2, 2019

Israeli drip irrigation specialists Netafim and Ben Gurion University’s BGN Technologies have signed a 3-year partnership with Bayer AG. The three will develop drip irrigation as a delivery system for Bayer’s pesticide to combat plant-parasitic worms and other crop protection … Continue reading →

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Transforming Indian agriculture

Posted on December 2, 2018

Around 6,000 farmers in 50 previously drought-stricken villages in Hungund, India, adopted drip-irrigation from Israel’s Netafim and are enjoying a second annual harvest. The 24,000-hectare Ramthal (Marol) project has doubled their annual crop yield and reduced water consumption. https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/090918/in-hungund-a-green-revolution-is-on-drip-by-drip.html

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Trade with Arab states

Posted on November 18, 2018

Despite lack of diplomatic relations, trade between Israel and Morocco was worth $37 million in 2017 ($149 million since 2014). Israeli drip irrigation specialist Netafim even setup a $2.9m subsidiary in Morocco last year, having operated there unofficially since 1994. … Continue reading →

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Texas welcomes Israel water industry

Posted on July 9, 2017

The first Israel-Texas Water Conference in Austin, Texas was attended by 200 key players from the Texas water industry and government. It featured five innovative Israeli water companies: Elbit Systems, Amiad Water Systems, BioPetroClean, Master Meter and Netafim. https://www.israel21c.org/the-lone-star-state-welcomes-the-israel-water-industry/

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