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The 5th generation of drip irrigation

Posted on June 7, 2015

Israel’s Netafim, the originator of drip irrigation has, in its 50th year launched its next generation of low-flow drippers. The new design boosts yields under harsh water conditions by combining low flow rates with excellent resistance against clogging. https://www.netafim.com/news-item/200490

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You can grow rice on a mountain

Posted on May 3, 2015

35,000 attended Agritech 2015 in Tel Aviv, including 200 Gaza farmers. Israel’s Netafim installed the biggest agricultural wall in Israel to demonstrate how its drip-irrigation systems can help grow crops anywhere – even vertically. Israel’s flux showed its system for … Continue reading →

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Micro-irrigation for India

Posted on February 1, 2015

Israeli water company Netafim has been selected to partake in a $60 million micro-irrigation project in the Indian state of Karnataka.  The project will span 12,000 hectares, help 6,700 farmers in 22 villages, increase crop production and save 50 percent … Continue reading →

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Saving water in agriculture

Posted on July 27, 2014

Israel’s Netafim has completed a successful international pilot project of its uManage platform, which helps farmers to monitor irrigation/fertilizer performance and yields. The software analyzes wind direction, weather forecast, temperature, radiation, soil moisture and fertilizer. http://israelnewtech.com/2014/07/netafim-innovation-saves-water-agriculture/

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Matchmakers bring Dutch and Israelis together

Posted on January 5, 2014

“Matchmaking @ Netherlands-Israel Cooperation Forum 2013” was attended by Israel’s leading water, agriculture and oil & gas companies, including Delek, Nobel Energy, Amiad and Netafim. The Dutch included Wageningen University, and several Dutch water authorities. http://israelnewtech.com/2013/12/dutch-israeli-economic-activity-deepens-new-cooperation-forum/

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Israeli water tech rescues EU farmers

Posted on November 10, 2013

Israeli drip-irrigation pioneer Netafim is leading the United Nations FIGARO project – an international consortium to develop new precision irrigation management technologies to increase water availability for Europe’s water-intensive crops. A pilot is running at nine EU sites, plus in … Continue reading →

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Swedish prize for Israeli water company

Posted on June 2, 2013

Israel’s Netafim, the pioneer of drip irrigation and the world’s largest irrigation company, has been named the 2013 Stockholm Industry Water Award laureate. The award committee said, “Netafim’s remarkable achievements, helping farmers across the world to ‘grow more with less’, … Continue reading →

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They were Israeli

Posted on November 4, 2012

Drip irrigation pioneer Netafim (worth $900 million) is now European-owned. Also, US giant Citigroup has bought Ness Technologies (building Barclays Israeli R&D centre) for $307 million. Finally Advasense’s image technology was too good for US company Pixim to resist. Click … Continue reading →

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