Agritech 2012 is just around the corner and I am very excited about this year’s event. So I thought it would be a great opportunity to look back at Netafim’s participation and what we have achieved throughout the years. About Agritech The Agritech Exhibition, held once every three years, is one of the leading international events of its kind to showcase Israeli and international agriculture technologies. It traditionally attracts many Ministers of Agriculture, decision-makers, experts, agricultural associations, and thousands … Full article click here >>
Global Food Security Forum Meets to Solve Developing World Feeding Problems
I found it very interesting and enlightening to participate in the first-ever Global Food Security Forum in Rabat, Morocco from March 7th to 9th, 2012, under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco. Over 300 experts, officials, practitioners, and stakeholders from over 50 countries attended the conference that was organized by the OCP, Morocco’s phosphate company. We did not meet to only discuss the challenges of feeding an ever-growing world population in developing countries; we were … Full article click here >>
Dripper Clogging Problems? Not with Netafim
I recently came across this discussion about drip irrigation among a group of growers at the Russell Ranch Field Day. While all the growers expressed their satisfaction with the benefits provided by drip irrigation, such as higher yields and efficient use of water resources, some of them raised concerns regarding dripper clogging problems. Now, I am certain that in this case they were not using Netafim’s products, because at Netafim we addressed the clogging issue problems more than 35 years … Full article click here >>
Study Proves Superiority of Subsurface Drip Systems for Irrigating Aerobic Rice
Brought by Eli Vered, R&D Field Crops Manager at Netafim Ms. K. Vanitha, an M.Sc. student in Crop Physiology at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in India, submitted an abstract towards her doctoral thesis in Philosophy, on the physiological comparison of surface and subsurface drip systems in irrigating aerobic rice (Oryza sativa L.). Investigations were carried out during the Dry Season (DS) of 2009, summer of 2010, and DS of 2011, in the Department of Crop Physiology in the Agricultural College … Full article click here >>
Netafim™ Japan Assists Growers In Tsunami-Inflicted Areas
Post by Ziv Kremer, Managing Director of Netafim Japan In an effort to help Japanese growers recover from the after effects of March’s tsunami, Netafim Japan recently donated 50 Family Drip Systems™ (FDS™) to several northeastern municipalities. Due to the tsunami, agricultural areas in northeast Japan were polluted with high salt content as well as oil, fuel, chemical and even radioactive materials. To bring the areas back to normal agricultural usage, Japan is investing in a massive, multi-year rehabilitation program. … Full article click here >>
Stone Laying Ceremony for the Wadi Attir Project
A week ago, I was filled with pride to participate in the stone laying ceremony for the Wadi Attir project. It marked the official beginning of a worthy project, which Netafim has been working on for over a year. The ceremony took place in a large Bedouin tent located near the Bedouin village, Hura. Present at the ceremony were Government Minister Silvan Shalom, Ministry of Agriculture representatives, and the head of the Southern Bedouin community. Our involvement in this project … Full article click here >>
Netafim™ Nominated To A Prestigious Mining Award For Flatnet™ Innovation
By Natan Barak, Marketing Director of Emerging Markets Division at Netafim Netafim™ was nominated among Anglo American’s leading 2011 suppliers in the category of innovation. We were one of four supplier granted at AA’s fourth annual Supplier Conference in London in last November. The innovation award “recognizes outstanding achievements based on groundbreaking innovation that has delivered measurable value for AA and its stakeholders.” Netafim was nominated for the award by AA’s Chile-based Mantos Blancos Division for introducing FlatNet™ pipes to … Full article click here >>
Winner of “Netafim Your Day” Video Contest is Selected
Netafim employees from eight countries submitted 29 videos to the four-month long “Netafim Your Day” video contest. The countries represented in the contest were USA, Israel, Brazil, China, India, Mexico, France, and Peru. It was very interesting to see in the videos, the great differences between the cultures of the various countries. On the other hand, it was even more interesting to see how much the Netafim employees in the different countries have in common. Many excellent videos were submitted, … Full article click here >>
The Success of The Family Drip System (FDS) In Brazil
Post By Natan Barak, Marketing Director of Emerging Markets Division at Netafim. Family agriculture, widespread in the arable land of Brazil, and based on food supply and subsistence agriculture, results in low productivity. Improvement to grower’s quality of life Facing the growers’ challenges, Netafim developed its exclusive Family Drip System – FDS (in Brazil, under the Kif Net brand).Drip irrigation has proved to have many benefits, including a significant increase in productivity and saving important natural resources such as water and … Full article click here >>
Netafim & Leap to Industry Program marked a successful start
Post by Ofer Rimon, Community Relations Manager at Netafim Netafim takes pride in being the first company to participate in the Leap to Industry program. This program serves to prevent at-risk youth from dropping out of school and paves their way to optimal integration into society, while directing them to advanced technological studies and integrating them in industry. The program grants the youth basic life skills, learning skills, and personal development training, concentrating on building their motivation and confidence in … Full article click here >>
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Naty Barak serves as Chief Sustainability Officer at Netafim a global leader and pioneer of drip irrigation delivering innovative irrigation solutions that increase crop yields and preserve water and land resources Naty...
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