Recently I attended the” Cracking the Nut 2012″ conference in Washington DC. This leading global event focuses on how to attract investors from the private sector to invest in rural and agricultural markets. Attracting private investors has become a pressing issue, as according to the FAO, $180 billion in gross agricultural investments is needed in developing countries to halve the number of undernourished people by 2015. From experience, it is estimated that 75 percent of this amount will have to … Full article click here >>
Rio+20 Participants Renew Their Commitment to a Promising Future
Igal Aisenberg, the CEO at Netafim, and I recently returned from the amazing Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs organized this conference as a follow-up to the historic UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) that took place 20 years ago. Rio+20 is considered a top-level high-profile conference. Thousands of world leaders, heads of state, government representatives, NGOs, and participants from the private sector and … Full article click here >>
Catarina de Albuquerque Launches Book on Good Practices towards Realizing the Rights of Human Beings to Water and Sanitation
At the sixth World Water Forum in March 2012, at the Portuguese pavilion, I attended the festive launching of a new book written by United Nations Special Rapporteur Catarina de Albuquerque. Her book, “On the Right Track”, gives a detailed description of good practices in realizing the rights of all human beings to water and sanitation. Good Practices in Book Result from Years of Research and Consultations In 2008, Ms. Catarina de Albuquerque was mandated by the Human Rights Council … Full article click here >>
Netafim Booth Attracts a High Level of Interest at Agritech 2012
As I return from Agritech 2012, I wanted to share how proud I am of Netafim’s participation during the event. Our booth was a great success. Our ultra-large-screen movie presentation – “The Evolving Story of Netafim and Drip Irrigation” – and “future wall” of innovations were a big hit among customers and random passersby alike. Our meeting rooms were buzzing with activity from morning till night. Over 900 customers, government officials and guests toured our three Israeli manufacturing sites during … Full article click here >>
Thoughts about Agritech 2012
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 >>
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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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