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Water Perspectives from my Friends in America – Part One
By Naty Barak, Chief Sustainability Officer, Netafim I spent the summer of 2017 in California with my friends at Netafim USA. Returning to America was very meaningful for me, bringing back the wonderful memories of when I first landed in Los Angeles 36 years ago to help create NII – Netafim Irrigation Inc., our first subsidiary outside of Israel. I could write much about the differences I found today in almost every aspect of life, not least the congestion on … Full article click here >>
Hunger Is Not a Destiny – New aid models and Israeli technology can help feed the world
By Elad Levi, Netafim’s Managing Director, Head of Africa It doesn’t make for sensational headlines, but one problem that impacts hundreds of millions of people, particularly in Africa, has accompanied us through the ages – poverty and hunger. The good news is that a solution is within our reach. Let’s look at the facts. Some 75 percent of the world’s poorest countries are in Africa, with nearly 415 million people living in extreme poverty across sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly 50 percent … Full article click here >>
Climate-right vegetables in Papua New Guinea
The thing about salad vegetables, and other crops, is that they respond very differently in different climatic conditions. In a tropical climate, such as that of Papua New Guinea in the South-Western Pacific with its incredible cultural and biological diversity, it’s just not so easy to grow salad vegetables on the 2.6% of arable land in this island nation. And some people, unfortunately, learn the hard way. So it was with our customer earlier this year. Having established a new … Full article click here >>
Drip for Medlar in China
One of the fascinating things about our work is the variety of applications and conditions in which we are challenged to deliver the most innovative drip irrigation solutions. Recently, we were selected to complete the first phase of a fascinating project in China for our customer, The Baofeng Group, the largest private enterprise in Ningxia Autonomous Region in northwest China. We spent more than 4 months installing the first stage for a drip irrigation solution for the Ningxia Baofeng Ecological … Full article click here >>
Talking the walk with Naty Barak
At Netafim, we get things done. We are practical and action-oriented, always looking for new ways of doing more better and helping farmers grow more with less. Our history of more than 50 years is a testimony to our intensive activity to improve drip irrigation solutions and support farmers around the world with climate right systems that make a strong contribution to global food security and sustainable development. You will always find Netafim walking the talk. However, it’s not enough … Full article click here >>
Coffee break in Addis Ababa
Earlier this month, we were delighted to participate in the 15th African Fine Coffees Conference & Exhibition in Addis Ababa. It was a time to listen and learn and share. We were delighted with the opportunity to meet and talk with many farmers and agri-professionals from around the region, and also, present our Smart Irrigation and NutrigationTM solutions for coffee farmers in Africa. More than 200 guests from Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, DRC, etc. came to visit our booth and … Full article click here >>
At the root of the finest coffee is drip
Every time you see someone enjoying a great cup of coffee, just think that a dedicated farmer overcame significant challenges to grow the beans that provide such distinctive flavor and quality. For centuries, coffee growers have struggled with the high sensitivity of coffee cultivation in time of water scarcity or, on the other hand, the problems of water logging and nutrient leaching in wet seasons. Farmers must contend with a shallow active root system of most coffee plants which makes … Full article click here >>
