Israeli Irrigation Tech is Combatting Climate Change by revolutionizing water management!

Humanity has shown that population increase and climate change are hazardous combinations, as nations struggle to feed a population that is growing at an alarming rate while water, which is essential to agriculture, is becoming increasingly scarce.

Food security in both rural and urban areas is being impacted by climate change, which is having a significant effect on the planet's water cycle and altering how irrigation is utilized in agriculture. This is according to warnings from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

By measuring the amount of water that crops truly require to thrive, an Israeli startup has created a system that may save a significant portion of the valuable water used in farming. Based on the idea that this activity expends energy, which in turn generates heat, the business created a sensor that is directly inserted into the trunk or stem of a crop and tracks the plant's water consumption using temperature rises. An analytics program receives the data gathered by the sensors and converts temperature variations into the amount of water absorbed by the plant.

Here is a look at some of the leading Israeli companies in the irrigation systems:

Manna Irrigation (https://www.manna-irrigation.com)

Satellite-based, Sensor-free Precision Irrigation

Manna Irrigation is the developer of a sensor-free, software-only irrigation solution that leverages high-resolution, frequently refreshed satellite data and hyper-local weather information to deliver site-specific irrigation recommendations.

Metzer Group (https://www.metzer-group.com/)

Drip Irrigation and Pipelines

Metzer Group is a manufacturer of micro-irrigation products and various types of pipelines. The Metzer projects department also has expertise in agricultural and irrigation turnkey projects for greenhouses and open fields. Among the company’s products are SP pipes for cold and hot water plumbing and PE pipes for water infrastructure and telecommunications. Its unique drippers are designed with the widest dripper inlet filter and an innovative pressure-compensating mechanism for precise irrigation and clog resistance with low-quality water.

Netafim (https://www.netafim.com/en/)

Agricultural Irrigation Systems - Netafim delivers tailor-made irrigation and fertigation solutions to millions of farmers, enabling growers to maximize food production with the lowest possible environmental impact. Specializing in end-to-end solutions from the water source to the root zone, Netafim delivers irrigation and greenhouse projects supported by engineering, project management, and financing services. The company is also working on digital farming, integrating real-time monitoring, analysis, and automated control into one system.

Paskal Group (https://www.paskal-group.com/) Irrigation-monitoring Solutions and Greenhouse Accessories. Paskal Group develops irrigation and growth-monitoring solutions, enabling growers to track and monitor the conditions in which their crop is cultivated, preventing resource spoilage, supporting sustainable growth, increasing yields, and improving quality. Paskal Group also manufactures trellising accessories for greenhouses, orchards, and vineyards. The products are tailored to the specific crop, climate conditions, growing season, and available manpower.

Rivulis (https://rivulis.com/) Drip and Micro-irrigation Equipment. Rivulis Irrigation offers a full line of irrigation devices, including drip lines, drip tapes, filters, hoses and tubing, sprinklers, sprays, and valves. The company’s products are designed for the above-ground and subsurface application of water and nutrients directly to the root zone of every plant, resulting in greater yields using equal or lower amounts of water and nutrients compared to other water-distribution systems.

SupPlant (https://www.supplant.me/) Plant Sensing Technology.SupPlant is focused on digitally informing irrigation decisions worldwide. By using plant sensing, artificial intelligence, and accumulated data spanning thousands of seasons, SupPlant provides growers with irrigation recommendations designed to empower better decision-making. The company’s product dramatically enhances water use efficiency as well as yield quantity and quality. SupPlant provides tools for the seamless handling of extreme weather events and 24/7 agronomic support. SupPlants' latest development is a fully sensor-free irrigation API platform that targets 450 million smallholder farmers around the world, specifically in India and sub-Saharan Africa.

Talgil Computing & Control (https://talgil.com/Home) Irrigation Control Systems. Talgil Computing & Control offers irrigation controllers for open field, greenhouse, and landscape applications, as well as automatic filters and backflush controllers with a variety of sizes and features. The company’s products range from small-scale, stand-alone controllers with just a few outputs for single irrigation heads to networks of expandable units consisting of numerous outputs that control multiple irrigation lines, including some equipped for remote PC communication.

Viridix (https://www.viridix.com) Precision Irrigation Technologies and Services. Viridix is a precision irrigation company that develops a sensor that imitates the behavior of the root of the plant and provides an indication for farmers about the availability of water at the root. The product features a precision irrigation management app based on patented Rootense soil moisture sensor technology that retrieves real-time data and provides farmers with the insights they need to optimize their irrigation and support them in fully autonomous irrigation leading to significant water savings, increased yield, and improved crop quality. Viridix is a Hardware-enabled SaaS solution for precision irrigation.

Please reach out to your local Trade and Economic Mission to connect with any of the above entities.

References: https://finder.startupnationcentral.org/ https://nocamels.com/2024/03/simple-sensor-for-what-plants-drink-helps-preserve-precious-water/

Author: Mallika Mago Israel Trade Delhi