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The Revolutionary Transformation of Paddy through Drip Irrigation

Yiğit Kocabıyık
By Yiğit Kocabıyık on 17 January 2024

Rice, one of the most important food sources for humanity, holds significant importance in cultivation areas worldwide. Rice production and agricultural yield play a crucial role in both Türkiye and the global agricultural landscape.

How Global Warming is Impacting the World's Favorite Pink Drink

Laurent Huet
By Laurent Huet on 02 August 2022

Rosé wines are on the rise. With its pink hue, light taste and refreshing blast of red berry flavors, rosé is a great partner for food and come summertime, pink is what you want to drink.  In the past decade, rosé has been globally rebranded - with celebrities and luxury brands alike scooping up vineyards. Consumption of the pink drink has increased by 20% over the last 20 years, and is expected to rise by as much as 50% by 2035 due to growing demand.

Seeds of change are growing thanks to precision agriculture

Celia Dunkelman
By Celia Dunkelman on 17 January 2022

Once a month, I head to Tohoku, which 10 years after the devastating Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011 that followed, is still a place that’s totally transformed.

Going Local - the Impact of Covid19 on Food Security

Roei Yonai
By Roei Yonai on 21 May 2020

The whole world has come together to fight COVID-19; but at the same time, there is also a growing concern rippling through the world regarding the current and future availability of food.

Using Harvesting Machines With Drip Lines

Jamie Zapp
By Jamie Zapp on 31 December 2019

During the recent 2019 harvest, Netafim set out to investigate the use of current harvesting machinery in orchards with multiple on-ground driplines. The results are promising and indicate that machinery and driplines may be compatible after all.

Will Rice Save the World?

Naty Barak
By Naty Barak on 07 October 2019

Rice is, by far, the most important food crop in the developing world, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. Not fruits or vegetables, or wheat, or meat. Rice. Rich in nutrients, vitamins, and minerals, and dense in dietary fiber, rice is inexpensive to buy, easy to prepare and filling. As such, it is an important contributor to food security in some of the poorest, hungriest countries.

Build your medical cannabis business

Ofer Inbar
By Ofer Inbar on 07 October 2019

The medical cannabis industry is only in its infancy stage and there are many theories and methods around on how to best cultivate it at scale. Here's how you can adopt the best practices from the agritech industry

The Hottest Trend: Soilless Cultivation of Blueberries

Roei Yonai
By Roei Yonai on 07 October 2019

Today, soil-based agriculture faces a lot of challenges – land and water scarcity, climate change, rising costs of agribusiness (e.g. fertilizers, fuel, pesticides), soil depletion, and degradation from over-farming. These challenges have led to the invention of soilless agriculture or hydroponics, which is a method of growing crops without the use of soil.

Growing blueberries in a protected environment

Ofer Inbar
By Ofer Inbar on 14 August 2019

Today, blueberries are recognized worldwide as one of the foremost superfoods packed with nutrients and antioxidants. This has led to a rising demand for premium-quality blueberries. If you are thinking of adding blueberries to your commercial crops, you should consider growing them in a protected environment to get faster ROI.

Grow More Rice, Less Methane

Dubi Raz
By Dubi Raz on 22 July 2019

Rice is a major staple food crop in the developing world, and the way it is grown has significant impact on Global warming. Read our blog post.

Increasing corn yields, while saving water

Lior Peleg
By Lior Peleg on 22 July 2019

Growing corn with drip irrigation has been a common practice in many parts of the world for over 30 years. Drip systems maintain certain unique characteristics that help make them the best irrigation alternative for corn in many growing scenarios.