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Leveraging Automation to Achieve Sustainable Sugarcane Production in Brazil


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Our mission

To help a sophisticated ethanol producer increase its sugarcane productivity while maximizing available water and land utilization.

Project details

Country: Brazil

Crop:  Sugarcane 

Type: Open field

Size: 500 HA

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Project summary

Bevap Bioenergia, a company that prides itself on being one of the most technologically advanced producers of ethanol, sugar and electricity cogeneration in Brazil, approached Netafim to help expand its cane energy production. Working within specific water and land resource constraints, Netafim designed and implemented a fully automated growing solution that allowed Bevap to maximize vertical cane yields while achieving 100% water efficiency and land utilization.

Results achieved

100%

water efficiency

100%

land utilization

Increased yields

 

We wanted to scale up energy production with limited resources.

Hermes Arantes, AG Director

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Bevap’s solution included the implementation of a fully-automated subsurface irrigation system. As part of its commitment to the project’s long-term success, Netafim’s team of specialists were on hand well after the system was installed to provide ongoing agronomic advice and technical support.  

  • Irrigation system design 
  • Project execution 
  • Agronomical planning and support 
  • Training and capacity building
  • Aftersales technical support 

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