Our mission
To help Agrovale achieve vertical growth and increase sugarcane productivity despite chronic water and land shortage.
Keeping Eswatini’s National Sugarcane Producer at the Cutting Edge of Modern Technology
Eswatini, Sugarcane
Project details
Country: Brazil
Crop: Sugarcane
Type: Open field
Size: 16,000 ha (3080 with drip)
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Project summary
Back in 2007, Agrovale, a leading Brazilian producer of sugar, ethanol and bio-energy, chose Netafim to help maximize the company’s productivity within its existing plantations. Drawing on nearly 40 years of extensive experience in the field of sugarcane cultivation, the Netafim team delivered a precision irrigation system complete with automation capabilities, supported by tailored on-site agronomy planning and support. This enabled Agrovale to significantly increase its cane yields up to 140 ton/ha, while maximizing land utilization, reducing water consumption and lowering overall operating costs.
Results achieved
140 ton/ha
Av. yields
Better land utilization
Lower OPEX
“We wanted to scale up ethanol production with limited resources and this is the only option to grow vertically with lower costs."
Hermes Arantes
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Services
Given the vast area of the plantation and the severe water limitations, Netafim’s team implemented an end-to-end solution covering bulk water supply from a local reservoir and the installation of a highly water-efficient subsurface drip irrigation system that could be operated automatically and that enabled labor-saving mechanization.
- Bulk water supply design
- Irrigation system design
- Project execution
- Agronomical planning and support
- Aftersales technical support
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