Hannover 11/11/2015 Changing the Face of Agriculture Drip Irrigation s Contribution to Food Security and Climate Change Mechanization is crucial to making it happen Dubi Raz, Corporate Agronomy Director AgriTechnica
NETAFIM AT A GLANCE Born out of a need to make the Israeli desert bloom, Simcha Blass and Kibbutz Hatzerim founded Netafim in 1965 with the concept of drip irrigation. Netafim was joined by: Kibbutz Magal (1975) Kibbutz Yiftah (1979)
WORLDWIDE COLLABORATION & RECOGNITION Netafim is a member of the UN CEO Water Mandate and UN Global Compact (UNGC), partnering in a global effort to address long-term water challenges affecting the entire world. Netafim was named the 2013 Stockholm Industry Water Award (SIWA) Laureate for our contribution to sustainable water management.
ISRAEL Arid climate. Desert area - 60%; Average annual rainfall: 20-300 mm. Limited natural water resources based on annual rainfall. Short winter; 4 months rainy season; Quantity unstable. Political problems: Northern rivers might be blocked and rerouted.
NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INNOVATION That s why we invented the: Disc on key Heart Pulsator And Drip Irrigation 6
AS A CONSEQUENCE CAME THE REVOLUTIONARY IDEA OF DRIP IRRIGATION Irrigates the plant, not the soil. Delivers water by small diameter pipe with smart holes - Drippers. Water flow rate is low and uniform. Every plant gets the same.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? In flood and sprinkler irrigation the water moves with piston characteristics, pushing air and nutrition away. In drip irrigation the water moves in an Onion shape. The Air and Nutrition's stays near the roots. Onion Shape
WE IRRIGATE THE PLANTS, NOT THE SOIL. HIGH UNIFORMITY.. 9
10 FLOOD IRRIGATION WATER ALL OVER
TOPOGRAPHY? NO PROBLEM. JAPAN DRIP IRRIGATED TEA & SUGARCANE TAIWAN CHINA 11
12 TOPOGRAPHY? NO PROBLEM.
ARABLE LAND
ARABLE LAND PER CAPITA But population growth means less land per person, driving the need for higher yields. Hectares per Capita Source: FAO 2013
WATER SUPPLY
LIMITED WATER AVAILABILITY WILL IMPACT OVER 25% OF THE WORLD S POPULATION 1.8 BILLION PEOPLE The number of people that will live in areas affected by water scarcity in 2025. Data based on World Bank Research 2012
Agriculture German farmers hit by drought Grain, fruit and vegetable harvests in Germany have been reduced by droughts. Regions in central Germany were hit hardest, suffering crop slumps of between 40 and 50 percent. The DBV calculated the total losses resulting from lower prices to be in the region of "more than 3 billion euros" ($3.3 billion) for German farmers. European extreme weather belt linked to worst drought since 2003 Severe droughts that stretched across a central European band this summer are consistent with climate models for a warming continent, experts say. Grain harvests in Germany have fallen 11% and apple harvests 21% on last year s figures. An aerial view shows dried out areas of the Rhine river in Cologne, Germany. Photograph: Henning Kaiser/EPA
DESERTIFICATION is the persistent degradation of dryland ecosystems by human activities and climatic variations. About 25% of the Earth s land has undergone desertification, while 12 million hectares are annually lost to land degradation as the rate continues to increase. Source: http://www.ifad.org/pub/factsheet/desert/e.pdf
AGRICULTURE: LARGEST CONSUMER OF WATER About 70% of available water goes to agriculture 79% of irrigated areas use flooding Industrial 20% Domestic 10% Agriculture Mechanized Sprinklers 15% 4% Drip Irrigation 70% Flooding 79% 20 Source: ICID - CIID Saving 15% in agricultural use will more than double available water for domestic use
DRIP IRRIGATION CAN ENSURE FOOD, WATER AND LAND SECURITY Drip increases crop yield, quality and consistency, while using fewer resources, such as water and nutrients, per unit of land, to reduce relative costs.
NETAFIM CHALLENGES. Increase yield Environment friendly. Farm Management BIG Data Mechanized Solution 22 Footer info
MAXIMIZE YIELD OF BASIC FOOD CROPS. FOOD SECURITY IN 2050
Yield Increase with Drip Irrigation Major crops Source: Netafim Internal Research
HOW CAN WE DO IT? Look for the limiting factor: Varieties. Water. Fertilizer. Plant protection. Fine tuning of all aspects.
26 RICE VARIETY TEST
27 SUGAR CANE - CHINA
DRIP IRRIGATED RICE USA India China Taiwan Australia Italy Philippines Peru Uruguay
BREAKING PARADIGMS RICE ROOTS ARE LAZY 45 cm
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY IRRIGATION We irrigate the plants, not the soil.
GLOBAL WARMING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IF YOU GROW RICE LIKE THIS
ppm 75.00 70.00 65.00 60.00 55.00 50.00 45.00 40.00 35.00 30.00 25.00 20.00 15.00 10.00 5.00 0.00 Trial in China CH 4 emission at the 10th minute time point in the close chamber A (400 m3/mu; Hanyou 3) GA (120 m3/mu; Hanyou 3) No-tilla ge Paddy rice open air ** Aug.24 Sep.3 Sep.16 ** Drip Irrigation Flood Irrigation
GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION: NITRATE LEACHING QLD, Australia - Hazard to the great barrier reef. Mackay- Hazard to drinking water. How does it happen? By placing big doses of Nitrogen fertilizers that are washed down by heavy rains or flood irrigation. 35
HOW IS DRIP DIFFERENT? Tea spoon feeding, adjustment of the amount given according to the plant s needs.
HOW SHOULD WE APPLY CHEMICALS? SPRAY FROM AIRPLANES?
OR THROUGH THE ROOT SYSTEM? DRIP AS DELIVERY SYSTEM Systemic chemicals, positive Bio Agents, Mycorrhiza
CROP MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY Monitoring and Recording is crucial. 39
40 FARM MANAGEMENT ON REAL TIME DATA
DRIP IRRIGATION IS HELPING CREATE THE NEXT-GENERATION FARMER State-of-the-art developments such as online and mechanized agricultural solutions will enable farmers to fully manage and control their fields remotely by simply using any mobile device.
THE NEXT GENERATION SAYS - NO
WHY WE NEED MECHANIZATION TO MAKE IT HAPPEN Labor becomes an issue availability cost. Hard manual field work is not attractive at all. Introduction of a new technology such as Drip Irrigation should not increase labor costs We should install the Driplines while we plant / seed. We should remove the Driplines without disturbing the harvest.
44 DRY SEEDING - WORKS WELL
RICE PLANTING MACHINE - TAIWAN
MECHANIZATION In general the machines that seed/ plant should also inject Driplines into the soil
RETRIEVING DRIPLINES
RETRIEVING DRIP LINES
PLANTING AND INSERTING DRIP LINES IN ONE GO
53 HARVESTING
54 AFTER HARVEST
SUGAR CANE: WHY WASTE 10% OF THE AREA FOR SEED CANE? LET S GROW IT LIKE VEGETABLES!
56 SUGAR CANE SEEDLINGS
SEEDLING TRANSPORTATION 57
A Ceremony: A new machine in the field. Checchi Magli 58 Footer info
Many Stakeholders 59 Footer info
Time to work 60 Footer info
WELL DONE
WITH DRIPLINES
COTTON IN INDIA CAN WE CHANGE MIND SETS? 63 Footer info
COTTON TREES A 9 MONTH SEASON
COULD IT BE A 5 MONTH SEASON? HIGH DENSITY PLANTING 65
GOOGLE MAP WITH COORDINATES (INDICATED BELOW)
YES, WE DO IT. Not alone With Bayer + John Deer Monsanto + New Holland. 7
68 FIELD WORK + GOOD FARMERS = IT WORKS!
Agro- Machinery in Mushrooms: Inserting driplines at the same time as compost and casing soil The new Head Filling machine- a new era in mushroom cultivation.
REMEMBER : EVERY DROP COUNTS!
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