Modern drip irrigation
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- Date
- 1959-1965 · confidence high
- Place
- Kibbutz Hatzerim, Negev, Israel (Netafim)
- Credited to
- Simcha Blass and his son Yeshayahu; Netafim (1965)
- People
- 👤 Simcha Blass1897–1982
- Field
- Life & health
What it is
Plastic pipes with emitters that deliver water and fertiliser drop by drop to the root of each plant. It multiplies water efficiency and allows cultivation in deserts.
What it led to
- Agriculture in arid areas and water savings
- Fertigation and intensive greenhouse agriculture
- Israeli agricultural technology as an export
Built on
- Center-pivot irrigation1948
- polyethylene pipes
Made possible
- fertigation
- precision greenhouse farming