Rivulis Irrigation is an Israeli company that specializes in micro-irrigation solutions. At the moment it is poised to assist fruit and vegetable farms in the Davao Region, starting with the ubiquitous banana plantations there.
“It is solid for us to have the banana plantations because we are already active in banana plantations and we think our experience and our product range can fit, especially for vegetables and pineapple, of course banana and corn as well,” Ilan Tamir, Rivulis Irrigation business development manager, told BusinessWorld in an interview.
He said the company’s technology, which covers the whole irrigation network from reservoir to sprinklers, can increase crop yields by at least 10%, minimize fertilizer input and reduce manpower requirements.
“We are saving a lot of money on manpower, and we are protecting the environment when you are providing precise amounts of water into the roots and nothing to the land. because the water should serve the plant and not the land. You will be able to dramatically increase the yield,” said Tamir.
