Rivulis brings irrigation technology to SIC 2019

The Israeli Rivulis, a reference player in fertigation and microirrigation in the world, is present at the International Coffee Week (SIC), which began this Wednesday (20/11), at Expominas, in Belo Horizonte. In partnership with its reseller, Gota Certa, Rivulis showcases its technologies for water and fertilizer management to visitors at SIC 2019.

Among the products is the easy-to-use Fertigation System - it is possible to determine the time, amount of water and fertilizer that will be supplied. The program has a series of alerts, for example: if a leak occurs in the network, for example. It produces a report on water and fertilizer consumption and creates a history of the entire operation for the producer to compare irrigation efficiency with production results. “We guarantee that precision can generate savings of 50% in water, electricity or diesel oil for all its customers”, says Guilherme Souza, general manager of Rivulis Brasil.

Another solution presented is satellite monitoring. Rivulis realized that the producer needed more than the management of his irrigation system. In 2018, after years of research, the Israeli company launched Manna Irrigation in Brazil, a satellite crop monitoring system, which allows farmers to know which area of ​​the property needs water and the exact amount.

The program scans the entire planted area via satellite, indicating to the producer which part of the plantation needs more or less irrigation. Installation is easy, just define your fields, crops and planting date and within 24 hours it will be ready to operate. The technology is exclusive to Rivulis and has an open interface that allows integration with other types of irrigation and can be operated from anywhere the producer is.

Today, Manna is used in more than 40 types of crops around the world, and in Brazil, it has already proven its efficiency in grains, coffee, bananas, cotton beans and forestry. There are already more than 3 thousand active hectares being monitored by the tool. “The system is accessed in the clouds, eliminating ground sensors, the cost of extra investments and even the risk of theft or degradation. Its use is via annual subscription, costing US$10 per hectare”, explains Souza.