Netafim: 60 Years of Drip Irrigation & Precision Water Systems

Short Summary

Drip irrigation began as a small experiment at Kibbutz Hatzerim, where early trials nearly doubled orchard yields while using significantly less water. This breakthrough reshaped how water was viewed — not as a fixed constraint, but as a precise, manageable input.

Over six decades, Netafim transformed drip irrigation from an orchard solution into a global agricultural infrastructure spanning row crops, orchards, and broad-acre farming systems.

Modern precision irrigation now integrates fertigation, sensors, weather data, automation, and digital decision platforms — enabling farmers to optimize water, nutrients, energy, and labor simultaneously.

Today, drip irrigation plays a critical role in climate resilience, groundwater conservation, regulatory compliance, and long-term food-system sustainability worldwide.