Irrigation

Netafim, Israel's drip irrigation developers, opens biggest manufacturing plant to date in Mexico

The 30,000-square-meter plant will supply farmers across North and Central America, and will be equipped with advanced automation systems to “ensure quality, efficiency, and reliability.”

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Netafim's new plant.
Danny Sofer, acting CEO Mekorot

“Within 5 to 6 Years, all of Israel will be connected to a single water network”

Danny Sofer, acting CEO of Mekorot takes pride in the company’s ability to maintain uninterrupted water supply even during wartime, stating, “Israel’s water sector is healthy and stable."

|BySHIRLY GOLAN
NETAFIM ARE leaders in drip irrigation systems

Chinese billionaire in talks to buy Israeli irrigation giant Netafim, valued at $1.5 billion

The company is currently under the control of the Mexican firm Orbia, which has been in talks over the past year with various parties to sell its Netafim holdings to reduce its leverage.

|ByGLOBES/TNS
Restoration of the ziggurat temple in ancient Ur

Did the tide build the world’s first cities?

New research suggests Sumer’s earliest farms thrived on natural tidal irrigation long before the rise of canals.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF