Israeli precision irrigation solution firm Netafim announced on Monday that it has secured a deal estimated at $85 million to provide advanced irrigation systems to 35,000 farmers in India.
The agreement involves the construction of irrigation systems for three large projects that cover 66 villages on 123,500 acres (50,000 hectares area) in the state of Karnataka in southwest India. The projects will be deployed over a period of two years and will include technical and agronomic support for five years.
Netafim will also train farmers to operate the advanced systems, the company said. A wide range of crops are planned for the area including onion, chili pepper, corn, peanuts, beans, sunflowers and other crops.
Netafim joined forces with the Indian Infrastructure company, MEIL (Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited) to execute these projects.
These projects are an extension of the successful Ramthal community irrigation project in the state of Karnataka which was completed in 2017. An additional four projects in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh were secured by Netafim in 2018 and are now under implementation.
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