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© April 2014 The Israel Export & International Cooperation InstituteProduction: IEICI Media & Production Division • Editing: Tomedes Smart Human Translations • Design: Jackie Tiwari - Hotam

Israel’s Agro-technologiesNAMPO 2014

May 13-16 • South Africa

Companies Directory

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Dear Friends,

Israel's Agro-technology industry is characterized by intensive research and development of innovative

systems, rooted in "growing more with less" concept.

The industry exports agro-technology solutions worldwide and has reached breakthrough

achievements in irrigation, seeds, greenhouses, fertilizers, crop protection, post-harvest treatment,

poultry & dairy farming, consulting & engineering services and more .

The Agro-technology Department of The Israel Export & International Cooperation Institute promotes

know-how, cooperation and business opportunities between Israeli and international companies and

organizations.

With all best wishes for a fruitful and productive event,

Mr. Gilad Peled

Director, Water, Cleantech, Agro-technology Dept.

The Israel Export & International Cooperation Institute

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Changing Tides 226 (Pty) Ltd. __________________________________ 4

Haifa Group (Haifa Chemicals Ltd.) _______________________________ 5

Hishtil Ltd. _____________________________________________ 6

Netafim Ltd. _____________________________________________ 7

Smart Farming Technologies ___________________________________ 8

Top Greenhouses Ltd. _______________________________________ 9

Vegtech2000 (Pty) Ltd. _____________________________________ 10

The Israel Export & International Cooperation Institute __________________ 11

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We set our mission to be among the world leaders in the Fittings and Water-Driven Injectors market. and

to supply our clients with the highest products and application solutions.

www.mixrite.co.za www.tefenplastic.com Contact us

Changing Tides 226 (Pty) Ltd.

Categories: Fertilizers Irrigation Dairy Equipment &

Supplies Consulting, Planning &

Management Greenhouses &

Covered Systems Aquaculture Poultry Equipment &

Supplies

Subcategories: Agricultural

Fittings and Applications

Industrial Pumps Water Treatment

Pumps Agro-technology

Company at a Glance

Tefen Advanced Plastic Solutions has 40 years of experience in producing advanced plastics products.

These comprise two main groups: fittings for the pneumatic, automation and irrigation industries; and

MixRite Proportioning Dosing Injectors for industrial, agricultural and livestock applications. We also

manufacture a range of products for horticulture.

Our Research & Development Department follows the latest innovations in plastics technology. In recent

years the focus has been on proportioning dosing: developing the MixRite range of injectors to inject

functional additives into liquid medium system using a uniform repeating method .

These innovations, bringing significant advances to a wide range of industries, have helped us to export

70% of our production to customers located all over the world. Tefen plant is certified for ISO

9001:2000 and we meet all international standards.

Technology & Products

MixRite Proportioning Dosing Injectors

These versatile dosing injectors pump an additive into a water line at a consistent induction rate over

varying water pressure and flow rates. They are used primarily in agriculture, horticulture and

greenhouses for fertigation. MixRite has five different models that handle additive flow rates as low as

0.2% and as high as 10%.

Fittings

These fittings, constructed from high-grade XYZ plastic, have high wear, pressure and UV tolerances.

Range includes Barb Block, industrial pipe, agricultural tube and tight push fittings; quick release

couplings; threaded connectors; and accessories.

Tubes

A range of top quality tubing for standard and high pressure applications.

Spraying and Fogging Nozzles

Flange, non-drop and adjustable spray nozzles, plus nozzle filters and spray accessories .

Spray Guns

This range of six spray guns offers an excellent choice of features to suit many varied applications. The

liner also offers two fine spray models.

Goal

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Haifa’s key mission is to create highly effective plant nutrition solutions for farmers worldwide by

leveraging a keen familiarity with farmers’ lives and needs.

www.haifa-group.com Contact us

Haifa Group (Haifa Chemicals Ltd.) Categories: Fertilizers

Subcategories: Specialty Fertilizers

Company at a Glance

Haifa Group is an Israel-based multinational corporation and a global leading supplier of potassium

nitrate for agriculture and industry, specialty plant nutrients and food phosphates. Haifa was founded in

1966 by the Israeli government in order to leverage natural Israeli resources of Potash from the Dead

Sea and Phosphate Rock from the Negev. Haifa has two production plants located in Israel with a

combined production capacity of 0.5 million tons of Potassium Nitrate annually. Several production and

blending facilities in Europe support Haifa’s logistics. Haifa’s global operations span across 5 continents

in over 100 countries with 12 subsidiaries and an annual turnover of around $ 700 Million (2010).

Under private ownership since 1989, Haifa is owned by an American Holding Company, Trance Resource

Inc. (TRI), controlled by the Trump Group.

Technology & Products

Haifa’s nutritional solutions maximize yields from given inputs of land, water and plant nutrients for

diverse farming practices. With innovative plant nutrition schemes and highly efficient application

methods, Haifa’s solutions provide balanced plant nutrition at precise dosing, composition and placing.

This ultimately delivers maximum efficiency, optimal plant development and minimized losses to the

environment.

Potassium nitrate: Haifa offers a wide range of potassium nitrate products for Nutrigation™ (fertigation),

foliar sprays, side-dressing and controlled-release fertilization. Haifa's potassium nitrate products are

marketed under the Multi-K™ brand.

Water soluble fertilizers: Haifa's extensive selection of water-soluble fertilizers enables efficient

application of an entire range of plant nutrients by Nutrigation™ and foliar sprays. All Haifa products,

straight salts and NPK blends, are chloride free, composed of nutrients only, and are fully consumed by

the plant.

Controlled release fertilizers: Haifa manufactures controlled release fertilizers for agriculture,

horticulture, ornamentals and turf under the Multicote™ brand.

Goal

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To become a leading and innovative nursery firm, globally.

www.hishtil.com Contact us

Hishtil Ltd.

Categories: Seeds & Propagation Material

Company at a Glance

Hishtil Ltd – the global leader in knowledge-based plant propagation.

Hishtil is a world leader in propagation and le grafting of seedlings and young plants of vegetables,

herbs and flowering annuals. Our approach combines horticulture expertise and industry awareness

with the benefits of cutting-edge technology, to improve the quality of food and environment. With

customer satisfaction at the heart of what we do, we strive for excellence through advancing our

knowledge.. Naturally, all Hishtil activity complies with the strictest international standards .

Facts & Figures

Hishtil has 21 hectares of production nursery area across five sites in Israel, plus 30 hectares in

international joint ventures in Europe (5), Turkey (1) and South Africa (1). Current yearly production

totals well over one billion young plants , of which some 80 million are grafted Hishtil employs

approximately 400 people in Israel plus another 500+ through its international joint ventures.

Technology & Products

Industry Awareness

Hishtil’s forward-thinking philosophy includes constant dialogue and monitoring of industry

developments, both within Israel and internationally, in order to improve production methods and

development of the products the market demands. We have a keen eye for trends and pride ourselves

on being able to respond fast to them. Through cooperation with advanced agro-tech entities around

the world, Hishtil's know-how and expertise are shared internationally through Turn-Key Projects,

Nursery Upgrade Packages and Operational Nursery Supervision .

Technology

A technological leader in the field of plant propagation, Hishtil develops cutting-edge horticulture

solutions that meet growers’ changing needs. Hishtil's own Research and Development department

(R&D) cooperates with academic research institutions to develop some of the most advanced

production methods and technical aids in the Israeli plant nursery enterprise.

Goal

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To make drip the irrigation solution of choice by delivering comprehensive solutions that are reliable,

simple and affordable, while ensuring outstanding results and peace of mind for our clients worldwide.

www.netafim.com Contact us

Netafim Ltd.

Categories: Subcategories: Irrigation Crop Protection

Drip Irrigation Agriculture Water Solutions Agronomy

Company at a Glance Netafim is the global leader in drip and micro-irrigation solutions for a sustainable future. With 27

subsidiaries, 16 manufacturing plants, and over 4,000 employees worldwide, Netafim delivers innovative

so­lutions to growers in over 110 countries across the globe. Founded in 1965, Netafim pioneered the

drip irrigation revolution, creating a paradigm shift toward low-flow agricultural irrigation. Today,

Netafim offers a wide range of state-of-the-art irrigation and complementary solutions for agriculture,

landscaping and mining. From drippers and dripperlines, through sprinklers and micro-emitters, to crop

management technology (CMT) and greenhouse systems, Netafim's market-leading products and

services enable cost-effective agricultural irrigation for optimal and sustainable results.

Technology & Products

Since pioneering drip irrigation technology in 1965, Netafim has remained at the forefront of the

industry by leveraging our technological expertise to develop the world’s most innovative and cost-

effective solutions that improve yields and quality with fewer resources.

Our products anchor a comprehensive array of irrigation systems and computerized monitoring and

fertilization control systems across myriad applications, including open-field row crops, orchards,

vineyards and greenhouses. Our cutting-edge drippers offer the industry’s lowest flow rates to reduce

energy usage. Our state-of-the-art dripperlines not only provide the highest level of clogging resistance

to ensure effective irrigation patterns and high water utilization rates, but also are the thinnest in the

industry, thereby reducing production costs. And our precise, reliable and low-cost automated solutions

are easy to install, use and maintain, allowing growers to focus on what they know best while leaving the

irrigation to us.

Goal

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www.smartfarming.co.za Contact us

Smart Farming Technologies Categories: Irrigation

Company at a Glance

Supplier of Turnkey Projects for super-intensive vegetable, herb, flower and fresh water or marine fish

farming.

We have intelligent solutions to farming situations.

Technology & Products

The Products

Greenhouses and structures for agriculture are our major products. We market a broad range of fully

modular greenhouses and structures for agriculture, from the simplest structures through manually

operated greenhouses and on to models with curtains and windows fully operated by computer -

controlled electric motors. Our selection includes various models to satisfy virtually every need and

budget.

Our Mass Water Flow System

Over the past decade, powerful forces have been leading the aquaculture industry to the use of

Recirculated Aquaculture Systems (RAS). Among the motivations for this RAS Revolution are global

shortage of fresh water, contamination of water sources, higher environmental awareness and rising

land prices in developed countries. Our system is a RAS, based on the efficient recirculation of water in

grow-out tanks. A series of airlift pumps supply oxygen to the water, while also removing carbon dioxide .

It is an almost-closed system, which minimizes the need for a continuous fresh water supply while at the

same time conserving energy costs. It also provides for treatment of waste water and the removal of solid

waste.

Simplicity of design is its hallmark. Simplicity lessens the number of moving parts and thus the need for

human involvement, reducing maintenance costs, the potential for clogs, and other system failures.

Goal

Our goal is to supply Southern Africa and Africa with aquaculture, hydroponic and agricultural products

that will greatly benefit the end user and the South African economy.

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www.top.pro Contact us

Top Greenhouses Ltd. Categories: Consulting, Planning & Management Greenhouses & Covered Systems Aquaculture

Company at a Glance

Top Greenhouses Ltd. is one of the leading companies in Israel providing a wide range of turn-key

agricultural projects and solutions for growers and investors around the globe.

Employing an experienced staff of professionals with a variety of specialties in cultivation and

agricultural technologies, Top Greenhouses works closely with growers to assess their needs and

objectives and evaluate site climate conditions and crop growth requirements. Each project is then

tailored to the customer's specifications, budgeted and implemented.

Top Greenhouses closely supervises its projects from the feasibility study through delivery, providing

professional counseling and guidance to the client at every stage along the way. Top Greenhouses

continues its involvement through the first growing cycle, to ensure the continued success of the project.

Technology & Products

Top Greenhouses' experts in agronomy, agro-technology and agro-economics work side-by-side with

customers to execute turnkey projects, which elevate agriculture to a new plane - higher levels of quality,

yield and profitability. By sharing its knowledge and experience, the Company helps create a viable,

economical and profitable growth environments, ensuring that customers get the greatest yield from

their investment - in both senses of the word.

Top Greenhouses is responsible for the design, construction and installation of each project and in some

cases – for the maintenance and operation of the project as well.

We specialize in the design and installation of greenhouses providing integral equipment for turnkey

projects such as: growing systems; water systems; climate control; nursery equipment; packing houses &

refrigeration rooms.

Goal

Top Greenhouse's vision is to provide global customers with the smartest, most economical methods of

growing abundant, healthy, top-quality agricultural products through the use of state-of-the-art

greenhouses and related technologies.

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www.vegtech.co.za Contact us

Vegtech2000 (Pty) Ltd. Categories: Subcategories: Agro-Technology Undercover Projects

Greenhouse Nethouses Tunnels Agricultural Plastics

Company at a Glance

Vegtech has been in existence since 1989 and has completed over 500 greenhouse projects in southern

Africa. Our expertise includes project planning, supply, erection, and after-sale maintenance plans for all

types of undercover agricultural projects. Vegtech2000 (Pty) Ltd. is a partner with the global corporation

Netafim INT. and is a major component of their Greenhouse Division. This gives us access to a vast pool of

international expertise and experience as well as corporate muscle to engage in large scale projects.

Vegtech has recently expanded its footprint and has executed a number of projects in Africa and the

Middle East. About 60% of our components are now manufactured in South Africa .

Services

1. Plan supply and erect turnkey high-tech agricultural projects .

2. Supplier of greenhouses, tunnels and shade houses.

3. Maintenance and upgrades to existing greenhouse structures.

4. Supplier of all greenhouse accessories.

5. Supplier of agricultural plastics.

6. Agronomical support.

Technology & Products Vegtech sells a comprehensive range of greenhouses. The classic Polyethylene range of 9.6m and 8m

spans in six models and provides optimal solutions for specific climate and crop conditions and budgets .

The range of nethouses for vegetables, flowers and orchards is offered in many configurations to suite

the crop, climate and budget of the client.

Tunnels are offered in 6.4m, 8m and 10m width at any length with or without side curtains and a variety

of door options.

All Vegtech structures are designed using engineering codes and come with wind and load guarantees .

Vegtech also offers in-house technology for :

• Greenhouse irrigation systems

• Greenhouse climate control and irrigation control

• Greenhouse fertilizer dosing systems

• Greenhouse project design, integration and installation

• Greenhouse water treatment and recycling systems

• Greenhouse accessories

Goal

Vegtech is looking for investors and/or companies interested in doing undercover projects, existing

farmers who wish to get involved in undercover farming or who wish to expand/upgrade their existing

operations .

Vegtech wishes to interact with national and local governments, municipalities and NGOs to get involved

in undercover agricultural farming.

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The Israel Export & International Cooperation Institute The Israel Export & International Cooperation Institute, a non-profit organization supported by the

government of Israel and the private sector, facilitates business ties, joint ventures and strategic

alliances between overseas and Israeli companies.

Charged with promoting Israel’s business community in foreign markets, it provides comprehensive,

professional trade information, advice, contacts and promotional activities to Israeli companies, and to

business people, commercial groups, and business delegations from abroad .

By providing a wide range of export-oriented services to Israeli companies and complementary services

to the international business community, the Institute helps build successful joint ventures, strategic

alliances, and trade partnerships.

Water, Cleantech, and Agro-Technologies Department

The IEICI’s Water, Cleantech, and Agro-Technologies Department is closely connected with the sector’s

exporters, which includes more than 800 companies and approximately 300 start-ups. The department

has a proven ability to identify and match suitable, potential business partners as well as organize one-

on-one business meetings. It is also a focal point for contacts with the government and industry.

Gilad Peled

Director Water, Cleantech and Agro-Technology Department

+9 1592415-3-52

giladp@export.gov.il

www.export.gov.il/eng/Branches/Technologies/Agro%20Technology/.aspx

This production is for informational purposes only. While every effort has been made to ensure that the presented information is correct, The Israel Export & International Cooperation Institute assumes no responsibility for damages, financial or otherwise, caused by the information herein.

© April 2014 The Israel Export & International Cooperation InstituteProduction: IEICI Media & Production Division • Editing: Tomedes Smart Human Translations • Design: Jackie Tiwari - Hotam

Israel’s Agro-technologiesNAMPO 2014

May 13-16 • South Africa

Companies Directory