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Your Growth Partner

Rivulis Irrigation

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Agriculture Irrigated Land (% of total agriculture land)

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%

Water Resource Availability: Global Usable Fresh water is a small fraction of

the Total water on the Planet: 0.56%

PresenterPresentation Noteshttps://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/GlobalMaps/view.php?d1=TRMM_3B43M

Global Water Distribution and Consumption

Brazil 19%

Russia 10%

China 6%

Canada 7%

Indonesia 7%

India 4%

Colombia 5%

Peru 4%

Rest of the World 38%

Top Water Rich Countries Top Water Consuming Countries National Water Footprint/ Year Total Available Fresh water/ Year

PresenterPresentation Noteshttp://waterfootprint.org/media/downloads/Report50-NationalWaterFootprints-Vol1_1.pdf http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/y4473e/y4473e08.htm

Consumption Patterns • Developed Nations

(US, Canada, , Russia, France): >70% Consumption by Industry

• Developing Nations ( Argentina, India, Indonesia, China): >80% Consumption by Agriculture

PresenterPresentation Noteshttp://ubclfs-wmc.landfood.ubc.ca/webapp/VWM/course/global-water-challenges-1/rainfed-vs-irrigated-agriculture-3/http://waterfootprint.org/media/downloads/Report50-NationalWaterFootprints-Vol2_1.pdf

Irrigation Methods

Flood Furrow Sprinkler Center Pivot Drip

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Rivulis Introduces: Manna Irrigation

A leading provider of irrigation intelligence software solutions: proprietary satellite models and sensor-free cloud-based software, that provide growers with a high- resolution, integrated view of the entire field

Agronomy

Software Engineering

Distribution Network

Remote Sensing

• Unique combination of skills

• Young company, experienced people

• Closely attuned to growers needs

• Powered by Rivulis irrigation

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Who we are

PresenterPresentation NotesManna’s unique combination of skills – Agronomy and Irrigation knowhow, Remote Sensing (40 years accumulated experience, 2 PhD’s…), Software Engineering… and on top – the market access power by Rivulis the mother company

We learned how to bring water to the plant…

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PresenterPresentation NotesPeople developed ways to bring water to the planta since the dawn of history. From leather buckets to today’s most advanced drip technology…

Manna Irrigation Takes Up The Challenge: How Much And When To Irrigate, For Maximum Yield?

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Tradition, “father to son”

Irrigation Protocols

Soil and Plant Sensors

Remote Sensing

PresenterPresentation NotesStill the challenge remains – how much and when to irrigate? Irrigate too little and the plants will suffer, but over-irrigation is not good either! The evolution of methods to address this challenge:“The Tradition” – not scientific enough“The Protocol” – based on on manuals published by local research organizations. Usually outdated, fit to one variety in an ‘average field’ – in reality there is no such thing… but most of all – the protocol is just the theory, it is not dynamic/responding to actual field conditions.“Sensors” – are great technologies… but – 1) they are hard to install, calibrate, maintain and 2)a sensor may give a very accurate reading but only of a single point in the field – not representativeRemote Sensing – is what we chose to work with – it gives a whole-field view of the actual crop conditions

Sensor-free, site specific, dynamic irrigation recommendations:

Manna: Irrigation Recommendation System

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• Reliable – based on deep agronomic knowledge with irrigation specialty

• Simple – no equipment, accessible and easy to use • Affordable – no CAPEX, low-cost subscription • Global

PresenterPresentation NotesSensor-free – no hardware is needed on site (no sensors no weather stations not even software installation)Site-specific and Dynamic – recommendations are calculated every day, specifically for every field in the system

Methodology

Weather Services

Knowledge Base (Standard Protocols)

Remote Sensing

Manna Ag-

models Cloud Engine

Irrigation Prescription

Crop Monitoring

User Inputs

Water Budget Monitoring

Why Satellites?

Satellite data used to be…

Why Satellites? The Whole Field In One Shot

• Very expensive – Government budgets

• Low resolution – Wide area study

• Low frequency – Revisit twice a month

• Visual spectrum – Nice images for the wall…

But today it is…

• Almost Free Data – Data is becoming more accessible

• High resolution - Suitable for intra-

field variability detection

• High frequency – Revisit every 5 days

and soon every day

• Multi-spectral Data allows for advanced

agronomy modeling

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PresenterPresentation NotesWhy satellites and not Drones for instance? Because you get the whole farm in one shot, every 5 days, in high resolution (high enough for crop monitoring and irrigation scheduling).

Satellite data used to be expensive, low-res, hardly refreshed and without spectral width. Not any more… this technology is now accessible and it is getting better every day

Standard Solutions • Government-provided

service – resolution of 10-25 KM

• Weather station – no forecast, and requires maintenance

Why Hyper-local Weather?

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Manna’s Service • Resolution of 5km, worldwide • 14 days forecast • 10 years historical data • Accessible in a click of a

button

Because weather, specifically precipitation is very local. And you only care for YOUR field, not the entire valley…

PresenterPresentation NotesThere is no question that accurate weather is crucial for irrigation scheduling. Standard solutions are not good enough, our service is very accurate (and expensive) that is not available otherwise to individual growers.Manna provides a 5x5 km resolution (2.5x2.5km in USA) of weather data – historical average (10 years), current and 7 days forecast.

Auto-detected Low-vegetation area Potential problems: – Irrigation – Disease – Soil variability – Fertilizer

application issue

Auto-detected Excessive-Vegetation area

Potential problems: – Water leakage – Weeds spots – Topography /

drainage

Crop Monitoring – Vegetation Maps

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Irrigation Recommendations For Every Zone

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1 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon

ET (m

m)

Obsrved Water Usage: 220mm

Protocol ETc: 200mm Observed Water Usage: 28mm

Protocol ETc:

Rain:

25mm

7mm

Manna Recommended:

21 mm / 180 minutes

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