SUCCESS STORIES

PROJECT IN ETHIOPIA – VEGETABLES FOR THE CANNING INDUSTRY

Customer’s objective: Production of green and white asparagus for the canning industry
Surface area: 1137 ha
Crops: White and green asparagus and another 6 crops to be grown after the initial success.
Planning phases: The project was divided into 2 phases of about 5000ha each. Each phase was in turn subdivided into 5 areas of 100ha each, and these into plots of 15ha.
Water storage ponds: 2 storage ponds (one in each phase) of about 160,000m3 were built.

Equipment:

  • 10 SUPERNUTRITEC 9500 fertigation units.
  • Control of 4 fertilizers + 1 acid. Each unit contains 2 pH and EC probes.
  • 1 NUTRITEC 9500 unit for the seedbed.
  • 1 CLINVERTEC unit.
  • 9 tanks (8 fertilizers + 1 acid) with a 3000 l capacity.
  • Automatic self-cleaning filter head.
  • PC with monitoring and control software on each head.
PROJECT IN MOROCCO – PRODUCTION OF BERRIES

Customer’s objective: Production and exportation of berries for fresh consumption.
Surface area: 400 ha
Crops: Bilberries and raspberries
Planning phases: 400ha divided into 36-ha modules.
Water storage ponds: 2 ponds with a storage capacity of 5300m3.

Equipment:

  • 11 SUPERNUTRITEC 9800 drip-irrigation units.
  • 6 NUTRITEC micro sprinkler irrigation units.
  • 8 tanks (7 fertilizers + 1 acid) with a maximum capacity of 15000m3.
  • Automatic self-cleaning filter head.
  • PC with software to monitor and control all 17 units.
  • A specific programme was tailor-made for the customer to control the actual water consumption requirements.
PROJECT IN EGYPT – VEGETABLE CROP PRODUCTION

Customer’s objective: Production and supply of vegetable crops for human consumption.
Surface area: 200 ha
Crops: Soilless and soil-based cultivation of vegetable crops (tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, etc).
Planning phases: 200ha divided into 10-ha projects.
Water storage ponds: 1 pond every 10ha.

Equipment:

  • 1 NUTRITEC unit every 10ha to control 4 fertilizers + 1 acid + 1 supplement.
  • Climate equipment: Pulse-activated low-pressure FOG SYSTEM.
  • 5 tanks with 3000m3 capacity.
  • Automatic self-cleaning filter head.
  • PC with control software every 10ha.