2. To lead the effort in solving the global water shortage
by providing the ultimate alternative to flood irrigation,
enabling farmers precise, cost-efficient, and sustainable solutions
Mission
▪ Among the world’s top water and irrigation experts
▪ Inventor and entrepreneur in the water and agriculture sector
▪ Former Water Commissioner of Israel
▪ PhD in Soil Physics, Hebrew University in Jerusalem
Prof. Uri Shani, Founder & CTO
Eran Pollak, CEO
▪ Former member of the Board of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
▪ Former Senior Deputy Director of Budgets, Israeli Ministry of Finance
▪ MSc in Agricultural Economics, Hebrew University in Jerusalem
3. Aug. 2022, World Draught Status
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4. The Water Shortage is a Critical and Urgent Global Crisis
Source: Aqueduct, NASA
# Of countries that face
extremely
high water stress level
Decrease in water resources
per capita
(1962 – 2018)
Of the global population lives
under high or critical water stress
(~0.8 Billion People)
Increase in global water
withdrawals
(1960 – 2014)
# Of people that face
lack access to water
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58%
X5
10% 1.1 Bn
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6. Flood Irrigation is No Longer Sustainable
Source: Lindsay 2020 investors presentation, USDA, Aquastat Proprietary and Confidential. All Rights Reserved.
Sprinkler
Micro-irrigation
Flood
Current irrigation technologies are unsustainable - flood irrigation is still applied in >85% of all irrigated farmland
Irrigated farmland worldwide
(million acres)
Drawbacks of flood irrigation
Extra Labor Costs
Soil Erosion
Water Waste
Lower Yield
Fertilizer Overuse
Greenhouse Gases
Methane
Drawbacks of
pressurized technologies
Energy intensive
Expensive
Greenhouse gases
600
85
21
~700
7. N-Drip Transforms Flood to Gravity-Powered Micro-Irrigation
Citrus in Yuma, Arizona - Before and after the transition from flood to N-Drip
Flood N-Drip
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8. Precise Irrigation Powered by Gravity Alone, Backed by Reliable Data
Gravity-powered micro-irrigation N-Drip Connect
▪ Existing infrastructure
▪ No pumps
▪ No filters
▪ Monitor
▪ Act
▪ Optimize
▪ Improve
Water Use
Efficiency
▪ Reduces
Fertilizer
Use
▪ Increase
Yield
Potential
▪ Improves
Crop & Soil
Health
▪ Overall
Input
Reduction
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Proven patented solution delivering higher yields while reducing water consumption and emissions
Replacing single-path, pressure-intensive water flow of traditional dripper with N-Drip’s smooth, gravity-powered multi-dimensional flow
N-Drip
Irrigation
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Water inlet
Pressurized dripper
All current drippers are based on
a zigzag structure, one-path
pressurized flow
Water outlet
Clogging points
Water inlet
A multi-dimensional water flow
between two concentric
cylinders: the dripper body and an
inserted rod
Water outlet
Dripper Rod
Pressurized dripper
✓ Filters
✓ Pumps
✓ Valves
✓ Water tank
✓ Valves
✓ No filters and Pumps
Key advantages vs. pressurized dripper
Uses existing infrastructure
No pumping (no energy)
Reaches up to 3x field length than
conventional pressurized irrigation drip
system
Easy-to-adopt technologies with dual
functionalities
Resilient to clogging / resistant to dirty
water, hence no pressure-based filtration
Lower upfront, operational and
maintenance costs
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
’s patented dripper
10. A Win-Win Solution
Output:
All the
Advantages of
Drip Irrigation
Inputs:
Flood field
infrastructure
High yields
Saves
water
Saves
fertilizers
Using existing
infrastructure
Powered by
gravity, no use
of external
energy
Natural
water, no
pressure-
based filters
11. A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words…
Higher yield vs. flood, using 50% less water
Simple and affordable infrastructure vs. pressurized drip
High-pressure Drip
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*Soybean, Nebraska USA
N-Drip
N-Drip Flood %
Irrigation (AF/acre) 1.53 3.05 -50%
Yield (Bu/acre) 89.5 72 +24%
Energy (kwh/acre) 500 925 -46%
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N-Drip Connect: Reliable Data In, Reliable Data Out Via an Intuitive and Informative App
✓ In each field, proprietary sensors are installed to collect data directly from root-zone
✓ Data is made available to growers in real time, via user-friendly web and mobile app
✓ The N-Drip Connect technology is unique in that it bases this output on in-situ field
measurements and superb plant eco-system representation, its sensors require no calibration,
and all data is analyzed by a proprietary algorithm
✓ Moreover, N-Drip Connect has a team of agronomists to remotely support customers across
the globe, at any time, replacing the need for resource-intensive onsite support
N-Drip Connect: extending reach and enhancing services The N-Drip Connect is rooted in the ground
Yield, water, harvest-time,
emissions, contamination
Optimize
Water status, nitrogen levels,
vegetative index, field
viability, irrigation problems
Monitor
When and how much to
irrigate and fertigate
Act
N-Drip
Connect
Mission critical tool to improve productivity while reducing environmental footprint
Root-zone is sampled by
proprietary geotextile
Data is transmitted to
N-Drip’s cloud
Roots grow into the
geotextile, enabling
accurate estimation of root
water potential and uptake
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Local insights:
✓ Recommendations for daily field inputs (water, nitrogen) by a proprietary application
✓ Field management optimization according to preferences (yield, emission, timing)
✓ Forecasting yield parameters (quantity, timing)
13. The N-Drip Connect™ Dashboards
Monitoring
Water optimization
Data collection
Optimizing irrigation cycles to
secure maximum water savings.
Ongoing monitoring of irrigation
efficiency and field development.
Constant reliable collection of water
usage data and reporting, at field,
farm, and regional levels.
14. The N-Drip - Arizona Story
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The Colorado River Lower Basin
▪ Supplies water to AZ, CA, NV, NM, and Mexico
▪ Lowest water on record within 1,200 years
▪ Supplies water to 5.5M acres of irrigated land, of
which 4M acres are flood irrigated
N-Drip Helps to Secure Southwest USA Water Supply
▪ Central Arizona Project (CAP) is the utility responsible for
finding solutions to the severe water crisis in Arizona
▪ Arizona is Required to save more than 0.5M acre feet on
an annual basis
▪ CAP Strategically partnered with N-Drip to transform the
Arizona irrigation sector
Lake Mead water levels are now at just 27% of capacity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc4x4M_4V_0
Watch:
16. “Could forever change agriculture” Bloomberg Businessweek (September 2021)
20 granted
30 pending
55 Israel 32 USA
10 Australia 10 India
300
Submitted Patents Employees Projects Countries
17
50 114
30% 41% 104%
Higher water
use efficiency
Water saving
Yield increase
30%
Reduction in
CO2 emitted
17. The N-Drip Solution to Italy
Italy background:
▪ Location: Mediterranean region more reliant on irrigation
▪ Weather: increased heat waves, increasing water shortage crisis
▪ Po river basin classified as highest level of drought severity. 5 Italian regions, home to 42% of the population. Water
level has dropped 2m below normal.
▪ Total of 967,000 hectares of flood irrigation,with 202,000 hectares of rice
Drivers to convert from flood to N-Drip in Italy:
▪ Producing high-quality crops
▪ Growing concern for availability of water
▪ Shortage of labour
▪ Minimising fertilizers
▪ Sophisticated farmers
▪ Low conversion cost for Non orchard crops/commodity crops