It’s clear: where water is scarce and soils suffer, AQUA4D brings regeneration, efficiency and a brighter future. This experience in Sicily is now a point of reference for all farms that want to transform climatic and environmental difficulties into opportunities for sustainable growth.
The reduction in salinity levels, as facilitated by AQUA4D®, likely created a more favorable environment for plant growth, leading to improved tree growth parameters. This highlights the potential of AQUA4D® as an effective solution for enhancing tree growth and productivity in soils affected by high salinity.
A landmark technology transfer collaboration has helped rural farmers take strides towards guaranteeing the agricultural future of their water-stressed region in Northern Chile.
As the world’s leading grower of peaches, plums, and nectarines, Prima® Wawona has long had a reputation for efficiency and innovation. Over the last 18 months, this has been taken to a new level using AQUA4D® to optimize water use while dealing sustainably with salinity issues.
Klaver Flowers, a leading Dutch flower grower, has used AQUA4D to achieve double-digit water and fertilizer savings, and will now equip their entire greenhouse. "It's not magic. We measure consistently and observe clear improvements," says owner Gert-Jan Klaver. "We hope to further expand our farm in the near future and with today's knowledge that will certainly include an AQUA4D system."
Here in Nebraska, the combination of regenerative approaches and irrigation technology is showing others that it’s possible to thrive even in the face of dwindling resources. “Plant health, yield, sustainability, those are our yardsticks. We want to leave the ground in a better condition than we found it, and that is where AQUA4D has a place," says Roric Paulman.
Thanks to AQUA4D treatment, Beekenkamp Plants have been able to deal with variability in water quality, and keep soils moist for longer, with a variety of knock-on benefits.
In the Canton of Lucerne an organic grower has kept his greenhouse infrastructure clear of limescale, rust and algae deposits, while improving substrate water penetration.
The combination of tools including AQUA4D have shown potential water savings of 45%. With the goal of better water management and reduction of the use of the region’s water resources, the municipality has now extended the pilot project.
In landmark projects overseen by scientists and supervisors from Santiago’s INACAP, deployments of this water saving & salinity management technology have now shown the way forward for sustainable avocado cultivation in Chile.
Daniel Trévien has been selling fruit trees for 40 years and has never seen conditions like this - but he’s adapting.
This study showed that AQUA4D® sustainable water treatment results in better water use efficiency, as well as superior performance, increased nutrient uptake, and better fruit quality.
The first-in-kind “Lienne-Raspille” project seeks to solve the problem of local seasonal water shortages, and serve as a blueprint for similar regions in Switzerland and across the world.
A large-scale trial of Precision Irrigation technology has concluded its first phase in Chile, with profound implications for the sustainable cultivation of avocados in water-stressed regions.
This article originally appeared in FreshFruitPortal in January 2021. Like many places in Peru and Chile, the coastal area of northern Peru suffers from increasing soil salinity. This presents particular difficulties for the cultivation of avocados, an important export
Çiltar Tarim Enterprises, based in Turkey’s Central Anatolia region, has a proud history of strawberry seedling cultivation stretching back four decades. Always ready to try new technologies to optimize their production, in 2020 they installed the AQUA4D® system –
What started as an endeavor to solve a salinity issue gave this orange grower increased yields, water savings, and a sustainable technology offering climate resilience for many years to come.
This article, originally published in Bâtitech magazine, highlights AQUA4D's sustainable water treatment in three different sectors.
Dutch growers are known optimizing every aspect of their growing process. However, in some cases a humble foe persists in causing problems: the nematode. Thankfully, a new cleantech Swiss innovation can eliminate these pests - and increase growth and quality.
In North Africa and the Middle East, food producers face two common and related antagonists: soil salinity and poor-quality water with high salt content. Growers are now increasingly turning to new agricultural technologies to overcome this.