CASE STUDY
CHAMPIGNON FARM BOOSTS YIELD AND A-QUALITY
WITH BREAKTHROUGH SOLUTION
COMPREHENSIVE OFFERING USES LESS CASING SOIL
AND LOWERS ENERGY COSTS
AT A GLANCE
Customer: Champignon Farm
Implementation date: 2010 (experimentation level)
Region/country: Moshav Zarit, Western Galilee, Israel
Project size/area: 20ha
Main project components: Drip system, controller, mechanical deployment system
ABOUT THE CUSTOMER
Founded in 1982 in old henhouses on Moshav Zarit in Israel’s Western Galilee region, Champignon Farm is a
family-run business. Today, the company maintains a modern, cutting-edge production facility, and employs 200
workers. Champignon Farm is the leading mushroom producer in Israel with about a 40% share of the market.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The project began as a research study evaluating the possibility of irrigating mushrooms by drip systems
rather than by mobile sprinklers.
THE NETAFIM SOLUTION
Netafim’s solution is anchored by the company’s innovative low-flow compensated non-leakage drippers.
The comprehensive solution also includes a controller and a mechanical deployment system that automates
the laying and retrieving of dripperlines within and from the casing soil.
RESULTS
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30% higher yields (450 tons/month)
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Improved product quality
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Less casing soil
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Lower energy costs
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Remote irrigation control (e.g. via computer, mobile)
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Fully irrigated farm (1.2 million m2/year)
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High customer satisfaction
“
NETAFIM SOLVED MANY OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAD ENCOUNTERED WITH OUR
PREVIOUS SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, WHILE LOWERING COSTS AND INCREASING
YIELD AND QUALITY. WE’RE EXTREMELY SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS,
AND PLAN TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE COMPANY IN THE FUTURE.
“
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For more information about Netafim's mushroom solution, visit us at www.netafim.com,
or contact us at [email protected].