Irrigation intelligence FROM OUTER SPACE for Indian farmers

Pune, 10 September 2019: Rivulis Irrigation India Pvt. Ltd. (RIVULIS) is a leading provider of drip irrigation solutions, helping growers bring water to the plant in the most efficient manner. The Company today announced the launch of “Manna”, a satellite-based software solution to help growers use Rivulis technology efficiently and improve their irrigation and water management.

Water management and water conservation bundled with cost of operation have been serious concerns for the Indian farmers. “How much to irrigate” and “when to irrigate” is the challenge faced by every farmer daily. Manna has been successfully providing site-specific irrigation solutions across advanced agrarian markets of USA, Mexico, Europe, Australia and Brazil, and is now being launched in India to help farmers improve their irrigation and water management efficiencies.

RIVULIS intends to price the app subscription very affordably, so maximum number of farmers can take advantage of this state-of-the-art technology. For Indian farmers this software is available in mobile App (Both Android and IOS) and web-based application is also available.

Currently, RIVULIS would focus on markets of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, UP and parts of Tamil Nadu, before extending its reach in other leading agrarian markets of the country. It would initially focus on crops like cotton/sugarcane/ pomegranate/grapes and tomatoes and would further expand its crop portfolio to other crops in coming months.

“Water is becoming a very precious resource for India and all efforts are going on to increase efficient utilization of every drop of water and increase Water Use Efficiency.Indian farmers are mainly dependent on gut feel when it comes to irrigating their crops. This usually leads to over-irrigation or under irrigation and irrigation-led losses. Till now there has not been a scientific approach towards irrigation and there has been scepticism towards requirement of right amount of water and exact time of irrigation. Manna will help the farmers by accurately forecasting their irrigation requirements and help them reduce irrigation losses, save cost and improve yield.” Stated Mr. Kaushal Jaiswal, MD RIVULIS INDIA.

To address the issue of “Precise Irrigation”, Rivulis has launched an innovative Manna Irrigation Intelligence Software. Farmers in India who used this software have received excellent results of better yields (quantity and quality) and have given excellent reviews.

 “Agriculture is one sector that has witnessed least innovation and availability of new-age technology. Despite our nation being known as a large agrarian country in the world, we have not been able to attract investment in the sector. Most Indian farmers, due to limitation of land size, have not been adopting and investing in technology and rely majorly on their gutfeel, especially in areas of irrigation and water management.

Manna will help the farmers reduce their water and power losses accruing due to over-irrigation and help them improve their yields, thereby resulting in better water efficiency and profitability. The web and mobile based application are available in both IoS as well as Andriod platforms and to ensure that this solution benefits maximum farmers, we have also made SMS facility available for those farmers who are using feature phones.