Drip Irrigation

History
Modern Drip Irrigation was invented in Israel in 1959 and is now utilised by over 250,000 farmers around the world, feeding 1 billion people and saving its users up to 90% of the water that they would have used through conventional surface irrigation techniques.

Drip irrigation is a type of micro-irrigation system that has the potential to save up to 90% of water usage and nutrients by allowing water and fertilisers to drip slowly to the roots of plants, either from above the soil surface or buried below the surface. The goal is to place water directly into the root zone and minimize evaporation. Drip irrigation systems distribute water through a network of valves, pipes, tubing, and emitters, powered by electric pumps, usually according to a strict daily  irrigation timetable (fixed by a digital clock).