PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2020 | OUR FIRST 50

CELEBRATING OUR FIRST 50

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sustainable soil that can provide food for our grandchildren and for future generations. Naftali  Do you know that to produce two dates you need 100 liters of water! Yossi  Wow! Naftali  That means either your evening shower or eating two dates. We want to reduce the use of water, so we can use the same amount of water to growmore dates – more crop per drop. Our research addresses the issue of irrigation scheduling: finding the optimal quantity and frequency of water application. And we also develop sensors that monitor the

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plant and check what is going on in the soil, how the plant is doing, how fast it is growing. Ultimately, we enjoy eating delicious dates from the Negev.

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