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e serious droughts, experienced by farmers generally take a hard look at every detail of competitive prices.
in the sub-region during the past years, and the their landscape, including the power and By doing this the company hopes to give farmers
reality of global warming, have made it utterly labour resources. an advantage so that they can run their projects
clear that irrigation farming is a key, indeed a To align with this environment Agrico offers pro tably and sustainably.
life-giving, sector for agriculture in the future. optimised and energy efficient systems.
As water becomes more of a scarce commodity Advanced design keeps friction to a minimum,
Implementing the company vision means the
in the global environment, irrigation systems helping to balance running costs and capital consistent application of effort and intelligence
become more high-tech. Agrico is fortunate to costs. in problem solving, and in discovering ways to
stay on top of the irrigation game.
have highly skilled personnel on its team,
something which is especially important now.
Better reliability and tighter economies come
with increased system automation. One of
Currently the company is developing branches
e irrigation engineer must work out how to Agrico's new products is internet control of in southern Africa; at Christiana, Wellington
deliver water as effectively as possible to the pivots and pumps. is product allows and Lusaka (Zambia). is will provide the
farmer and his crop. And he must design irrigators easy and effective control and support Agrico needs to make use of growth
systems that conserve water as a precious optimisation on projects of signi cant size. By opportunities.
resource. e key is to maximize every drop, regulating pump delivery through the internet,
keeping waste right out of the picture and the farmer can make huge energy savings.
Alfred Andrag (COO Agrico, cell 0828241214)
staying pro table. Delivery can be changed and tweaked, Box 364, Bellville, RSA, 7535
Whether this means drip irrigating grapes, depending on the changing requirements of a www.agrico.co.za
micro-irrigating fruit and nut trees, or dynamic irrigation system. https://youtu.be/DFWY1xL ao
Agrico's mission is to provide agri-businesses T [phone]
right advice. with the best technology available for speci c F [phone]
Successful farmers and agri-business managers environments and crops, at the most M+27 82 824 1214
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switching the pivots on for grain, vegetables or
pastures Agrico offers quality systems and the
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