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The Most Advanced System to Protect the Environment

The Most Advanced System to Protect the Environment

Italy’s biggest apple producer has teamed up with Netafim to grow apples in a more sustainable way.

Sustainable Apple Production with Innovative Spraying Machinery

In collaboration with Italy's largest apple producer, the 'Melinda' Consortium, we have implemented an innovative and sustainable innovative spraying machinery designed to protect the environment while enhancing apple production. The project focuses on reducing CO₂ emissions, and may also be designed to safeguarding crops from frost. The advanced S.O.PH.I.A system offers precise chemical spraying, reduced environmental contamination and efficient resource use, ensuring a healthier and safer working environment for future generations.

*Available only in countries where it is approved regulatorily. Please contact your Netafim™ local representative to check availability.

Project Scope

 

Hydraulic system design

Installation​

All irrigation equipment supply

Agronomic management

Ongoing maintenance​​

Active system treatment against frost

 

 

"Our goal is to ensure the resources that we have today can be handed to future generations and create methods to make our orchards more sustainable.”  

Andrea Fedrizzi, MKT and Comm. Manager, ‘Melinda’ Consortium

Results Achieved

Renewable energy sources only | More protection of the environment and the ecosystem Less polluting chemical products More biological production | Low water consumption Less frost damage

Download your Apple Irrigation and Fertigation guide

Download your Apple Irrigation and Fertigation guide

The advantages of S.O.PH.I.A
Spray Overcanopy Phytosanitary Innovative Application

Super-focus and exact coverage

On the tree-top leading to precise chemical spraying

 

Simple Spraying on “money time”

Ability to spray in time even after rain events, when soil is still wet to avoid diseases development.

Environmental care

Reduce environmental contamination.

Spray efficiency

PSS efficiently covers larger areas, protecting more crops area at the same time.

Cost efficiency

Permanent system replacing consistence investment.

Remote operation

System can be operated by remote unit.

Reduce labor cost

No need for additional manpower.