NaanDanJain Irrigation Ltd., inked  a pact  worth 18.7 million Euros with Ministry of Agriculture  and  National Development, Eritrea  for  supply  of  Solar  Powered  Drip Irrigation Systems.

9th Sep 2016 Jalgaon NaanDanJain Irrigation Ltd, a Group  Company  of  Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd, today signed a contract  with  Ministry of Agriculture  and National  Development,  Eritrea  for supply and installation of Solar Powered Drip Irrigation Systems of value 18.7 million Euros. This is the  largest  agricultural  development for  small holders  in  Eritrea.  This project  was fully  funded  by European Union. The project  will bring much needed relief for  about  2000 farmers  in 14  different locations  spread  over  Eritrea, in 7 different clusters  of  Lots. In  each of  the  14  project  locations,  water  from  reservoirs  will  be supplied to groups of farmers through the Drip Irrigation systems. The water from  the reservoirs  will be conveyed through  underground pipeline  into  the Drip systems using Solar Photovoltaic Systems, which makes the project  sustainable for a long term  energy requirements to run the irrigation pumps/Drip systems. The project  will be executed in next 18 months  whereby  the farmers in the project  area will be benefited with  higher farm incomes. 
The project is the first of its kind integrated Drip Irrigation project with Solar pumping in Africa and will be relevant for many other countries where the farms are not connected with Grid electricity.
These community based projects, being undertaken extensively In India and now in Africa, are opening up new vistas for the developing world. They are creating a seamless connect between Macro and Micro, Infrastructure and  Agriculture, Availability  and Productivity, Cost and Value:
In a signing ceremony  presided by the officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of National  Development, EU Delegation  in Eritrea, and various  other  dignitaries, the Contract was signed on 8th September 2016.
About NaanDanJain:
NaanDanJain Irrigation Ltd is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Jain Irrigation and is head quartered in  Israel.  Established  in  1938,  NaanDanJain  pioneered   modern  irrigation through  its  innovative   drippers, sprinklers,  micro  sprinklers  and fogging  systems. Its wide  range  of  products  enables  the  company  to  provide  optimum irrigation systems based on  the  crops, soils  and other  local factors.  With  its  10  subsidiary  companies located in Spain, France ,Italy, Romania, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Chile and Australia,
it serves the farmers in more than 100 countries.
About Jain Irrigation:
Our Company, Jain Irrigation Systems Limited  (JISL)  with  its  motto ‘Small Ideas, Big Revolutions’, with  more  than 10,000 associates worldwide and a revenue  of over  60 billion  rupees, is an Indian  multinational company  with  manufacturing plants  in  30 locations across the globe. It Is engaged in manufacturing of Micro Irrigation Systems, PVC Pipes, HOPE Pipes, Plastic Sheets, Agro Processed Products, Renewable Energy solutions, Tissue Culture Plants, Financial Services and other agricultural inputs since last
34  years. It  has  pioneered a silent  Productivity   Revolution with   modern Irrigation
systems and innovative technologies in order to save precious  water and has helped to get significant increase in crop yields, especially for millions  of small farmers. It has also ushered in new concept of large scale Integrated Irrigation Projects (liP). ‘More Crop Per Drop™ is the company’s approach to water security and food security. All the products and services of JISL help create a sustainable future while fulfilling its vision of ‘Leave this world better than you found it’. JISL is listed In NSE-Mumbai at JISUALEQS and in BSE at code 500219.
Please visit us at www.jains.com.
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