Record No.
MRB-2026-005848
Invention of practical drip irrigation
Science & Technology
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Record Holder
Simcha Blass
Israel
Category
Science & Technology
Country
Israel
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IL )
Achievement Date
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Record Description
Israeli engineer Simcha Blass patented a practical drip irrigation emitter in the early 1960s after noticing how a slow leak could make one tree grow unusually well. He partnered with Kibbutz Hatzerim in 1965 to found Netafim, which commercialized the technology. Drip irrigation is now used in farms worldwide to cut water use while improving crop yields.
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