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.
Record no. MRB-2026-005848
Invention of practical drip irrigation
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