Optimizing Irrigation and Fertigation Systems for Farmers
Responsive Drip Irrigation (RDI)’s nature-driven irrigation system responds to plant root signals, making irrigation easier and boosting productivity by delivering water only when and where plants need it.
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Overview
RDI’s nature-driven irrigation system responds to plant root signals, simplifying irrigation and boosting productivity by delivering water only when and where plants need it. Installed subsurface, the system requires no electricity, valves, or timers. It enables farming in areas with poor-quality water, degraded soils, or limited resources. Farmers using RDI have doubled production while significantly reducing water, fertilizer and labor use. This plant-responsive technology offers a practical, scalable, and sustainable solution to water scarcity—empowering communities to grow more with less.
At a glance
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Responsive Drip Irrigation (RDI) |
| Primary sector |
Agriculture and food security |
| Innovation stage | đź’ˇ Transition to Scale |
| AFCIA Programme |  |
Funding Received
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$
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AFCIA funding
USD 180,000
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Climate impacts addressed
Drought and water security
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 Increasing temperatures / heatwaves
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Project team
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Marcus Nield
Communication Expert
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