Mumbai, 23rd, July 2025: Netafim India, a subsidiary of Netafim Orbia’s Precision Agriculture business the global leader in precision irrigation solutions, celebrates 60 years of innovation, impact, and leadership in agriculture. This milestone marks six decades of agricultural transformation, food security advancement, climate resilience, and empowering communities across the globe.
To commemorate its 60-year journey, Netafim India will roll out a large-scale farmer education initiative across ten states. The program will reach over one lakh farmers, with a strong focus on smallholders, women farmers, and farmer producer groups. In India, Netafim has made a significant impact—reaching over 1.2 million farmers and bringing 1.3 million hectares under smart irrigation. Its precision irrigation solutions have help Indian farmers increase yields by 30–40% while reducing water consumption by up to 50%, contributing to a climate-resilient and water-efficient farming ecosystem.
Mr. Randhir Chauhan, Managing Director, Netafim India expressed his views, “As we celebrate 60 years globally our mission remains unchanged: to help Indian farmers grow more with less. This milestone is not just about reflecting on the past but reaffirming our commitment to build a smarter, more inclusive, and climate-resilient agricultural future. With a deep understanding of India’s diverse socio-economic and environmental conditions, we have been a trusted partner to the Government in implementing key agricultural policies and programs along with other stakeholders. As a Leader in the sector, we have developed customized solutions tailored to the needs of small and marginal farmers across the country. Our journey is powered by the trust of farmers, the strength of our collaborations, and the passion of our people—and that will always be our greatest strength.”
In parallel, with over 1200 employees across India, Netafim will launch a nationwide employee campaign, “Celebrating 60 Years of Leadership”. The drive includes initiatives like ‘60 Days of Impact’, a volunteer campaign connecting employees with farming communities; the ‘Voices of Netafim’ series spotlighting employee journeys; and skill-building programs to nurture future agri-leaders. The 60 years celebrations will be held across all Netafim India offices, factories, and field locations, bringing together staff, farmers, and partners in collective celebrations. The celebrations also aim to highlight and reiterate our EVP “Where Purpose Comes to Life” – our EVP reflects our strong commitment to our purpose.
Over the past year, Netafim introduced several innovations globally and locally. These include GrowSphere™, a digital farming operating system that brings precision into daily decision-making, and the world’s first hybrid dripper with a built-in welded outlet for greater irrigation efficiency. In India, Netafim launched the Toofan dripline, a high-performance solution tailored for small and marginal farmers. From the vineyards of Maharashtra and banana plantations in Tamil Nadu to cotton fields in Gujarat and sugarcane farms in Uttar Pradesh, Netafim’s solutions—Uniram™, DripNet PC™, Typhoon™, and PCJ™ Drippers—are helping Indian farmers maximize productivity while conserving resources.
Founded in 1965, Netafim pioneered the drip irrigation revolution and introduced the world’s first commercial dripper in 1966. Today, it continues to lead with holistic solutions in irrigation, fertigation, agronomy, and digital farming, driving sustainable agriculture for generations to come. To learn more, visit: www.netafimindia.com
About Netafim India
Netafim India is a wholly owned subsidiary of Netafim, the global leader in smart irrigation solutions for sustainable productivity. Established in 1997, Netafim India offers a wide range of micro-irrigation, greenhouse, digital farming solutions and Community irrigation projects. Netafim India with 3 manufacturing plants, over 2500 employees and an exclusive network of over 2500 dealers across all the major states have provided an irrigation system for over 1.1 million hectares of land over the years covering a wide range of crops. The company has successfully offered extensive agronomic, design, after-sales support, and Agri-extension services to ensure sustainable prosperity to over 1 million farming families to date. Netafim India is an active partner in several government projects like GGRC, APMIP and TANHODA.
For more information and details, log on: www.netafimindia.com
About Orbia
Orbia Advance Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: ORBIA*) is a company driven by a shared purpose: to advance life around the world. Orbia operates in the Polymer Solutions (Vestolit and Alphagary), Building & Infrastructure (Wavin), Precision Agriculture (Netafim), Connectivity Solutions (Dura-Line) and Fluor & Energy Materials sectors. The five Orbia business groups have a collective focus on ensuring food and water security, expanding information access and connectivity and advancing decarbonization and energy transition with basic and advanced materials, specialty products and innovative solutions. Orbia has a global team of over 23,000 employees, commercial activities in more than 100 countries and operations in over 50, with a strong U.S. manufacturing presence and headquarters in Boston, Mexico City, Amsterdam and Tel Aviv. The company generated $7.5 billion in revenue in 2024. To learn more, visit: orbia.com
