The WG leader, Giulia Giuffrè, welcomed the participants and opened the meeting. She reminded participants about the EIA Code of Conduct and the necessary need to respect its provisions at all times during and around the meeting, including breaks.

Working Group 6 meeting was held on January  18 and had  4 participants: Fleur Martin - EIA (leader), Pilar Urreta, Mathloding - Céline Palvadeau, Netafim - Oriol Torrano, ITC. Different topics were discussed during this meeting :

AZUD has been innovating for more than 30 years in efficient water management to provide technologies and services that increase the profitability and sustainability of agricultural and industrial activity, and access to a universal right in communities and emergencies situations.

After an introduction, each attendant presented his background, experience and expectations from the WG, in short...

The EIA should focus on tapping into knowledge base and training capacity of its members and offer a knowledge sharing platform that promotes modern irrigation technologies and practices contributing to increased water use efficiency.

Each WG2 participant was assigned a topic to develop, with the aim of establishing a kind of white paper. The participants started to work on each topic and sent a first draft of their work.

At the end of 2021 we were happy to announce on the creation of a new role of Special advisor to the Board occupied by Bruno Molle.

NETAFIM France, the world leader in micro-irrigation, continues its partnership strategy by signing a collaboration agreement with the Swiss company AQUA4D, to optimize the use of water resources.

Rain Bird Corporation has appointed Michael L. Donoghue as its president and CEO, effective February 1, 2022. Donoghue succeeds CEO and Chairman Art Ludwick, who took on the interim CEO role upon the passing of Rain Bird’s former president and CEO, Tony LaFetra, in January 2021.