Sitting in the car bound for the Tengger Desert in Suzhou Province, looking out of the window at the endless desert and barren mountains, there seems to be no greenery everywhere, but Shahvi, an Israeli irrigation and water expert, is full of energy.

From within the Israeli-Chinese Agricultural Cooperation and Exchange Center, Shahvi learned the news that the Jiagu Group has made a big deal to develop the desert, in which water-saving investment is the key, and it is said that there will be a bidding for the construction of water-saving irrigation projects, so Shahvi immediately took action.

Israel is known to have created incredible modern agricultural miracles in the midst of an extremely water-scarce desert, and its water-saving irrigation technology is world-famous.

But what many people don't know is that water technology is also an important tool for Israel's diplomatic and commercial dealings.

Israel is keen to use its water know-how to help develop or strengthen relations with other countries. By sharing experiences and technologies with other countries, we have helped countries in various regions of the world to improve their water resources. Even though not all countries that use Israeli water technology support Israel, their water diplomacy can be extremely helpful in enhancing international engagement.

What's more, as the global water crisis intensifies, there is still a lot of money to be made from exporting water technology.

China is one of the largest markets.

The Israeli-Chinese Agricultural Cooperation and Exchange Center was established to give full play to Israel's water-saving technology and the Chinese market and promote agricultural exchanges and cooperation between China and Israel. It will play a role as a bridge in the process of further deepening cooperation between China and Israel in the fields of advanced agricultural products, technologies and services, and the integration of water and fertilizer.

One of the consuls is Shahvi, who has been in China for more than five years, and during those five years he has promoted a number of water-saving agricultural cooperation projects between China and Israel, setting an example for Chinese agribusiness in managing water resources.

Also in the car was Xie Kaiji, the person in charge of Jiagu Agricultural Company.

Shahvi is not only an irrigation and water expert, but also an advisor to Netafim, an Israeli irrigation equipment giant and one of the world's top three irrigation companies, in China. Previously, Jiagu Agriculture had purchased irrigation equipment from Netafim, so the two had some friendship.

"Shahvi, have you ever been to the arid region of northwest China?" Xie Kaiji asked.

"Of course, when I first came to China, I was invited to help develop an irrigation plan in a semi-arid area of what you call Monan. Well, as I recall, the farmers there have been using all the water available in the area for a long time, but mostly using inefficient flood irrigation. So I propose drip irrigation for those fields, and I suggest planting other crop varieties to replace the crops that are being planted that are not adapted to the local conditions...... As it turns out, the results are very good. ”

Xie Kaiji nodded: "Although my country has a huge amount of available water resources, many areas are plagued by water problems. ”

Shahvi knew that Xie Kaiji liked to have one thing to say, and said: "In my opinion, compared to Israel, your biggest water problem is the uneven distribution of water resources and the high waste of water resources. The drought in the north is not conducive to farming, while many other farming areas are water-inefficient and often wasteful. In addition, your country's agricultural infrastructure is overburdened, a lot of water is lost due to water leakage, and sewage is often not adequately treated......"

"Therefore, although China and Israel are very different in terms of territorial size and population size, there is indeed a lot of room for cooperation in the field of water affairs. ”

Xie Kaiji smiled faintly: "I have been to Israel, and your efficient use of water resources is indeed breathtaking. ”

Hearing this, Shahvi said confidently: "I am not boasting about our water-saving agriculture in Israel, even the United States, which is also developed in agriculture, is not comparable to us in this regard." ”

Although the United States and Israel are allies in the same pants, they have "parted ways" in agriculture. Diametrically opposed to the United States, which is accustomed to spending big, Israel is definitely the most "slammed" country in the world, in addition to drip irrigation, water saving, seawater desalination, Israel's wastewater treatment rate is as high as 80%, ranking first in the world.

As the inventor of drip irrigation technology, Israel has the confidence to say this.

"Drip irrigation is about allowing water to penetrate evenly into the roots of each plant. It's easy to say, but to implement it, you need hard and clogging plastic pipes, fittings, filters, and controllers...... These are the embodiment of our high-tech armed agriculture in Israel. Since the advent of drip irrigation, our agricultural water use has been stable at 1.3 billion cubic meters for 30 years, while agricultural output has increased fivefold. The use rate of water and fertilizer is as high as 90%, saving water and increasing production, which is the greatest manifestation of the wisdom of the Israelites......"

Xie Kaiji approved the head of the ground.

Anyone who has been to Israel knows that they have built water pipelines all over the country, and the whole country generally adopts the world's leading drip irrigation, sprinkler irrigation and other irrigation systems, and has achieved intelligent management, which can not only accurately input fertilizer and medicine into plant roots through the irrigation system according to the needs of crops, but also can monitor crops in real time.

Xie Kaiji also knows that Israel has incurred high labor and resource costs in creating and maintaining this technological system centered on the efficient use of water resources.

Especially where technological systems were created, a huge amount of knowledge, not only from Israel itself, but also from the whole world, especially from Western Europe and the United States, when Jews in Israel were founded, it was not easy to feed the "owners" behind this knowledge. But they relied on the wisdom of the nation to survive, and behind them was the sea and the sky.

"We in Jiagu also hope to use the wisdom of our people to create our desert miracle!" Xie Kaiji said with confidence.

Shahvi smiled, "I have no doubt that you can do it, our two peoples have a lot in common. What's more, as the world's largest modern agricultural system company, our company has always been providing users with solutions for efficient water use and water management with leading technology. We are willing to provide the most advanced water-saving irrigation products for the desert management and development of Jiagu......"

Regarding Shahvi's snake beating with a stick, Xie Kaiji was noncommittal.

During the conversation, the two arrived at the Tengger Desert Management and Development Zone in Jiagu.

Shahvi got out of the car, his mouth wide open enough to fit an egg.

It is said that Jiagu is a pure desert area, and in his imagination, it is not windy and sandy, and there is no grass, but it is probably a white plastic greenhouse arrangement, but it is by no means such a green ...... "oasis" in front of him.

Even more dazzling is the lake of more than 2,000 square meters on the edge. Shahvi couldn't help but shout in his heart, "Is this really teasing me?" Is this still "well water"? Where does this need to save water?

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