IRIGREEN, BIC FARMS Announce Exclusive Partnership in Subsurface Irrigagion in Nigeria 

Fadekemi Ajakaiye 

IRIGREEN, an Algerian-based company specializing in the field of  irrigation technologies in dry and arid lands and BIC FARMS, a Nigerian-based company 

specializing in the value-added sales and services of innovative irrigation sysems announced today  an exclusive partnership in subsurface irrigation in Nigeria.

IRIGREEN has developed a unique and patent-pending subsurface irrigation system that allows  for the first time the large-scale irrigation of plants, trees and crops, resulting in higher crop yield  along with dramatic water and energy savings. 

BIC FARMS has adopted and deployed the IRIGREEN irrigation system on a mega-sized  farmland of hydroponic greenhouses to achieve an unprecendented level of scalable and  environmentally-friendly food production. 

“Our innovative microporous irrigation hose is the first of its kind that is clog-resistant, provides  a very high flow-rate and operates at very low pressure, hence eliminating the need for expensive  and power-hungry water pumps” said Dr. Lotfi Belkhir, CEO and co-founder of IRIGREEN. “It 

also provides the added benefit of minimizing greatly the growth of weeds, which in turn reduces  the labor and chemicals required to remove them, while improving the crop yield and quality.”  added Dr. Belkhir.

“We are delighted to partner with IRIGREEN on this game-changing irrigation technology. We  have deployed their subsurface porous hose in our greenhouses and are very impressed with its  performance, both in terms of increased crop yield as well as decreased energy consumption by  our water pumps” said Mr. Adebowale Oladimeji Onafowora, president and founder of BIC  FARMS. “We are confident that our partnership will help this African innovation rapidly  penetrate the African market as it has both the highest performance as well as the lowest cost  relative to its alternatives, such as pivots or drip irrigation systems. It will also play a major role in enabling sustainable agriculture in the African continent.”