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Lar e Scale

Precision

Irri ation

in

AsiaProspects and problems

.

Valmont Industries, Inc.

28 August 2012



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"Asia's food and feed demand is expected to double by 2050. Relying

on trade to meet a large part of this demand will impose a huge and

politically untenable burden on the economies of many developing

system, which accounts for 70 percent of the world's total irrigated

an .

Colin Chartres, August 2009

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Irri ated Hectares

of Top Irrigated Countries

(in millions)

India 62

China 60

United States 25

Pakistan 19

Iran 9

Indonesia 7

Thailand 6

Mexico 6

Bangladesh 5

4Source: ICID 2010



• –

• No leveling

of

land

•

Farmer

makes

watering

decision• us a na e use o groun or sur ace wa er

• Low energy cost

• Low capital cost per hectare

• Use as main water source or as supplement

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6



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8Cotton – North America



9Oranges – South Africa



10Soybeans – North America



11Rice – North America



12Potatoes – North America



13

Coffee – Brazil



14Pasture Land – New Zealand



15Sugar Cane ‐ Mauritius



. . vs. U.S. Irrigation Water Usage

25,000,00070030

20,000,000

500

600

d a y

P

i v o t I r r i

25

15,000,000400

e r s

o n

p e r

g a t e d

a c r e

20

15

5 000 000

10,000,000

200

l l o n s p e r

( i n m i l l i o

10

00

100

1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

Gs ) 5

0

Pivot Irrigated acres Irrigation water usage

USDA Farm and Ranch Survey & USGS “Estimated Use of Water in the United States in 2005.”

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Hectares Irrigated by Method ‐ USA

Permanent 3%

Hand Move 3% Traveler 1%

Side Roll 3%

Permanent 2%

Hand Move 2%

Traveler 1%

Drip 4%

Drip 8%

Pivot/Linear 35%

Pivot/Linear 51%

Flood 50%

Flood 33%

1998 (20M Ha.) 2012 Est. (23M Ha.)

15% of Cro land

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Source: 1998, 2003, 2008 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Surveys

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2012 estimates by Valmont Irrig.)



Market Segments

•Greenhouses•Cereal

Grains

•High Value Crops

•<30 Hectares

•Forage

•Large Open

Fields

• Irregular Plots•>30 Hectares

•

Potatoes

•Tree Cro s

•Vegetables•Sugar Cane

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19Source: Kansas State University, Valmont (2012)



Span 1—1.0 Ha

Span 2—2.9 Ha

Irrigated Area per Span

pan — . a

Span 4—6.7 Ha

Span 5—8.6 Ha

Span 6—10.5 Ha

Span 7—12.4 Ha

Span 8—15.6 Ha

Span 9—17.9 Ha

Span 10—22.3 Ha

Overhang—9.2 Ha

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