Strawberry irrigation project in Ethiopia expands

Water Ways Technologies is pleased to announce that the CAD $330,000 strawberry irrigation project in Ethiopia has expanded to a value of approximately CAD$470,000. The strawberry irrigation project covers an area of 20 hectares of greenhouses, using Israeli drip irrigation technology. Water Ways signed the agreements with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Midroc Ethiopia Investment Group, one of the largest investment companies operating in Ethiopia following a successful implementation of projects previously signed with the group in 2020. The expansion uses advanced Israeli technology of water delivery system, from Lake Tana, the largest lake in Ethiopia and the source of the Blue Nile, to the project.

Ohad Haber, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented: "We continue to see strong orders coming from Ethiopia. This proves that our strategy of focusing on higher-value crops such as strawberries, blueberries and cannabis is starting to gain acceptance."