Israeli smart irrigation system helps manage quality, quantity of grape yields

STORY: Israeli smart irrigation system helps manage quality, quantity of grape yields DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:38 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of vineyard 2. various of Netzer working 3. various of the smart irrigation system 4. various of grapes 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YISHAI NETZER, Agronomist from Ariel University 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): YISHAI NETZER, Agronomist from Ariel University 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): YISHAI NETZER, Agronomist from Ariel University 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): YISHAI NETZER, Agronomist from Ariel University 9. various of Netzer working in the vineyard STORYLINE: Growing grapes in Israel used to waste a lot of water as the country suffers from water shortages. But thanks to the invention of a smart irrigation system, it is now possible to not only save water but also manage the quality and quantity of grape yields. In the decades before the invention of smart irrigation technology, Israeli farmers used to largely rely on their exp