Irrigation and Agriculture: Interplast, the First Manufacturer of Drip Lines in Sub-Saharan Africa

Hayssam Fakhry, Managing Director of Interplast Limited, the first manufacturer of drip lines in Sub-Saharan Africa, talks about irrigation and agriculture.

“Now, we are concentrating on irrigation and agriculture. This is what we want to focus on for the next few years. We have invested in a state-of-the-art drip line production facility. There are not any manufacturers of drip lines in Sub-Saharan Africa. We are the first. The future is in agriculture and we would like to be part of that success and help educate people on the agricultural techniques and why they should use drip and not just regular sprinkler systems”, says Hayssam Fakhry.

“We do a lot of seminars and we talk to a lot of people. But, at the end of the day, in this part of the world, they need to see. So, we need to do showcases and demonstrations. Talking is very easy but once the farmer or the agriculture person sees it in operation, it obviously takes a little bit of time to see the yield, they will know that it is the best technique and the way forward”, he adds.

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