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RDI is easy to install and simple to operate. Anyone, regardless of background or physical strength, can use the system. It’s lightweight (less than 10 pounds/5 kg for over 2,500 ft/720 m). It doesn’t require electricity or a complex infrastructure. It’s installed a few inches underground, using hand tools/large stick for the trench. The tube remains underground for continued use for more than a decade. No tillage should be performed. The system limits the growth of weeds and regenerates the soil, requiring less agrochemicals. RDI dramatically decreases water consumption, reducing plant stress, never overwatering or underwatering. Even with drought and climate change, food crops can be grown in remote, water-scarce regions. RDI releases water at a variable rate along the GrowStream™ tube, directly into the roots of each plant. Different crops are grown on the same system without the need for agronomic expertise, evapotranspiration calculations, or soil percolation, which increases a community’s local crop diversity, resilience, and food security. Through cultivation of diverse crops, even in poor soil or with dirty water, the RDI system can produce a more varied diet and decrease malnutrition and hunger. The RDI technology can benefit and empower disadvantaged and underrepresented communities worldwide.

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https://www.responsivedrip.com/

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RDI’s mission is to conserve the planet’s precious resources and increase sustainability, while reducing world hunger, poverty, and inequality. RDI’s goal is to ensure a better future for tomorrow’s children.

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