Agricultural Sand Solutions

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Agricultural Sand
Water Net Zero
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Agricultural Sand Solutions
Technologies and techniques to conserve water in
agriculture while sufficiently feeding growing
populations is a key to peace. Proprietary
Rechsand hydrophobic nanocoating on sand have the
potential to address some of our most life and
death concerns. Our research has shown that the
use of water-saving hydrophobic sand layered
beneath row crops and around orchard plantings
can reduce water use by up to 75. Similarly,
lower levels of fertilizer would be required to
achieve the same results, as fewer of the
chemicals are lost to percolation.
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Agricultural Sand Solutions
Desert Rice Cultivation ? Global warming is
predicted to have detrimental consequences for
rainfed crops that are dependent on natural
rainfall, and, by extension, food security for
millions.  ? Most of the world's farmers are
dependent on rainfed conditions for their
livelihoods and are particularly susceptible to
climate change. Where weather patterns have
changed, some areas have turned to irrigation by
damming rivers and tapping groundwater,
threatening water supplies. 
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Agricultural Sand Solutions
Rechsand agricultural sand solutions can aid in
those locations where livelihoods of farmers and
regional food security are threatened by climate
changes.
1. A field is excavated and a blanket of Rechsand
hydrophobic sand is lined across the bottom of
the dug out area.
2. Soil is layered over the sand.
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Agricultural Sand Solutions
Many of the world's most vulnerable populations
rely on rice and rice cultivation. Rice requires
flooded fields as flooded plants produce better
yields. Rice is about the last crop one would
hope to raise in a desert and a perfect test case
for Rechsand hydrophobic agricultural sand.
3. Field is flooded and rice is planted.
4. Rice after 20 days.
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Agricultural Sand Solutions
Rechsand initiated a ten-year rice field in a
desert region that only gets about 7 inches of
precipitation a year. Rice headed in 35 days and
was harvested about two months later.
5. Rice after 35 days. ? 6. Rice harvested in the
desert with single application of water.
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Agricultural Sand Solutions
Orchard Planting
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Agricultural Sand Solutions
A small amount of Rechsand agricultural sand
placed around the root ball before planting is a
one-time investment allowing for vastly improved
water usage. This is a particularly good
investment for lucrative, water-thirsty crops,
such as tree nuts. 
Trees planted in 2009.
Same trees in 2012. Trees watered a total of 3
times per year.
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