Netafim LAC AFR (IFC-49318)

Regions
  • Africa
  • Latin America and Caribbean
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Brazil
  • Colombia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Borrower
NETAFIM LTD
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Water and Sanitation
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 80.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 80.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 80.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IFC website

Updated in EWS Jun 15, 2026

Disclosed by Bank May 19, 2026

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Project Description
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According to the IFC, Netafim manufactures a wide variety of products for use in precision irrigation, either through extrusion or injection molding. It also produces or assembles equipment to support the deployment of drip irrigation equipment (e.g., pumps, computer terminals, instrumentation) and provides expertise in the design, installation, and use of such whole-irrigation solution packages. The proposed investment is for a US$80 million debt working capital facility to Netafim Ltd (“Netafim” or “the Company”), to support the company’s growth and respective long-term working capital needs in Brazil and Colombia and countries in East and West Africa (the “Project”). Company activities that could be supported in these two regions include expanding its own sales networks, increasing its use of independent or 3rd party dealers to sell, install and service equipment and/or partnering in irrigation projects, acting as a technical expert regarding project design and implementation of irrigation water supply systems

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According to the IFC, Netafim is a leading manufacturer of micro-irrigation components. From its origins in Israel in 1965, it has grown to employ approximately 5,000 people in 36 countries, encompassing 33 subsidiaries and 19 manufacturing plants worldwide as well as 2 recycling plants for processing spent driplines . It has provided irrigation equipment for over ten million hectares of land and produced more than 300 billion drippers used by over two million farmers. Netafim is owned by Orbia (https://www.orbia.com/). Orbia has developed an extensive E&S assessment and management function encompassing its own corporate environmental and social (E&S) standards which Netafim complies with in addition to Netafim’s own E&S standards and requirements.

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