AGIMEX design of an irrigation infrastructure for orchard, vegetable, pasture and landscape areas with two water sources, zone control and phased expansion.
Design completed
Engineering and design delivered.
AGIMEX role: System architecture, hydraulic design, equipment criteria, fertigation structure, zone control and automation design for an irrigation infrastructure serving several production and use areas; coordination of implementation phases and quantities.
In this infrastructure, designed for orchard, vegetable production, pasture and landscape areas, two separate water sources, a shared main distribution and zone control bring different irrigation methods into one operating arrangement. The system was designed so that new production areas can be added in phases.
The four areas have different irrigation needs. The deep root zone of an orchard tree and the shallow root zone of vegetables are not irrigated at the same frequency. The mechanical conditions of pasture and the surface requirements of landscape areas cannot carry the same equipment either. The right answer was therefore not one system for every area. Different systems were brought together in one shared infrastructure that can be managed zone by zone.
A system at this scale cannot be designed from pipe sizes and pump flows alone. Each zone differs in planting pattern, root structure, topography, irrigation duration and pressure requirement. The design was worked through in five tiers:
Water source and storage: calculating the water demand and the irrigation storage areas, and how they are fed.
Pumping, filtration and fertigation: two water sources, each with its own control cabinet.
Main distribution: the shared network that carries water to the zones.
Zone valves and field control: running each irrigation zone separately.
Area-specific irrigation system: a separate method for orchard, vegetables, pasture and landscape.
Long lateral lines, varying topography and the tree root zone were assessed together. The aim was to deliver fertiliser and water evenly to every point of the orchard, even on long lines and changing elevations.
Design criteria
The shallow root zone, frequent irrigation and fertigation sensitivity came first.
Design criteria
On pasture, the equipment's resistance to site conditions was part of the design alongside irrigation performance.
Design criteria
In landscape areas the surface impact of irrigation equipment was kept to a minimum.
Design criteria
The design has two separate water sources. Each has pumping, filtration, fertigation and a control cabinet. The main distribution network carries water to zone valve groups, and multiple control cables from each cabinet operate those valve groups. Each irrigation zone was set up to be programmed by its own run time and hydraulic requirement, and all four irrigation methods to be monitored within one operating logic.
Each of the two separate water sources feeds the main distribution through pumping, filtration and fertigation; the main distribution reaches the zone valve groups and, from there, the orchard, vegetable, pasture and landscape areas. Multiple control cables from each water source's control cabinet operate the same valve groups.
Irrigation design
Automation design
Schematic; water sources, valve groups and line routes do not represent the site.
Two separate water sources, each with pumping, filtration, fertigation and a control cabinet. Multiple control cables run from each cabinet to groups of solenoid valves across the irrigation zones.
Water source 1
Pumping · Filtration · Fertigation
Control cabinet
Water source 2
Pumping · Filtration · Fertigation
Control cabinet
Number, position and routing of valve groups are schematic and do not reproduce the site.
Two separate water sources with pumping, filtration, fertigation and automation feed a shared distribution network that serves four irrigation typologies: pressure-regulated dripline in the orchard, sprinkler irrigation on pasture, and subsurface drip in landscape and vegetable areas.
Water sources
Pumping · Filtration · Fertigation · Automation
In agricultural investments not every area is brought into use at once. Production plans, site preparation and investment schedules change over time. This infrastructure was designed with the following flexibility:
Expandability does not simply mean choosing larger pipes. Pumping capacity, filtration, main lines, valve architecture, control cables and automation scenarios have to follow the same development plan.
Two separate water sources feed the shared main distribution. The difference between methods is resolved in the zone valve groups and the area-specific irrigation system.
Each zone connects to its own valve group. Zone flow and pressure are calculated separately in the hydraulic design.
Zones that run together are grouped to stay within the capacity of the water sources and the main line.
Fertigation sits on the pumping and filtration line of each water source. Which zone receives which programme is defined in the automation scenario.
Mechanically robust equipment is selected and permanent surface equipment is reduced.
With subsurface drip irrigation, the irrigation lines are placed below the surface.
Main distribution, valve architecture and control capacity are designed with headroom. A new zone connects to the distribution from the existing water sources.
The control architecture and the multiple control cable infrastructure are set up to leave capacity for valve groups added later.
Design documentation covering system architecture, hydraulic design, water demand and storage calculations, fertigation set-up, irrigation automation design, phase coordination and quantity schedules.
Client identity, site location, exact layout, equipment quantities and commercial information are withheld for confidentiality.
When orchard, field, pasture, greenhouse and landscape areas draw on the same water source, the first decision is not the equipment brand. These questions come first:
Share the area types, approximate sizes, your water source and planned investment phases. AGIMEX will assess the system architecture and the engineering scope needed together with you.
Let’s review your project togetherIrrigation design and engineering for commercial farms, orchards and greenhouses, and turnkey irrigation and field irrigation projects: AGIMEX carries crop-led hydraulic design and system specification and, within the agreed scope, procurement and supply, fertigation, automation, installation, testing and commissioning. AGIMEX does not manufacture irrigation equipment.
For farms, greenhouses and agricultural investments with installed or planned infrastructure: AGIMEX defines the measurement architecture and monitoring requirements, reads operating data against the engineering design, and sets up decision support and performance evaluation. This is engineering and agronomic decision support, not a software product.
For investors and agricultural operations, AGIMEX undertakes turnkey and integrated agricultural projects — turnkey greenhouse, orchard, irrigation and field irrigation projects — combining project development and engineering, procurement and supply, systems integration, installation, automation, testing and commissioning within one agreed scope. “Turnkey” describes that integrated delivery scope, not a fixed EPC or lump-sum contract model; responsibilities are defined in each contract.
A sound irrigation project depends on separating what has been measured from what has been assumed, from the very first conversation.
A water analysis is not a formality. Salinity, sodium balance, clogging risk and change over time affect every decision from equipment selection to daily operating routine.
In subsurface drip, depth, spacing and dripper flow are solved in one calculation, and the acceptance criteria are written before the line is buried.
A pump is not a product but an operating point formed with the system; selection follows the system curve, zone sequencing and suction conditions.
Filtration is decided by the clogging risk factors in the water, not by a general assessment; backflush and headworks layout belong to the same calculation.
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