Water-saving technology company Engage Crop Solutions has forged new partnerships in Mexico and Saudi Arabia.

The UK-based company has developed a unique technology in-house that is a “Plug & play” solution in any irrigated water supply. After over 300 trials in over 30 countries, with various soils plus a huge variety of crops, the company says that many markets around the world suffering or forecast to suffer water stress can easily adopt this technology on various commercial crops.

Water intensive crops like sugar cane in South Africa have been used in trials, as well as wine grapes. “We can assist on all crops. Three household-name international food groups are currently in trials with us,” said Founder and Director Peter Blezard.

“This low dose technology achieves huge savings in water by holding the water surrounding the root zone for longer, preventing leaching out and the downwards movement of applied water within the soil. It is like a web, built in the soil, which then also holds applied water with other dissolved products in the soil for better uptake,” Blezard explained to New AG International.

“The technology is 100% safe in the environment and soil – it’s basically carbon that is a food source for the microbes,” continued Blezard. “So we arrive at a healthier more productive crop with far less water required – usually 50%. This works with any water source including desalinated water.”

The technology is named as Aqualatus in many parts of the world. The same technology also carries the brand name as Integrate.

Partners for Growth
With repeat sales in 16 countries, Engages’s growth is coming with partnering. The company has built enduring partnerships in Spain over the last ten years: Agroliner Agricultura Avanzada based in Almeria, run by two brothers, Alfredo and Donato Garcia, who have successfully focused on the intensive protected crop sector in Almeria; the citrus regions of Granada and Murcia; the Olive regions of Seville and Jaen; and the berry sector in Huelva.

Mexico has seen the start of a business relationship to have trials with the registration process almost completed. “Our partner in Mexico is a long-established food supplier with national retail relationships and expanding Agri-tech ambitions aligned around innovation in water conservation plus expanding Agri-tech solutions across Mexico,” expanded Blezard. “They are Alimentos Procesados San Augustin, who supply major retailers like Walmart, and they being led by Jose Alberto Curiel Khan, an agricultural engineer with the experience and ambition to innovate Agri-Tech across Mexico.”

In Saudi Arabia (KSA) water is the new Blue Gold, according to Blezard, with a huge need for water covering crop production and landscape development. “In this market, you can witness the greening of grass landscapes with the improvements visible in days not weeks,” says Blezard.

“To improve our access within KSA our company has partnered with a highly professional group based in Jordan with offices in KSA, the Jibreen Group a diversified Middle East conglomerate with operations across Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Palestine, Turkey and Egypt. Within their smart agriculture division which has active investment in smart agriculture, the Jibreen Group will be our partner of choice heading into KSA. We shall launch this development at a major show in KSA in June 2026. The show is Future Scape Global which is focused on the huge landscape projects in KSA, the greening of Saudi Arabia.”

Regulations and registration for this technology are usually swift and not expensive to secure. To further accelerate this growth Engage crop Solutions Ltd is recruiting several new agronomic specialists to support its international work.

Engage Crop Solutions is open to approaches from companies that can support market entry, professional agronomists who have marketing and distribution logistics in place in their markets.

“The ROI through the supply chain is exceptional for all partners and growers alike,” said Blezard.

Interested companies can email the company directly, he said.