Poraab Knowledge-Based Company (Zist-Aab Poraab) provides groundwater resource management services and enhances water consumption efficiency in the agricultural sector with the goal of improving aquifer levels. The company initially began its activities in 2017 as a development unit of Rahrovan Sepehr Andisheh Company (manufacturer of smart water and electricity meters) by devising the Sustainable Balanced Plain Model Plan.
The Sustainable Balanced Plain Model Plan was created with the understanding that, while monitoring and control tools such as meters are effective in reducing water and energy consumption, optimizing consumption is a challenge driven mainly by economic and social factors. Without considering the interests of all stakeholders and securing these interests, and without the sincere and logical acceptance of the plan by stakeholders, all activities and efforts will not lead to meaningful and sustainable improvements as they should. The solution to the challenges of water, energy, and agricultural economics is not merely control tools like meters. Instead, these tools are part of a complex, multi-stage, and multi-sector process, with many critical components not directly related to monitoring tools.
The Sustainable Balanced Plain Model includes key components such as the “water quota market”, the “transparent plain information bank”, and related systems. To ensure the plan remains operational, two structures have been established: the plain trustee and the plain assignee.
Since 2017, Poraab has been at the forefront of implementing innovative water bank and market projects. By leveraging key strategies and groundbreaking initiatives, we have established ourselves as a trusted leader in groundwater resource management.
- Providing the "Sustainable Balanced Plain Model" as a comprehensive and sustainable solution for groundwater management
- Registering the Sustainable Balanced Plain Model as a knowledge-based product
- Conducting a quantitative feasibility study for implementing the Sustainable Balanced Plain Model plan in the Khaf and Zozan plains in line with employers' requirements
- Designing and implementing water bank and market projects in the provinces of Khorasan Razavi, Qazvin, and Semnan
- Managing the consumption and protection of groundwater resources by introducing the new concept of water banks and water accounting
- Creating transparency in water withdrawal from plains by establishing a transparent plains information bank, thereby increasing trust and responsibility among users and stakeholders in this field
- Ensuring effective and optimal use of valuable groundwater resources and respecting the environmental rights of aquifers
- Facilitating and training farmers with the help of local institutions and water users' organizations, resulting in increased voluntary and conscious responsibility among farmers
- Addressing water needs arising from population growth and industrial expansion by creating the Water Quota Bank and Market tools and platform
- Enhancing water consumption efficiency in the agricultural sector through continuous monitoring and supervision of plain consumption within the Water Quota Bank
- Developing the agricultural value chain with a focus on optimal water consumption and creating added value from groundwater resources by establishing a transparent plain information bank system, fostering an ecosystem of agricultural businesses.
- Maintaining and increasing agricultural production and food security by creating bank and market incentives for productive farmers, helping to improve their income, and contributing to the sustainable social and economic development of rural areas.
- Enhancing agricultural and irrigation infrastructure by generating income for productive farmers.
- Monitoring and evaluating the impact of measures taken at each stage: Conducting detailed monitoring and evaluation of the company's activities on the aquifers of pilot and agricultural areas, and making necessary adjustments to our processes and methods to reduce negative impacts and maintain sustainability.
- Promoting a culture of sustainable management: Collaborating with local institutions, providing training and raising awareness about the importance of sustainable management of water resources and agriculture, promoting environmental culture, and encouraging the proper use of groundwater resources within rural communities.
- Forming and developing a team of experienced and efficient experts and support staff.
