Weenat, the European leader in soil moisture monitoring, announces its acquisition of CoRHIZE, a specialist in irrigation management solutions. This strategic step further advances efforts to help the agricultural sector optimize water management across France and Europe.
Since their founding, Weenat and CoRHIZE have shared a common mission: to support farmers in managing irrigation, saving both time and water. Both companies are deeply connected to the agricultural sector and bring complementary technological expertise, enabling real-time, remote soil moisture measurement through connected sensors. This synergy is further enhanced by their complementary approaches and technologies.
Founded in Agen in 2007 by Serge Escuraing, CoRHIZE quickly became a reference in irrigation management. Its high-quality capacitive probes, renowned for their precision and reliability in soil moisture measurement, are paired with a dedicated mobile application and proven field expertise, offering users comprehensive and efficient solutions.
“Weenat’s expertise in irrigation management and soil moisture monitoring has been recognized for many years. This partnership enables us to unite our skills around a shared ambition: improving water efficiency in agriculture. For farmers, this means two strong, cutting-edge companies combining forces to deliver a unique and unmatched expertise in irrigation management and soil moisture analysis for today and the future,” said Serge Escuraing, founder of CoRHIZE.
Founded in 2014 by Jérôme Le Roy, Weenat quickly established itself as a technological leader, launching the first wireless tensiometer connected to a mobile application for farmers in 2015. Since then, the company has developed reliable, precise irrigation probes and built Decision Support Tools for irrigation management, alongside capabilities in engineering, machine learning, agronomy, and meteorology.
“With innovation at the heart of its strategy, Weenat is committed to helping farmers tackle water management challenges. The acquisition of Weather Measures in 2021 and the launch of the European innovation project Meteoria are prime examples. This integration with CoRHIZE presents an unprecedented opportunity to accelerate our ambition of achieving better water resource efficiency for agriculture. We are delighted
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to welcome CoRHIZE’s team to the Weenat Group,” said Jérôme Le Roy, President and Founder of Weenat.
Data collected by CoRHIZE’s connected sensors will enrich the database powering Weenat’s data science algorithms. Since late 2023, Weenat’s R&I teams have been working on the Meteoria project, which aims to leverage soil sensor data, satellite imagery, and thousands of soil samples and analyses to evaluate soil moisture across all European agricultural plots—even without sensors.
“The addition of CoRHIZE’s deep data history and expertise in soil moisture measurement and actionable irrigation recommendations is a significant asset to the project,” noted Jérôme Le Roy.
Key Figures of the New Entity:
• Over 30,000 farmers using our solutions.
• More than 30,000 sensors installed across France and Europe.
• A partnership network of over 300 agro-meteorology distributors, including the Chambers of Agriculture in France, major agricultural distributors, universities, and leading agricultural innovation institutes across Europe.
• Presence in 15 countries, with plans for accelerated international expansion.