1. 01-01-1995 The current design offered in this manual has evolved from the Bangladesh original into a fully portable pump with both lift and pressure capacity, and is expecially appropriate to situations where soils are permeable and water cannot easily be distributed through channels. The manual is intended...
  2. 01-01-2000 This report begins with a review of the different treadle pumps currently in use in Africa and the information available on their technical performance, with a view to trying to answer the question - Which is the best treadle pump? This is followed by reports prepared by national experts on the...
  3. 01-04-2002 The primary objective of the VIFOR irrigation component, which commenced in June 2000, was to support groups of farmers in Lilongwe West interested and willing to invest in irrigated dimba crop production using treadle pumps for increased incomes, improved household food security, and improved...
  4. The mission of IDE,is to create income opportunities for poor rural households. Downloads related to various technologies being promoted by IDE (treadle pumps, rope pumps, water storage systems) include a very informative drip irrigation manual that can be accessed IDE views productive water as...
  5. Zambian agriculture would benefit from improvements in small-scale agricultural production, and reaching women is a necessity given their active participation and potential. However transitions from rainfed to irrigated agriculture can significantly alter gender relations and control in...