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Treadle Pumps for Irrigation in Africa is the first in the Knowledge Synthesis Reports series. Topics to be covered in future include: - Global Review of Research and Development Needs in Irrigation and Drainage - Water Conservation Technologies in the Mediterranean Basin
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As part of their irrigation strategy, the government and non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) in Malawi are actively promoting the use of treadle pumps in smallholder irrigation. The positive impact of treadle pumps on food security and poverty reduction in Malawi and elsewhere in sub‐Saharan Africa is well documented. However, few studies have …
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Treadle Pumps for Irrigation in Africa is the first in the Knowledge Synthesis Reports series. Topics to be covered in future include: - Global Review of Research and Development Needs …
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"The treadle pump has helped us because gardening is not as labour intensive as it was in the past. We are old and so it was very difficult for us to carry water in buckets to the gardens. The ...
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Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces great challenges in development, including the highest poverty rate in the world, ... in irrigation where greater volumes of water are required. Treadle pumps work by drawing water from a river or shallow groundwater and discharging it into a canal for gravity irrigation, or by using pressure to force it into a ...
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This paper reports results from laboratory tests of four treadle pumps and eight drip kits currently available in Zimbabwe. The results show that it is viable to irrigate drip irrigation gardens up to a size of 1000 m 2, if the treadle pump and drip kit are well chosen.Such a garden will not only ensure food security of the farmers, but may also generate significant income.
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A treadle pump is a foot operated single acting double cylinder piston pump for low lift irrigation. These pumps were originally developed in Bangladesh for pulling water up to the pump level. Later they were adapted in Kenya to push water higher than the pump. The later designs are referred to as "pressure pumps" because they can push water ...
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Treadle Pumps Transform Rural Life in Nepal Terai Appropriate Technology, Vol. 31, No 4, Dec 2004, Research Information Ltd, UK, 2004, ISBN: 0305 0920 Treadle Pumps – The Cambodian Experience. Breen, M., Waterlines Vol. 14 No 4, April 1996, ISBN 0262 8104(ed) Treadle Pumps for Irrigation in Africa . Knowledge Sybthesis Report No 1 - October 2000,
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Treadle pump (TP) technology has been promoted by Enterprise Works Worldwide (EWW) as an alternative to the traditional rope and bucket irrigation that is necessary to overcome the challenge of uncertain and inadequate rainfall for agricultural. ... Treadle pump …
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Treadle pumps work by drawing water from a river or shallow groundwater and discharging it into a canal for gravity irrigation, or by using pressure to force it into a pipe leading to sprinklers or …
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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 …
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This study looked at an intermediate water pulling technology, the treadle pump, and how it could be improved to become more desirable for use in agricultural irrigation. A treadle pump was built ...
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In Africa, treadle pump development has been largely based on the Bangladesh pump, with modifications to suit African conditions. This is essentially a suction pump, redesigned so that …
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This is followed by reports prepared by national experts on the experience of using treadle pumps in different countries across Africa. These principally address the important issues of economic …
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A treadle pump is defined as a foot operated single acting double cylinder piston pump for low lift irrigation. Pumping is activated by stepping up and down on the treadles to drive the attached pistons, creating suction in the cylinder that …
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Impact of Treadle Pump Irrigation Technology on Smallholder Poverty and Food Security in Malawi: A Case Study of Blantyre and Mchinji Districts Julius H. Mangisoni ... Agriculture P.O. Box 219; Lilongwe; Malawi Report submitted to the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Southern Africa Sub-regional Office Pretoria, South Africa ...
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As part of their irrigation strategy, the government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Malawi are actively promoting the use of treadle pumps in smallholder irrigation. The positive impact of treadle pumps on food security and poverty reduction in Malawi and elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa is well documented. However, few studies have analysed the adoption …
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As part of their irrigation strategy, the government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Malawi are actively promoting the use of treadle pumps in smallholder irrigation. The positive impact of treadle pumps on food security and poverty reduction in Malawi and elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa is well documented. However, few studies ...
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The treadle pump is a low speed foot operated single acting double cylinder piston pump for low lift irrigation. A scientific methodology is demonstrated for the evaluation of a metal treadle pump…
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The international Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage (IPTRID) commissioned this report on the status and prospects for treadle pumps in Africa, particularly …
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This article is centred on assessing the use of treadle pumps micro irrigation technologies strategy in an attempt to counter low food and agricultural productivity in Umzingwane district of Zimbabwe.
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Most treadle pumps manufactured in Africa are pressure treadle pumps, a modification to the original design that means water is forced out of the pump under pressure. Pressure treadle …
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Whether treadle pumps are the best option compared to other interventions is an open question. Irrig. and Drain. (2012) TREADLE PUMP IRRIGATION IN MALAWI REFERENCES Adeoti A, Barry B, Namara R, Kamara A. 2009. The impact of treadle pump irrigation technology adoption on poverty in Ghana.
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The experience of introducing treadle pumps into Africa serves as a useful model for the introduction of other irrigation technologies. Treadle pumps work on the principle of suction lift using a cylinder and piston to draw water from a resource below ground level, e.g. a river or shallow groundwater. ... Attempts to use treadle pumps in Africa ...
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Treadle pumps for irrigation in Africa. Knowledge synthesis report No. 1. The 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? ...
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Treadle Pump Series treadle pump can do most of the work of a motorized pump,but costs considerably less to purchase.Because it needs no fossil fuel,it also costs less to operate.All the pond,lake and groundwater can be the water soucrce.It can increase the aera of water supplying by lengthing the intake pipes and discharge pipe.properly adjusted and maintained,it can be …
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• Treadle Pumps for Irrigation in Africa Knowledge Sybthesis Report No 1 - October 2000, Kay M, Brabben T., Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage, Italy, 2000, ISBN 1607-6613
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Current treadle pump designs can draw water from depths reaching 7 m at flow rates up to 5 L/s ( Orr et al., 1991;Bielenberg and Allen, 1995). Human-powered pumps have helped numerous subsistence ...
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Treadle Pumps for Irrigation in Africa is the first in the Knowledge Synthesis Reports series. Topics to be covered in future include: n Global Review of Research and Development Needs …
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