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Small scale irrigation with a rope pump

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Uploaded by on Aug 22, 2008

Small scale irrigation with a hand drilled borehole and rope pump in Mazambuka, Zambia. The farmer irrigates 400 m2 of tomatoes, and the pump supplies water to an additional 10 families. Supported by Connect Internaitional, www.connectinternational.nl, Netherlands.Information on rope pumps can be found on www.ropepumps.org. More info on www.akvo.org, the open source for water and sanitation.

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  • Hi Amintafall,

    well, time is a thing poor people have lots of. But a rope pump is one of the most efficient hand pumps, because it is a continous movement. 60l per minute (6 buckets) from 10m depth is possible. Even better would be a foot-operated rope pump, which is under development.

  • great work mark. Aren´t these people patient?? because to fill one bucket this way...

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