Treadle pump in Zambia : stepping out of subsistence farming
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2007
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Dept. of Social Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, NL
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The treadle pump is a man-powered pump, designed for the irrigation of small plots of land. According to the International Development Enterprise (IDE) in Zambia, the pump increases farm income by more than $100 per year. The FAO states that irrigation can increase crop yields from 100 to 400%. This paper evaluates the contribution of the treadle pump to smallholder welfare.
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MSc Thesis Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group
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TREADLE PUMPS, SMALL FARMS, HIGH VALUE CROPS, AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT, APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY, IRRIGATION, PUMPS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, SMALLHOLDERS, ACCESS TO MARKETS, INCOME GENERATION, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, ZAMBIA