Hiller, Sabine2010-03-222010-03-222007http://hdl.handle.net/10625/42408MSc Thesis Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy GroupThe table of contents for this item can be shared with the requester. The requester may then choose one chapter, up to 10% of the item, as per the Fair Dealing provision of the Canadian Copyright ActThe 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.1 digital file (69 p. : ill.)application/pdfenTREADLE PUMPSSMALL FARMSHIGH VALUE CROPSAGRICULTURAL INVESTMENTAPPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGYIRRIGATIONPUMPSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYSMALLHOLDERSACCESS TO MARKETSINCOME GENERATIONPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONZAMBIAThesis