Water Pumping Devices
A handbook for users and choosers
Efficient and effective irrigation of the land can have a dramatic effect on the agricultural output and economic well-being of a community. The smallholdings, defined in this book as up to 25 hectares (60 acres), can be the source of a significant proportion of a country's food production. At the heart of effective irrigation lies the problem of lifting or pumping water, and this handbook, newly revised and reformatted, surveys the water-lifting technologies that are available and appropriate for smallholdings. It is a detailed and practical review of the options, especially for irrigation but also for other purposes, and the costs and general suitability of the different technologies are examined with the aim of enabling farmers and policy makers to make informed choices.
Published: 1997
Pages: 264
eBook: 9781780445625
Paperback: 9781853393464
| INTRODUCTION 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The importance of rural transport 3 | |||
| Rural transport activities in the household 3 | |||
| Domestic transport activities of women in a week 7 | |||
| Reasons for different transport patterns 8 | |||
| Rural transport needs 8 | |||
| 2 Identifying rural transport needs 12 | |||
| Identifying needs 12 | |||
| Transport and marketing 15 | |||
| 3 Addressing rural transport needs 19 | |||
| Modes of transport 19 | |||
| People moving on foot 19 | |||
| People carrying loads on foot 21 | |||
| People using bicycles and tricycles to move around 24 | |||
| Using bicycles, trailers, wheelbarrows and handcarts to move loads 27 | |||
| Using animals for transport 30 | |||
| Transport infrastructure 37 | |||
| Transport services 41 | |||
| Motorized transport services 41 | |||
| Non-motorized transport services 43 | |||
| Non-transport interventions to improve access 43 | |||
| 4 Considerations in addressing transport needs 46 | |||
| Access to, and control of, means of transport 46 | |||
| Affordability 48 | |||
| Promotion and attitudes 49 | |||
| Maintenance 52 | |||
| Monitoring and evaluation 52 | |||
| 5 Case studies 54 | |||
| Women saving time on transport for education in Burkina Faso 54 | |||
| Makete integrated rural transport project in Tanzania 55 | |||
| Promotion of animal traction technology in Zambia 56 | |||
| Women health workers on bicycles in Zimbabwe 57 | |||
| Mraru women's bus service in Kenya 58 | |||
| Women cycling in southern India 59 | |||
| Women fuelwood carriers in Ethiopia 61 | |||
| Women's pottery groups in western Kenya 62 | |||
| Development and testing of a hand-pushed water carrier in Nigeria 63 | |||
| viii RURAL TRANSPORT | |||
| 6 Checklist for identifying and acquiring a means of transport 65 | |||
| Identifying possible means of transport 65 | |||
| Acquiring a means of transport 66 | |||
| REFERENCES, FURTHER READING AND CONTACTS 6 |
Peter Fraenkel
Peter Fraenkel is a mechanical engineer with long experience of renewable energy systems and the author of many books and articles on wind, hydro, and tidal energy. He is a leading authority on water pumping technologies for developing country applications and was a founder and Director of I.T. Power from 1981 to 2000.
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