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Walking on Water: Low-cost Treadle Pumps Help Indian Farmers

October 23, 2009 7 comments

The Gates Foundation has provided this video to show how one of their grantees’ low-cost treadle pumps are helping Indian farmers access irrigated water for their crops.
These water pumps are supplied by International Development Enterprises (IDE).  They are designed to be cost-effective and low-maintenance, with only one part needed to be changed each year at

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Case Studies, North America, Principle 2: Share knowledge, Principle 3: Build local access and capacity, Principle 4: Protect harvests, Principle 6: Prioritise research imperatives, Regions, Research, Subjects

Interactive Map Celebrates Agriculture’s Success Stories Across the World

October 20, 2009 No comments yet

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has just launched an interactive world map highlighting some of the many success stories in agricultural development from around the world.  It is part of a wider upcoming launch of their newest publication, Millions Fed: Proven Successes in Agricultural Development, which will be released on 12 November.
The interactive

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