Marketing treadle pumps to women farmers in India

Prabhu, Maya

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“…In Malawi, Mangisoni (2006) found that there were more women adopters of treadle pumps in Blantyre district compared to Mchinji district, a factor explained by the cultural differences in the two districts. Prabhu (1999) documents the efforts of International Development Enterprises India (IDE) to increase Indian women's access to treadle pumps. While there is evidence that demand for such technologies for smallholder irrigation is growing (Chabayanzara & Breth, 1994), female farmers are disadvantaged in accessing these technologies due to limited access to information, high initial costs and lack of proper financial tools (Giodarno, de Fraiture, Weight, & van der Bliek, 2012).…”

Section: Gender Technologymentioning

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A Qualitative Assessment of Gender and Irrigation Technology in Kenya and Tanzania

Njuki

Waithanji

Sakwa

et al. 2014

Gender, Technology and Development

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Rural household economies dependent on rain-fed agriculture are increasingly turning to irrigation technology solutions to counter weather variability, and guard against low crop yields. Organizations too are using market-based approaches to disseminate technologies to smallholder farmers, and although women are among their target group, little is known of the extent to which these approaches are reaching and benefiting them.

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Section: Gender Technologymentioning

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A Qualitative Assessment of Gender and Irrigation Technology in Kenya and Tanzania

Njuki

Waithanji

Sakwa

et al. 2014

Gender, Technology and Development

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“…The study further suggested that there is considerable potential for improving the rate of adoption among women if they are closely involved in the design process and due attention is given to ergonomics and user‐friendliness in the design. IDE's experience in India shows that reaching women and convincing them to adopt treadle pumps requires a special effort in training and targeting (Prabhu, ). Participation of women in the operation of the treadle pump does not necessarily lead to improvements in women's well‐being nor in families' food security status.…”

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Treadle Pump Irrigation in Malawi: Adoption, Gender and Benefits

Kamwamba-Mtethiwa

Namara

Fraiture

et al. 2012

Irrigation and Drainage

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As part of their irrigation strategy, the government and non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) in Malawi are actively promoting the use of treadle pumps in smallholder irrigation. The positive impact of treadle pumps on food security and poverty reduction in Malawi and elsewhere in sub‐Saharan Africa is well documented. However, few studies have analysed the adoption dynamics and dissemination approaches of treadle pumps. This study uses a logit model to analyse the factors influencing treadle pump adoption among a stratified random sample of 100 adopters and 100 non‐adopters in two districts in Malawi. The results indicate that relatively well‐off farmers have a significantly higher probability of adopting the treadle pumps than poor farmers. This raises questions about dissemination approaches and targeting, because treadle pumps are typically geared towards poor smallholders. The study further indicates differences between male and female adopters. Female adopters are more likely to pay for subsidized treadle pumps in cash. Male adopters mostly acquire their pumps through a loan. Women tend to spend the additional income on food for the household while men tend to spend it mostly on non‐food items. It is therefore likely that treadle pump adoption by women will positively impact on household food security, though it also adds to women's workload. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…International Development Enterprises India (IDE) is a not-for-profit organisation with headquarters in Denver that operates in India to provide farmers with access to technologies to improve life, including treadle pumps appropriate to women farmers. The beneficial effects occurred above all for female farmers, who, by working more independently and freely, were able to increase awareness of their role in society [49]. The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), a researchfor-development organisation with a global network of scientists operating in several countries, in 2007 published the research report Treadle Pump Irrigation and Poverty in Ghana [50].…”

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Foot-Powered Machines, a Functional Taxonomy in the Age of Sustainability

Franco,

Marchis,

Pozzi

2023

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Since the Middle Ages, human-powered tools and machines have played an important role in societies. Prominent among these are pedal-powered machines, which harness the overall power from the strongest muscles in the human body. The article identifies a historical taxonomy of pedal-powered machines to provide designers with an orientation map for devising new solutions, suggesting some contexts in which today’s pedal-powered machines can re-purpose ancient mechanisms to perform an innovative function. The reduction in energy consumption, the low environmental impact, and the autonomy of the process, in fact, can represent not only a technical rediscovery of engineering, but also a new way of supporting human subsistence.

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Marketing treadle pumps to women farmers in India

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A Qualitative Assessment of Gender and Irrigation Technology in Kenya and Tanzania

A Qualitative Assessment of Gender and Irrigation Technology in Kenya and Tanzania

Treadle Pump Irrigation in Malawi: Adoption, Gender and Benefits

Foot-Powered Machines, a Functional Taxonomy in the Age of Sustainability

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