Pedaling out of poverty: Social impact of a manual irrigation technology in South Asia

Tushaar Shah, Mahmudul Alam, M. Dinesh Kumar, Rashmi K. Nagar and Mahendra Singh

No 44571, IWMI Research Reports from International Water Management Institute

Abstract: An assessment of the social impact of treadle pump technology for manual irrigation in eastern India, the Nepal Terai, and Bangladesh, South Asia's so-called "poverty square." Treadle pump technology can be a powerful tool for poverty reduction in this region. It "self-selects" the poor, and puts to productive use the region's vast surplus family labor. It is claimed that the treadle pump could raise the annual net household income by US$100, on the average.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: vi, 36p.
Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.44571

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