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BY Ama Nunoo, 3:00pm March 13, 2020,

Seven humanitarian inventions you probably didn’t know

by Ama Nunoo, 3:00pm March 13, 2020,
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Photo: Transforming Smallholder Irrigation

Treadle Pump

A treadle pump is a human powered pump that draws water from underground reservoirs which is then carried to wells or diverted into irrigation pumps to irrigate crops.

Some communities live a subsistence life where they are highly dependent on their harvest to feed the family, so the treadle pump is essential to their livelihood and overall survival.

Last Edited by:Kent Mensah Updated: March 13, 2020

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