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Thursday, June 5, 2008
MIT Award Winning MoneyMaker Pressure Pump Boon For Farmers
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
Dr Martin Fischer, who holds a PhD in mechanical engineering from Stanford University, has applied this principle in real life. Instead of collecting funds for poor Africans, he has created a profitable tool that would pull them out of their poverty.
Dr.Fischer's Super MoneyMaker Pressure Pump is a mini-irrigation solution for the farmer with a small plot, up to a few acres of land. This invention is a boon for farmers who can't go in for costly options. The pump can pull water from 30 feet below the ground and draw water up to 46 feet above ground through pressurization. This means the water can be sprayed from the source for up to forty-six feet.
To can be easily operated with the hands,legs and body weight. Three models are available and the price ranges from $33 to $100. Currently Super MoneyMaker Pressure Pump is marketed only in Africa.
It is being marketed by Fischer's non-profit organisation Kickstart. KickStart is a non-profit organization that develops and markets new technologies in Africa. Kickstart helps out the farmers in Kenya, Tanzania, and Mali.
Dr.Fischer's has been awarded the Lemelson-MIT Award for sustainability for his invention.
Dr Martin Fischer, who holds a PhD in mechanical engineering from Stanford University, has applied this principle in real life. Instead of collecting funds for poor Africans, he has created a profitable tool that would pull them out of their poverty.
Dr.Fischer's Super MoneyMaker Pressure Pump is a mini-irrigation solution for the farmer with a small plot, up to a few acres of land. This invention is a boon for farmers who can't go in for costly options. The pump can pull water from 30 feet below the ground and draw water up to 46 feet above ground through pressurization. This means the water can be sprayed from the source for up to forty-six feet.To can be easily operated with the hands,legs and body weight. Three models are available and the price ranges from $33 to $100. Currently Super MoneyMaker Pressure Pump is marketed only in Africa.
It is being marketed by Fischer's non-profit organisation Kickstart. KickStart is a non-profit organization that develops and markets new technologies in Africa. Kickstart helps out the farmers in Kenya, Tanzania, and Mali.
Dr.Fischer's has been awarded the Lemelson-MIT Award for sustainability for his invention.
Labels: Agricultural-Engineering
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