Africa
- AMD Personal Internet Communicator
- Bamboo Treadle Pump
- Big Boda load-carrying bicycle
- Ceramic Water Filter
- Domed Pit Latrine Slab kit
- Drip Irrigation System
- Internet Village Motoman Network
- Jaipur foot and below-knee prosthesis
- Kenya Ceramic Jiko
- Kinkajou Microfilm Projector and Portable Library
- LifeStraw
- One Laptop per Child
- MoneyMaker Block Press
- MoneyMaker Hip Pump
- Pot-in-Pot cooler
- PermaNet
- Q Drum
- Solar Home Lighting System
- Solar Aid
- StarSight
- Sugarcane charcoal
- Super MoneyMaker Pump
- Water Storage System
- WorldBike prototype
Drip Irrigation System
IDE’s low-cost Drip Irrigation System was developed so farmers could start small and scale up as their financial capacity and acreage grew. The kits are significantly less expensive than conventional drip systems used on commercial farms. Studies show that drip irrigation reduces water use by 30-70% and increases yields by over 50%. There is improved crop quality, crop-per-drop efficiency for agricultural intensification, and cultivation of high-value marketable crops. The kits, operating under very little water pressure, are typically used in the production of fruit and vegetable crops, but have also been used for maize, wheat, and cotton. More than 600,000 systems have been sold.
- Designer: International Development Enterprises (IDE) India
- Manufacturer: Multiple workshops
- India, 2006
- Plastic tubing and tank
- Dimensions: 2’ h x 2’ w x 8” d (with water); bag can hang from any type of post or support and tailored to any size or shape available
- In use in: India, Nepal, Zambia, Zimbabwe
