Xylem’s Saajhi treadle pump uses human weight and motion to move water and was designed to help smallholder farmers in rural areas irrigate their land more efficiently. The pump — which won a 2015 Silver Edison Award for inventiveness in the agricultural category — has already boosted production for rural farmers in Africa, Asia, and Central and South America, tripling crop yield while reducing labor and saving water compared to traditional furrow irrigation. Read more: http://bit.ly/2aahQKX
