The Zimbabwean Gardener Issue 12 Autumn 2015 High res | Page 17

Advertorial Tired of wasting time carrying water? When spending time physically carrying water from a water source to a crop, valuable time is wasted and not much gained. However, a more efficient irrigation alternative to this laborious method can create significantly higher crop yields, putting more money in farmers’ pockets, which can be spent on school fees, medicine and ultimately expanding their crops. The availability of power in Zimbabwe also restricts the usage of pumps at certain times. There is a solution to this dilemma, the Flexipump, a simple irrigation pump that requires no electricity and lugging of water. It’s as easy as pumping up a bike tyre! What is the Flexipump? This simple pump only needs to be pumped like a bike pump and it can irrigate a quarter of an acre and up to 1,600 litres/ hour. It can pump from a well or a stream 6m below the flexipump and with a pressure of 2.5 bar, it is able to pump water 100m along the ground to the fields. Contact Richard Chance + 263 775 766 695 [email protected] www.flexipump.com How does it help small scale growers or gardeners? The flexipump has been designed so that farmers can make the replacement parts it needs, instead of having to travel long distances to buy them. It is intuitive to use and maintain, only requiring very basic tools. It weighs 2.6kg so it is light enough to be carried around, from home to field. The flexipump can be linked directly into a drip irrigation system, making irrigation even more efficient Only $100 per unit Each unit comes with a standard EU spec rigid suction hose. Our primary aim is to make the flexipump available to farmers at an affordable price and to see them and their farm’s thrive through the increased irrigation the pump can provide. 17