Securing water for food (SWFF)

<div>Founded in 2013 at Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, aQysta has since expanded to Colombia,</div> <div>India, Indonesia, Malawi and Nepal, and has provided a potential solution to the issues surrounding</div> <div>current and future access to water.<br /><br /></div> <div>This study was undertaken to evaluate whether aQysta’s Barsha pump has been successful in improving</div> <div>water access for farmers in Nepal. The evaluation involved fieldwork from July 16, 2019 to August 30,</div> <div>2019, during which time data was collected on the Barsha pump’s impact on end-users’ farming activities,</div> <div>income, experiences with and thoughts on the innovation, and suggestions for improvements.<br /><br /></div> <div>The study found that approximately 80 percent of the end-users interviewed felt that the Barsha pump</div> <div>has been beneficial to them. They noted the main benefit was the lower costs of inputs due to the pump</div> <div>using zero energy. More than half the interviewees experienced a positive change in the survival rates,</div> <div>yields, and diversification of their crops. Ninety-four percent said that they would recommend the pump,</div> <div>

Source: DEC abstract, PA-00W-6VS (2019). The source's own text.