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[[Image:Fuel_efficient_motor_pump.PNG|thumb|right|250px|Transporting the improved pump that weighs 50% less than the conventional model. Photo: Netherlands Water Partnership.]]

==Field experiences==

[[Image:farmer and pump.jpg|thumb|right|~~300px~~250px|A farmer uses a small pump to irrigate his fields in Keta, Ghana. Photo: [http://e360.yale.edu/slideshow/turning_to_grass_roots_solutions_on_water/123/1/ Joe Ronzio/IWMI]]]

In India alone, there are more than 6 million diesel pumps. Research on the efficiency of these pumps, which was performed as part of the India-Terai development project, showed that big improvements in efficiency were possible. Technical adaptation resulted in a smaller engine that consumes 50% less fuel and is easier to transport. Improved motor pumps of 2.5 HP could yield as much water as traditional 5 HP pumps. Local industry in India has started to produce these new pumps.

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