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07-31-2012, 01:02 AM

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This is about how a water pump device invented by an American engineer is being used in some African countries to help farmers to produce more crops.

They have a video:

Fighting Poverty in Kenya by Selling Water Pumps to Poor Farmers | PBS NewsHour | July 13, 2010 | PBS

How it's being used in Mali:

KickStart Money Maker Pump - Another Success Story in Mali - YouTube

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