Smallholdings are common around lakes and rivers across Burkina Faso, but the dry months in the Sahel region make farming almost impossible for farmers who cannot afford irrigation systems.
An adjustable solar panel powers a motor that pumps water from boreholes, and the entire system is built to be highly mobile and adjustable. Instead of permanent installations that have to remain in one place, the SolarKoodo can be shared by a collective of farmers because it can be moved from one borehole to the next as easily as a hand-cart.
Currently being tested on the edges of Ouagadougou next to the Tanghin Dam, the device is aimed at farming cooperatives that can purchase it as a tool to be shared by farmers all through the year.
