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Revolutionizing Irrigation: The UP650 Pressure Pump for Myanmar Farmers

The UP650 Pressure Pump addresses the irrigation needs of small plot farmers in Myanmar, promoting affordable and efficient agriculture. Priced at just $20 to manufacture, this innovative design is simpler, lighter, and easier to build—ideal for users who often lack electricity. With enhanced performance and lower costs, the UP650 enables farmers to double their dry season plots and elevate their income significantly. Expect a profound impact on agriculture, education, and quality of life in rural communities, unlocking $60 million in new wealth in the next four years.

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Revolutionizing Irrigation: The UP650 Pressure Pump for Myanmar Farmers

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  1. Under Pressure [UP] Next Generation Pressure Pump Alan Asbeck Mike Ho David Klaus Maxim Melnikov

  2. David Klaus Mike Ho Team • ME: We can improve this A LOT! • ME: I have seen Burmese people myself. They won’t buy THIS! Alan Asbeck Maxim Melnikov • MBA: what are the deliverables by Monday ?! • EE: I want to build stuff NOW!

  3. Most Plot for Your Kyat • $20 to Manufacture  Affordable • Simpler, Lighter + Superior Design •  Easier to Build + Replace + Transport • Excellent Value •  Most Productive Pump Investment • In The Hands Of Farmers This Fall

  4. Meet the User - U Ti Min Huang • Monsoon season: 2 acres of rice • Dry season: ¼ acre of watermelons and onions (to survive, couldn’t irrigate more) • Doubled his dry season plot with IDE/M suction pump last year • Dreaming about further expanding his plot and sending his children to school

  5. Need Horizontal journey: from pump to plants • 98% of pump users have no electricity • 50% are women or teens • 70% earn < $1/day (90% < $2) • Avg. plot size < ½ acre (typically, 45x30 ft)

  6. Current Solutions Don’t Solve the Problem: expensive or low performance KickStart Super Money Maker IDE India Pressure Pump Gravity pressure Modified IDE-M Pump IDE-M Pressure Pump prototype

  7. IDE/M pressure pump prototype Hand pump Treadle suction pump Cost Pressure pump in IDE/M product line Diesel pump ‘We are trying to develop a product line of pumps that match the irrigation requirements of our core customer – small plot $1/day households’ - Jim Taylor, IDE/M UP 650 pump Moundat Irrigable plot size

  8. Product Improvements • - Treadle linkages • Piston Seals • Valves • Amount of Material • Performance/ Cost ratio UP 650 Prototype Kickstart Super Moneymaker

  9. Product Improvements • - Treadle linkages • Piston Seals • Valves • Amount of Material • Performance/ Cost ratio Simpler treadle design Simpler linkages Optimized treadle travel (full travel uses the entire cylinder)

  10. 5/8” 2” shaft plastic tube metal plates Product Improvements • - Treadle linkages • Piston Seals • Valves • Amount of Material • Performance/ Cost ratio Vinyl tubing and metal plates  Reduced friction for improved efficiency  Less wasted cylinder space  Cheaper  Easier to produce

  11. Product Improvements • - Treadle linkages • Piston Seals • Valves • Amount of Material • Performance/ Cost ratio No molded rubber parts  Cheaper  Easier to produce

  12. Product Improvements • - Treadle linkages • Piston Seals • Valves • Amount of Material • Performance/ Cost ratio • Shorter cylinders, shorter treadles, streamlined frame  Less weight  Lower costs

  13. Product Improvements How to measure “Most Plot For Your Kyat”?  What water flow can 1 USD buy? Kickstart Super MoneyMaker IDE/M proto of pressure pump UP 650 prototype • - Treadle linkages • Piston Seals • Valves • Amount of Material • Performance/ Cost ratio Flow Rate (gallons per hour) 1,400 800 800 Cost To Produce $65 $30 $20 Performance/ Cost Ratio (GPH/US$) 21.5 26.7 40.0

  14. Implementation Plan – Leverage Existing IDE/M Infrastructure • production facilities and outsourcing arrangements • distribution network: demonstrators, agents, dealers, well drillers

  15. Impact On The User Middle Class Poverty • 2.5x plot size during dry season: 0.5  1.25 acres • Sprinkler irrigation  Higher value crops • Popular in hilly areas for irrigating sloping plots • Other applications, such as lifting water to storage tanks for irrigation and domestic use

  16. Impact On The User (2) • 2x Annual Income: $360  $760 • Bang For Buck = 15/1 • Profit + loan pay back at the end of dry season • Total wealth of one pump is $840 (3 yr NPV @ 15%) • 100,000 profitable businesses in 4 years The UP650 will generate $60MILLION of new wealth in Myanmar

  17. Impact On The User (3) • 120,000 kids in school in the next 4 years • Better nutrition and clothing

  18. Future Directions Palo Alto Myanmar • Final calculations of production costs • Availability of materials • User testing for ergonomics • Endurance testing

  19. Next generation treadle pressure pump Under Pressure (UP 650) $60M of social good in Myanmar More Plot for Your Kyat • $20 to manufacture  affordable • Simpler, lighter + superior design •  easier to build + replace + transport • Excellent value •  most efficient pump investment • In the hands of farmers this fall

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