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Global Team for Irrigation in Africa

Global Team for Irrigation in Africa. General Inputs . Calculating Cost/Revenue of farm . Purdue University National University of Rwanda. Field Dimensions. Performance Curves. Crop Data. Calculating Operating Cost of Systems. Summary of Results. Labor Data.

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Global Team for Irrigation in Africa

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  1. Global Team for Irrigation in Africa General Inputs Calculating Cost/Revenue of farm Purdue University National University of Rwanda Field Dimensions Performance Curves Crop Data Calculating Operating Cost of Systems Summary of Results Labor Data ME 463 Students: Tim Bond, T. Reid Gray, Jeremy Koehler, Erin Potrzebowski, Tyler Williams Calculating Capital Cost of Systems Pump Data Part Cost Global Irrigation Simulator GTIA Mission Statement Global Team Technologies • Objectives: • Provide a method of summarizing research and analysis for future projects • Determine the feasibility of irrigation on any hillside field • Determine profit, operating cost, and capital cost • Allow relaxation of constraints • Different crops/water requirements, different field dimensions, different labor situations, etc… • Highlight direct areas for improvement • Method: Our mission is to “develop an agricultural irrigation system to aid in reducing poverty in the Gashora Sector of Rwanda using environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable design practices.” • Using technologies to overcome communication obstacles: • GlobalHUB: online global teaming & collaboration website • Rappture: Rapid application infrastructure, online hosting of scientific tools • Livescribe Pulse™ Smartpen: digitized design notebooks • Weekly global meetings using GMail™’s built-in chat features Assessment Trip January 5 – 14, 2009 Where: Kigali, Rwanda; Butare, Rwanda; Gashora Sector, Bugesera Region, Rwanda Research • Technology • Extraction • Petrol Pumps • Solar Pumps • Hand Pumps • Treadle Pumps • Movement • Pipes • Hoses • Junctions • Storage • Tanks • Pits • Trenches • Distribution • Buckets • Furrows • Sprinklers • Drip • Conclusions and Results: • User friendly interface with easy to change inputs • Recommended system is tabulated in a bill of materials • Output graphs provide clear and concise summaries of the results. • Released as open-source tool under GPL for other groups to improve code and continue development. • Tasks Accomplished: • Met NUR teammates • Established team expectations • Met with Bugesera farmers • Defined initial customer requirements • Visited Rwandan suppliers • Met with government officials • Created preliminary budget, task list, and timeline • Sustainability • Economic • Environmental • Social

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