The Sunflower is a portable and robust solar irrigation pump that was created for seasonal vegetable farmers. The Sunflower offers an affordable and environmentally sustainable alternative to gasoline and diesel-powered pumps, which are expensive and lock farmers into recurring fuel costs.
Benefits of the Sunflower Solar pump include:
The Sunflower retails for around USD $400, with financing options available from the manufacturer.
There are more than 500 million one-acre farmers around the world. FuturePump develops technology that is designed to tap into the needs of this huge global market. The Sunflower irrigation pump is both robust and portable. It offers smallholder farmers a cheaper, cleaner and more sustainable alternative to costly and polluting gasoline or diesel pumps.
Publicly available: yes
Countries where available: Worldwide
Price range (USD): over 200 USD
Available online: yes
Offered or can be licensed for local manufacture: Yes