Made in Humane Club
Block Pattern: Cover
Khethworks
Khethworks provides micro solar pumps for small and marginal farmers. The solar pump system is efficient, portable and open-well submersible. Co-founders, Katie and Victor, started Khetworks during their graduate programme at MIT. The enterprise is a spin-out of TATA MIT centre.
Block Pattern: Regular
Impact
86%
farmers in India are small and marginal
200 litres
annual fuel savings (per machine)
Upto 40%
reduction in farmer’s production cost
Block Pattern: Side-by-Side
Product Information
Solar Pump System
The solar pump system is a hyper-efficient, portable, open-well submersible pump system. It is small enough to carry with a flow rate big enough to satisfy marginal farmers’ preferences at a bankable price point that does not depend on a subsidy.
- Motor: Highly efficient 0.3 HP BLDC motor for high efficiency, low maintenance
- Panel: 320 watts (2x 160-watt panels)
- Weight: 4-kilogram pump and highly portable
- Capacity: 1 litre per second at 10 metres (15-metre shut-off)
- Operation: Automatic switch on/off
- Coverage: 1-acre for a variety of crops
Block Pattern: Regular
Block Pattern: Regular
Impact
- Access to sustainable, year-round irrigation unlocks income generation for smallholder farmers.
- Benefits marginalised communities with low irrigation cover.
- Gender-inclusive product design and initiatives enable women and collectives to mobilize and operate the portable pump system with single-button, automatic operation.