For a farmer wanting to irrigate a small area (less than 0.2 ha per day from a shallow well water source less than 4 m below the surface) a manual pump can be a good choice because of its low purchase and operating costs
Kwa mlimi yemwe akufuna kuthilira malo ochepa (osaposera 0.2 hectare pa tsiku kuchokera pa chitsime chomwe madzi ake ali pa mtunda wosaposera 4m kuchokera pamwamba) kugwiritsa ntchito chida chodalira mphamvu za anthu ndi chisankho chabwino chifukwa cha mtengo wake wotsika komanso kusavuta kugwiritsa ntchito