Low-Cost Irrigation for Sustainable Farming in the Lake Bunyonyi Region of Uganda

Project Coordinator: Daniel Otter

Project Sponsor: Dr. Peter Gorder - Department Chair, Associate Professor

Responsible Department: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering 

Themes: Water, Food, Community

Goal:  In partnership with the Global Livingston Institute GLI), develop small-scale irrigation systems to be implemented by the people in the Lake Bunyonyi region of Uganda.

Impact: A UCCS mechanical engineering senior design team designed and constructed a small-scale irrigation system at GLI’s model farm and generated a manual to help local people to construct their own systems, thereby advancing sustainable farming practices and improving quality of life in the region.