With global food demands on rise, the stress of food production on our environmental resources will no doubt increase with population growth (Thornton, 2010; Delgado, 2005). As such, what are some of the innovations solution out there to tackle the rising demands?
In this video, speaker Stuart Oda will speak about how we can make use of science and technology to maximize under-utilized urban spaces and ensure the sustainability of food production. He also mentioned that such a production method can save on the amount of water used for production and maximize the output and quality of vegetables.
Fig. 1 Vertical farming. Obtained from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_farming
In land-scarce Singapore, many companies such as Sky Greens and Citiponics have adopted vertical farming as an approach to produce safe and fresh products for both local and overseas consumers (The Straits Time, 2019). In particular, Citiponics makes use of Aqua-Organic System (AOS) for vertical farming(Citiponics, n.d.). Their AOS is known to be able to preserve the maximum nutrients of the products and most importantly, it is pesticide-free!
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References
Citiponics. (n.d.). Citiponics AOS. Citiponics. Retrieved from: https://www.citiponics.com/technology
Delgado, C. (2005). Rising demand for meat and milk in developing countries: implications for grasslands-based livestock production. In Grassland: a global resource (ed.) McGilloway, D. A, 29-39. The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers.
The Straits Times. (2019). Vertical farm receives the world’s first urban farm certification for organic vegetables. The Straits Times. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/vertical-farm-receives-the-worlds-first-urban-farm-certification-for-organic-vegetables
Thornton, P. K. (2010). Livestock production: recent trends and future prospects. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B, 365, 2853-2867.
