Huang Jianyang (FoS), Lian Wen Wei Alexander (FASS), Nguyen Dam Gia Bao (FoE), Tan Wei Qi Waverly (FASS), Tan Wei Tao (FoS)
Academic Advisor: Prof. Adekunle Adeyeye
Food security has been a long-standing issue in Singapore. With a dearth of local produce, Singapore is inevitably dependent on a large volume of imported fresh food. With no certain solution in sight, our group has decided to tackle the root cause of the problem – a lack of local produce. The scarcity and high lease-price of land in Singapore is undoubtedly a key reason that local farms are unable to expand their farms and increase productivity. Considering the issue of land scarcity, our idea is to promote farming in residential backyards with the use of an affordable and sustainable vertical farming system that is also easily constructed. With guidance from our industry advisor, we aim to create a prototype vertical farming system that is constructed out of recyclables and low-cost material. The prototype is designed to be suitable for mass production, making it accessible to all households. Inspired by IKEA, we will also design an instruction manual to aid buyers of our product in setting up their own vertical farming system. The main intent of these strategies is to make the product affordable, bringing our goal of having every Singaporean household to farm in their own backyard a step closer to reality.
Keywords: Natural Environment and Ecosystem, Food, Urban farming, Food Security, Vertical Farming