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The Forward Thinking Architecture Company of Barcelona, ​​Spain, proposed the concept of a smart floating farm that may solve the future global food crisis. (webpage Screenshot)
International Online Special Paper: According to the US Technology Information Website TECH INSIDER on September 21, the deteriorating climate trend and growing population are pushing us to the edge of the global food crisis. By 2050, the global population is expected to increase to 9.6 billion. This means that only the increase in global food production by 70% and the increase in food production in developing countries by 100% can satisfy people's future food needs. But producing food requires land and water. Unfortunately, these two resources are now very tight.
Forward Thinking Architecture of Barcelona, ​​Spain, has proposed a concept of a floating smart farm. According to the company's vision, Smart Floating Farm has three floors and an area of ​​2.2 million square meters, including fisheries, hydroponic gardens, and roof solar panels that power barges. This floating farm can be anchored on the seabed or riverbed of the oceans, lakes and rivers, and can be moved by ships if necessary.
Floating farms have different functions at each level, but they complement each other. Skylights are left on the roof. Photovoltaic solar cells convert sunlight into energy. These energy sources and natural daylight will enter the next level, where there are plenty of hydroponic organic crop farms that do not require soil, pesticides, or large spaces. Effluent from the farm can flow into the bottom of the fishery, while fish waste is recycled and used as a plant fertilizer.
In addition, this floating farm also has desalination plants, slaughterhouses and packaging plants. At the same time, it also has wind turbines and other machines that convert water fluctuations into additional power. The biggest advantage of floating farms is that most of them can be run automatically, which means it does not require much manpower.
The goal of floating farms is to provide food for the most populous large cities in the world that need food resources. Of the 35 super cities with more than 10 million people in the world, 25 are near the water's edge, including New York, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Jakarta, Shanghai, Karachi and Shenzhen. Forward Thinking Architecture Company stated that a smart floating farm can produce 8 tons of vegetables and 1.7 tons of fish each year, and each farm can recover its cost in 10 years.
Some scientists questioned this idea. James Quinn, a professor of environmental science and policy at the University of California, Davis, after several calculations, believes that the company's cost estimate is more optimistic and actual costs may be Bigger.
Javier Ponce, founder and CEO of Forward Thinking Architecture, realized the limitations of the plan at the beginning of the conception. He said that any criticism of the concept will help improve the plan. The company is working on Explore other programs and technologies to facilitate the achievement of goals. (willow)
The Smart Floating Farm has three floors and an area of ​​2.2 million square meters, including fisheries, hydroponic gardens and rooftop solar panels that power barges. (webpage Screenshot)
Floating farms have different functions at each level, but they complement each other. (webpage Screenshot)
Effluent from the farm can flow into the bottom of the fishery, while fish waste is recycled and used as a plant fertilizer. (webpage Screenshot)
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