According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), there will be nearly 10 billion people on Earth by 2050. By then, we will need to produce 60 per cent more food to feed a world population. If many farmers remain with their traditional practices to feed the world, it will take too heavy a toll on our natural resources. This problem raises a market opportunity for producers who are able to adapt sustainable and innovative farming techniques for producing consistently to meet demand. The D:lab Mobile 2022 aims to empower young change makers in developing a vertical farming project as a creative approach to attract more youth into the untapped opportunities in the agribusiness space.
Vertical farming is the agricultural process in which crops are grown on top of each other, rather than in traditional, horizontal rows. Growing vertically allows for conservation in space, resulting in a higher crop yield per square foot of land used. Such a system can enable farmers to achieve the SDG’s: Zero Hunger, Sustainable cities and communities, and various others.
Project objective
The objective of this project is to improve upon the prior model by increasing bottles used to 500. Expanding the types of crops grown other than lettuce. Measuring the level of yield boosted with the use of vertical farming in comparison to regular farming techniques.
Materials and planning for vertical farming
Knife
Scissors
Bottles
Clothes fabrics
Wood for the structure
Soil
Water
Gloves
seedlings/plants
Drill
Screw
Shovel
Sprinkler
Organic fertilizer
compost Ashesi cafeteria
Compost bin
Dashboard and Budget
VERTICAL FARMING INTENSIVE RESEARCH
Objectives:
Knowing Vertical Farming (Origin, purpose, etc)
How Vertical Farming Works( Types Crops grown, the processes, etc)
Advantages and Disadvantages of Vertical Farming
Vertical Farming in Ghana( Existing works, limitations, and ways to improve on it)
Resources needed for vertical farming (Tools needed to get started
Insights from Interviews with Carrygo Farm, Wego Innovate, etc.
How to Construct Vertical Farms
Team members
TEAM LEAD
NAME: Abdallah Salia
NAME: Carole Apedo-Amah
NAME: Folivi Joshua Kwasi
NAME: Mansura Mahabub Lawal
NAME: Simathe Laura Hounnankan