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Vertical Farming

Team name : Temi

Team creator:Idir Mahrouche

Country : Algeria

IntroductionBy 2050, the world population is to increase to almost 10 billion.By 2050 it is predicted that 64.1% and 85.9% of the developing and developed world respectively will be urbanized[1].Hence, farming lands well get scarce, this is why we need to envisage an alternative solution for farming, which is Vertical Farming.

Our Dream Job

[1] : http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21564998-cities-are-turning-vast-data-factories-open-air-computers

Job DescriptionVertical farming is a revolutionary idea that would enable cities to feed themselves.It consists on cultivating plants on buildings, generally on rooftops and even on skyscrapers.This technique has already begun to attract farmers to adopt it.It is uses green energy: solar and wind energy may be used to feed the plants.Our Dream Job

Lets watch this short video where Dr Dickson Despommier is talking about vertical farming :

Our Dream Job

Our Dream JobIn order to achieve this work, we will be needing to gather some technologies together, and what is special about them is that most of them are green technologies; We are listing some of them here below :Skyscrapers :These are the building block of a vertical farm, it is the structure where will be the farm set up.

In addition to the bunch of engineers with whom a vertical farmer mustinteract, it is a must for him to work in close collaboration with the environmental services and respect law .

Our Dream JobWind turbines : These will be used to empower the structure, because we will be needing to electricity to make the facility work .

Grow light :In addition to the natural sunlight, an artificial light might be needed to augment the production .

Controlled-environment agriculture (CEA):This is an important tool in vertical farming, it consists on enabling the farmer to handle crops environment to the desired conditions (temperature, Ph, humidity and nutrient analysis) .Our Dream JobVertical farming will have a lot of positive consequences among them we can mention :Creating job opportunities for youth .Increase crop production .No more worries about whether ( tornados, flooding, wildfires . . . etc.), or animal danger (such as grasshoppers or boars)Conservation of land : it is believed that one unit of a vertical farm is equivalent to 20 units in its natural state[2].

[2] http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/24/opinion/24Despommier.html

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Perfect EducationBeing a vertical farmer would require some skills, but we dont have to hold a bachelor or masters to be one, all what we need is skills on farming, and thats not really difficult to acquire, thats the most interesting part of it, its about its feasibility .In addition, a company of vertical farming will certainty have a need of electrical engineers (option : renewable energies), Biochemists .

Perfect EducationUniversities should offer an education compatible with our future needs, i.e. Training engineers in big amounts in fields such as renewable energies, biochemistry and agronomy.They should offer internships to students as well, in vertical farms where they can see how these work. Holding seminars, conferences, workshops, and doing other different methods of awareness like encouraging youth movements.

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