Aquaponics & Food policies for the Ci es

12 Pages·2015·8.29 MB·English

Aquaponics  &  Food  policies  for  the  Ci6es

-­‐  Market
 oriented
 urban
 food

produc1on

-­‐  What
 is
 Aquaponics?

-­‐  Barriers:
 Lack
 of
 policies

-­‐  1)
 Crossing
 the
 organic
 market

threshold

-­‐  2)
 Entering
 City
 space

www.igff.dk

 paul@igff.dk
Company  profile
Agricultural
 economist;
 Phd

Researcher
 in
 organic
 food

IGFF/Chinampa
 Ltd.
 aquaponic

food
 produc1on
 and
 urban

agriculture

European
 research
 network
 in

aquaponics

Promo1ng
 500
 m2
 urban
 roof
 top

farm
 marke1ng
 aquaponic
 food

produce/1.000
 m2
 peri-­‐urban

aquaponic
 farm

www.igff.dk

 paul@igff.dk
Chinampas  &  Aquaponics
Aquaponics  as  a  whole  food  system  principle
Symbio6c  effects  from  
-­‐  ZERO
 POLUTION

aquaponics
-­‐  Fish
 manure
 feeds
 plants

-­‐  Plants
 cleanse
 the
 water

-­‐  800
 l
 water/1
 kg
 fish

-­‐  CO2
 from
 fish
 to
 plants

-­‐  Fish
 tanks
 acts
 as
 heat

buffers

-­‐  Plant
 tables
 as
 cooling

shade

-­‐  SUPER
 HIGH
 ‘ORGANIC

PRODUCTIVITY’
IGFF  70  m2  test  plant
IGFF  Test  plant  cont.

Entering  the  (organic)  market
Aquaponics
 can
 NOT
 be

cer1fied
 organic

Recircula1ng
 technology
 is

forbidden
 in
 organic

aquaculture

Presently
 Organic
 rules
 are

counter
 produc1ve
 to

whole
 system
 market

oriented
 urban
 food

innova1on
 and
 produce
Urban  food  produce  Entering  City  space
Missing
 Policies
 of
 coherence
 and
 relevant
 interac1on

between:

• Territory/space

• Authority

• Rights

Promo1ng
 market
 oriented
 food
 produce
 in
 the
 ci1es