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Irrigation and Aquaponics: Technologies to Improve the
Quality of Life in Developing Nations
Paige Balcompez37@wildcats.unh.edu
July 30, 2015
Problems—Global Hunger & Water ScarcityHunger causes more deaths than malaria, tuberculosis, and AIDS combined
70% of the world’s fresh water is already being used
http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Water-India-Big1.jpg
http://c85c7a.medialib.glogster.com/media/e1/e1aef550f55b95c5238e214d914e12192389e154b9cc69acb46f6366fcb54687/world-hunger7.jpg
OutlineU.S. InvolvementSolutions
IrrigationAquaponics
ChallengesPolicy RecommendationsConclusion
Why should the U.S. be involved?National Security
“lack of adequate food will be a destabilizing factor in countries important to U.S. national security.”
Economics50% lives on less than $2.50 a day
Agricultural investment is FIVE times more effective –
UN Food and Agriculture Organization
Current U.S. Involvement
USDA—food aidUSAID
Farmer-to-FarmerFeed the Future—training & equipping
farmers
Solution: IrrigationIrrigated land is TWICE
as productive as rainfed land
Only 16% of the world’s crops are irrigated
Flood: 45-50% efficient
Center Pivot: 90-95% efficient
Drip: 90-95% efficient
Solution: AquaponicsAquaculture (fish) + hydroponics (soilless
plants)Water recycled Protein
Cash crops
Organic
Weather resistant
Source: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzpqxHwfWYuaZUV2MDBRVnJyQ1k/view?pli=1
AquaponicsEmerging industry
Some commercial ventures, mostly hobbyistsInternational Aquaponics Society founded 2013
Huge potential10x more productive
Raft System Media-filled Bed
http://www.aquaponics.com/page/methods-of-aquaponics http://www.aquaponics.com/page/methods-of-aquaponics
ChallengesFundingTrainingDistributionAquaponics Data http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/ArticleView/mid/519/
articleId/7979/Poor-Roads-Affecting-Business-In-Lakes-State.aspx
https://www.feedthefuture.gov/training-farmers-mozambiquehttp://midatlantic.aaa.com/~/media/Images/Banking/Travel%20Money%20Products/currency.ashx
http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v17n1/ernst.html
Policy Recommendations—AquaponicsAquaponics Pilot Study
Innovation LabAquaponics Farmer-to-FarmerCollect Aquaponics Statistics
Existing surveys
Policy Recommendations—Irrigation & Aquaponics Funding
Increase Public-Private Partnerships (PPP’s)Country-designed Funding Schemes
PPP provides irrigation in Ghana
Policy Recommendations—Irrigation & Aquaponics
Authorize Feed the FutureGlobal Food Security Act of 2015 (H.R.1567 &
S.1252)
Conclusion
Source: https://iconicphotos.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/vulture-stalking-a-child/
Agricultural investment is FIVE times more effective at reducing
poverty and hunger than investment in any other sector – UN
Food and Agriculture Organization
Supporting Slides
Irrigation around the World
Source: UN FAO http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/irrigationmap/index.stm
Water Losses in Irrigation
Irrigation System;
15%
Water Ef-fectively Used by
Crops; 45%
Farm Distribu-tion; 15%
Farm Applica-
tion; 25%
Source: UN FAO http://www.fao.org/docrep/x0262e/x0262e01.htm
History of Aquaponics
1000 AD: Aztecs planted on rafts
1980s-90s: beginning of modern aquaponics
Commercial ventures & hobbyists
2013: Formation of International Aquaponics Society
25-265 AD: Rice-fish cultures in SE Asia
ChallengesFundingSustainabilityDistributionHolistic Farming Regional
DifferencesCultural
Acceptance
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