{"id":50957,"date":"2019-08-06T16:17:45","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T10:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?page_id=50957"},"modified":"2019-08-06T16:17:54","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T10:47:54","slug":"answered-floating-farms-can-help-in-achieving-sustainable-agriculture-and-economic-growth-comment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-floating-farms-can-help-in-achieving-sustainable-agriculture-and-economic-growth-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered] \u201cFloating farms can help in achieving sustainable agriculture and economic growth.\u201d Comment."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Demand of the question<\/strong>
Introduction.<\/strong> Contextual Introduction.
Body. <\/strong>How floating farms would be beneficial for agriculture and economic growth?
Conclusion. <\/strong>Way forward. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

Floating farms are farms that allows growth of vegetables and fruits on floating structures on water. It is a way of utilising areas which are waterlogged for long periods of time in the production of food. The technology is mainly aimed at adapting to more regular or prolonged flooding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mechanism of floating farms:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The approach employs beds of rotting vegetation, which act as compost for\ncrop growth.  These beds are able to\nfloat on the surface of the water, thus creating areas of land suitable for\nagriculture within waterlogged regions. Scientifically, floating agriculture\nmay be referred to as hydroponics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How floating\nfarms would be beneficial for agriculture and economic growth?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Food\nsecurity: <\/strong>To meet the challenge of\nfeeding growing populations in a sustainable way, the farm, provide a new\nsustainable way of producing food close to where most of it is consumed in the\nworld\u2019s cities. Floating farms could be the future for sectors of agriculture providing\nfruit and vegetables in parts of the world.<\/li>
  2. Less\nmaintenances: <\/strong>Farms of the future will\noperate autonomously as they float on the open sea. Therefore it\u2019s maintenance\ncost and inputs are less.<\/li>
  3. Pisciculture:\n<\/strong>It is an eco-friendly concept which can\nsupport fish farms down below, thereby providing livelihood and food to many. By\ncultivating crops in water, it is also possible to simultaneously harvest fish\npopulations which reside in the beds.<\/li>
  4. Energy\nefficient:<\/strong> Solar panels on the roof to\nkeep things running. Much of the power needed for the floating farm would come\nfrom rooftop solar arrays. Thus it is energy efficient.<\/li>
  5. Spacial\nefficiency: <\/strong>Several floating farms could\nbe clustered together to improve their efficiency even more to serve densely\npopulated areas.<\/li>
  6. Resource\nfriendly: <\/strong>The most important component\nwould be the hydroponic garden, because hydroponics doesn\u2019t require natural\nprecipitation, fertile land or pesticides to be effective and can serve as a\nmodel for people who live in arid regions or areas with poor soil. Hydroponic\ngardens can also be stacked, so they take up less space.<\/li>
  7. Community\nbenefits: <\/strong>Floating agriculture can be\nused in areas where agricultural land is submerged for long periods especially during\nthe monsoon season. The practice helps mitigate land loss through flooding, by\nallowing cultivation of these areas to continue. In this way, the total\ncultivatable area can be increased and communities can become more self\nsufficient.  <\/li>
  8. More\nproductive: <\/strong>In addition to this, the\narea under floating cultivation is up to 10 times more productive than\ntraditionally farmed land and no additional chemical fertilisers or manure is\nrequired. When the crops have been harvested and floating rafts are no longer\nrequired, they can be used as organic fertilisers in the fields or incorporated\ninto the following years floating beds as a fertiliser.<\/li>
  9. Livelihood\ncreation: <\/strong>The practice of floating\nagriculture also helps supplement the income of local communities and\ncontributes to alleviation of poverty. Because the system is fairly labour\nintensive, it also has the capacity to provide employment opportunities within\ncommunities. As both men and women can carry out the floating agriculture\npractices, it can also lead to improvements in gender equity.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    With its aquaculture, hydroponics, and photovoltaics features, the floating farm could produce food 365 days a year, regardless of water scarcity, drought, and even natural disasters. Thus it would not only ensure food security but will benefit agriculture sector and will ensure economic growth through employment opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Demand of the question Introduction. Contextual Introduction. Body. How floating farms would be beneficial for agriculture and economic growth? Conclusion. Way forward. Floating farms are farms that allows growth of vegetables and fruits on floating structures on water. It is a way of utilising areas which are waterlogged for long periods of time in the… Continue reading [Answered] \u201cFloating farms can help in achieving sustainable agriculture and economic growth.\u201d Comment.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":49132,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-50957","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50957\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}