ECOSYSTEM

THE CHALLENGE

It is estimated that by the year 2050, close to 80% of the world’s population will live in urban areas and the total population of the world will increase by 3 billion people. A very large amount of land may be required, depending on the change in yield per hectare. 

Erratic climatic conditions have placed farmers at the vulnerability of extreme natural disasters e.g., drought, flood, pests, predators and chemically intoxicated or nutrient-depleted soils. These conditions will compromise even the most resistant specie of seed; affect crop quality and eventual yield. Incubation is necessary to preserve food and sustain demand, while the errors of the past are being corrected.

Sustaining our environment does not imply returning to caveman days. Life quality can significantly be improved with simple, cost-effective and eco-friendly, cutting-edge technological strategies. It's a matter of compassion backed by innovation.

WHY INDOOR ORGANIC FARMING ?

The advantage of growing organic crop indoors is that it allows one to yield more produce through 3-dimensional growth on smaller surface areas rather than the conventional 2D outdoor farms. 

Hence, less land will be required to meet the growing demand for food in urban areas and our ecosystems can be preserved despite societal growth. Growing crop indoors in a natural manner (free of harmful chemical products) produces organic crop and discards the reliance of a farmer on “favourable” climatic conditions. Be there frost, flood, drought or even prolonged months of darkness as is the case in certain locations, the crops are still protected. If soil is intoxicated by harmful chemical substances or depleted excessively of nutrients, a RoofWall system will incubate crop from such casualties, while the land is being regenerated and restored. It is a backup system for farmers to protect their livelihood. 

The system is designed to be adaptable to urban and rural areas. Existing buildings can be weatherproofed to meet the protection standards needed for the crops to thrive. In urban settings, the produce is directly available to consumers and losses incurred from transportation and storage, will be substantially mitigated. It yields to the concept of “zero kilometre” food and lower carbon footprint.