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- Anna Moreno
- Stephany Pham
- Luis Schaad
Project Description Heading link
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is predicting that by 2025, 1.8 billion people will be living in countries or regions with absolute water scarcity. Furthermore, over 70 percent of freshwater in most regions in the world are used for agriculture. With these facts in mind, traditional farming is no longer a viable option to sustainably grow our food. Aeroponic farming systems can reduce the water usage by 98%, fertilizer usage by 60% and pesticide usage 100%. As promising as aeroponics is, the biggest barrier of entry as a mainstream farming method has always been the automation and control scheme to grow the food efficiently. The goal of our project is to incorporate aeroponics to an indoor farm. The focus of our project is to optimize the automation process that aeroponics systems heavily depend on to be successful for the average consumer. The automation included temperature, light and water system for maintaining plant life. In doing so, our product will increase the crop yield while minimizing the water usage as compared to traditional farming methods. Our indoor aeroponic farm is compact in size, only utilizing 24’’ X 24’’ X 60’’ in space, and compatible with renewable energy sources such as solar.