“Eco-cities must be farming cities.”
- Jac Smit The UN development Programme
The Ecocity Farm is a water, energy and space efficient commercial aquaponic system packaged into a turn-key, IT supported retail franchise,
suitable for use where conventional agriculture is not viable -
including urban areas, and remote or environmentally sensitive
locations.
It
integrates both technological and marketing aspects to provide a total
business solution to many of the major issues plaguing modern food
production.
The
technology is a stand alone, minimal discharge aquaponic system in
which fish and plants are combined using our patented modular
bio-converter which means all inputs into the system are utilised in
the production of fish or plants, overcoming the poor environmental
performance of previous aquaponic systems and other forms of intensive
food production.
The
components are vertically stacked so the system has a production
capacity up to 12 times that of existing systems of the same
footprint.. This makes it feasible to locate the unit in urban areas
where land is expensive, allowing the grower to market directly to
consumers.
The
food business can therefore cut out the expensive transport costs,
pocket the wholesaler’s margin and reduce the environmental effects of
embedded food miles.
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