Forward Thinking Architecture, an appropriately and wonderfully named firm based in Barcelona, Spain, has conceived a triple-decker floating farm that could go a long way towards helping easing food shortages in the future.
The world's population is expected to soar to 9.1 billion by 2050. When coupled with the increasingly disturbing effects of climate change on farming, a solution is urgently needed and Forward Thinking Architecture may have found one.
These triple-decker smart floating farms would feature as many as 2 square kilometers of fish farms, hydroponic gardens and rooftop solar panels that would power a floating barge. Each floating farm would be able to produce 8 tons of vegetables and 1.7 tons of fish every year.
This design looks ambitious indeed, but it's exactly the kind of thing that could help address the global need for food at a time when the population is expanding rapidly.
Triple-Decker Floating Farms
This Smart Floating Farm Could Address Severe Food Issues
Trend Themes
1. Triple-decker Floating Farms - A trend of innovative triple-decker floating farms that integrate fish farms, hydroponic gardens, and solar panels to address food shortages and climate change impacts on farming.
Industry Implications
1. Agriculture - The agriculture industry has an opportunity to explore the development of triple-decker floating farms as a disruptive innovation to meet the growing global food demand.
2. Renewable Energy - The renewable energy industry can benefit from the integration of rooftop solar panels on triple-decker floating farms, providing sustainable power for food production in remote areas.
3. Aquaculture - The aquaculture industry can explore the potential of triple-decker floating farms to expand fish farming capacities and overcome land limitations, while reducing the impact on natural aquatic ecosystems.