# Food-Producing Towers Self-Sufficient Oasis Tower Can Feed 40,000 People Each Year By Brian G Randles | Published 2010-03-01 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oasis-tower References: [ecofriend.org](http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/self-sufficient-oasis-tower-will-feed-40000-people-each-year/) The [Oasis Tower](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oasis-smart-farm) will be located in Zabeel Park, Dubai, and could possibly be the answer to the rise in population and the scarce amount of land available for farming. Designer Rahul Surin believes that the Oasis Tower will be able to provide safe housing for many, as well as provide enough food to feed 40,000 people each year. That is absolutely staggering. Also, the Oasis tower will use [renewable energy technologies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solar-tower-1) to meet the building's energy demands. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.9/10 - Popularity: 93% | Activity: 77% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Vertical Farming:** The Oasis Tower's ability to provide food for 40,000 people each year through vertical farming presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the agricultural industry. - **Renewable Energy:** The incorporation of renewable energy technologies in the Oasis Tower's design gives rise to disruptive innovation opportunities in the energy sector. - **High-density Living:** The Oasis Tower's promise of safe housing for a large number of people could drive disruptive innovation in the real estate industry towards high-density living solutions. ### Who This Affects Most - **Agriculture:** The Oasis Tower's vertical farming capability could present disruptive innovation opportunities for the agriculture industry to create sustainable, year-round crop production solutions. - **Energy:** The Oasis Tower's incorporation of renewable energy technologies presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the energy industry to adopt and develop clean energy solutions. - **Real Estate:** The Oasis Tower's potential to provide safe housing for a large number of people in a small area presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the real estate industry to create innovative, high-density living solutions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Enclosed Vertical Farms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eco-1.md) - [Haute Hydroponic Gardening Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oasis-smart-farm.md) - [Space-Saving Hydroponic Gardens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modular-hydroponic-garden-tower.md) - [Rain-Collecting Skyscrapers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bpas-architects.md) - [Urban Food Ecosystems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/living-sphere.md) - [Oversized Adaptable Gardening Towers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hydroponic-tower.md) - [Expansive Local Vertical Gardens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/onefarm-vertical-farm.md) - [Greenery-Filled Skyscraper Terrarium](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/terrarium-cheongdam.md) - [Sky-Garden Leisure Towers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-sobha-skyparks.md)