Agri-Food Innovation
Modular Floating Vegetable Farm
Designed with sustainable and circular principles, the solution is deployed over water bodies with minimal human intervention. Featuring a controlled environment and automated systems, the 4m by 1.8m floating farm can yield a monthly output of 60kg of Bok Choy.
Technology overview
Designed with sustainable and circular principles, the modular floating farm is an efficient farming solution that can help to increase the available arable land by deploying it onto various water bodies such as reservoirs, rivers, canals, or kelongs (offshore fishing platforms).
Deployment over water bodies has the advantages of reducing excess evaporation and providing an ideal surface area for cooling the farm, thereby creating an optimised environment for plant growth. With a controlled environment and automated systems, the modular floating farm requires minimal human intervention, such as during transplanting, bi-weekly topping of water, and harvesting. Each floating farm measures approximately four metres in length and 1.8 metres in width, and can yield a monthly output of 60kg of bok choy.
This technology offers expertise and experience in designing, building, and maintaining a modular floating farm.
Features
Designed with circular principles
Modular design that can easily be adapted to fit different sizes and shapes of water bodies
Integrated solar harvesting OR Integrated solar panels for harvesting energy
A controlled environment and automated systems
Integrates expertise in Engineering, Hydroponics, Circular Design, Sustainability, and Business
Applications
The modular floating vegetable farm is adaptable for deployment in various water bodies, including reservoirs, rivers, canals, and kelongs.
Benefits
Creates an optimal environment for growing plants and fish while reducing algae growth.
Modular design enables rapid testing and adaptation. This scalability allows for easy expansion to cover water bodies of varying shapes and sizes.
Minimal human intervention, reducing labour requirements
Maximise space to cultivate fresh produce for urban cities
Currently, there is no Asian company or country that has tackled the unique challenges of growing vegetables on water bodies using hydroponics
Commercialisation
This technology is available for licensing and technology transfer.
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