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 able to 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 labor 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.