Innovative Indoor Horticultural Systems (iHORT) for the 21st Century
Journal Title: Current Investigations in Agriculture and Current Research - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Global population continues to increase, and it is predicted that it would reach 11 billion in 2100 [1]. Thus, there would be an additional 2.5-3 billion people to feed. This means we need an additional 140 million ha of arable lands to produce food [1]. Urbanization is also on the raise. It is estimated that nearly 2/3rd of the global population live in urban cities, who are to be fed and food generally travels from long distances sometimes as far as 8000-9000 km in some northern latitude countries like, Canada. Globally, nearly 26% of our current arable lands are already degraded or less fertile. The conventional agriculture (CA) is expansive, contributing to deforestation thus, contributing to species extinction, reducing diversity [2]. CA also uses significant water resources. Nearly, 70% of the fresh water is used for agricultural production (both animal and plant agriculture) while the Earth’s recharge capacity reduced to 40% [1].
Authors and Affiliations
Rajasekaran R Lada, Woody Maijers, Sjoerd Nieboer
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