People with Low Income

Aim : To improve the quality of life of low-resource populations in urban and suburban areas, through a focus on self-alimentation with Hydroponic fruits and vegetables, (natural, harmless products with a very high content of nutrients), also generating work and income for the family.

It is necessary to put these projects into practise through State Organisms such as Ministries, Local Governments, etc., or NGOs and organized groups.

AQUA FOOD provides the following services in this area:

  Study of the beneficiary population.
  Project Disign.
   Implementation (training and follow-up).
   Evaluation.

Advantages of Hydroponics for Low-Income Populations:

Urban Agriculture: It is ideal to grow vegetables in urban and
   suburban areas (backyards, rooftops, balconies, walls,
   gardens), without soil.

It allows to produce all kinds of natural vegetables:
       * Vegetables: lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, celery,
          watercress, beans, parsley, radish, cucumbers, etc.
       * Fruits: strawberries, melon, watermelon, etc.
       * Others: flowers, aromatic and medicinal plants.

Since the cultivation is not done on soil, there is no
   microbiological contamination, the nutritional quality, the high
   biological value and the harmlessness of the products
   (inocuity) can be ensured.

It allows the reuse of waste or reusable materials to build the
   containers (wood, plastic, etc.).

There is a low-cost Simplified Hydroponics package, which
    suits the conditions of the low-resource populations.

It is easy to learn, it does not require any previous
    knowledge.

Hydroponics has a motivating effect, which allows to obtain
   concrete results within a short period of time, that is to say,
   the consumption of their own vegetables.

  Income Generation : surplus for commercialisation can be
    produced in orchards larger than 40 m2.

Implemented Projects :

FAO Project Ecuador : Alimentary and Nutritional Security for
                                 children aged 0-6 through Hydroponic
                                 vegetables and community
                                 development. Community Orchards.
                                                    (Photos)  

FAO Project Brasil : Hydroponic Training in Fortaleza.

Uruguay Project. La Paloma-Chuy. Home Orchards (Photos).

                                 

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