Traditional Farming Green house indoor Roof Top Vertical Modern Farming

Farming

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Food Requirements
Light Sun sun LED/Grow lights
Co2 air air Artificial control indoor systems
Water h20 Rain, Irrigation Drip irrigation and water Drip irrigation and water infiltration systems.
infiltration systems.
Assorted Nutrients and Soil Soil, nutrient rich water systems nutrient rich water systems
fertilizers fertilizer

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Advantages and disadvantages Traditional Farming
Uses large tracks of land
Unpredictable amount of
produce.
Affected by surface run off
taking away vital nutrients
Uses natural sources of energy
from sun.
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Land especially in urban areas is
scarce and expensive.
Affected by climate change and
weather patterns ;
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Uses a lot of water
Uses more pesticides ,fungicide,
insecticides
Creates employment
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Green house indoor Roof Top
Farming
Uses vertical space available,
growing crops in shelves
Producing more per foot print.
No surface run off
Uses natural sources as well
supplements with artificial LED.
Have cost incurred in managing
internal conditions from
construction cost, water
pumping, air circulation
systems.
Makes use of roof tops
,balconies and other spaces in
built and unbuilt spaces
Has some control but requires
more control of internal
environment to yield better
produce.
Sustainable trough drip
irrigation and other forms of
irrigation.it encourages reuse of
water through infiltration
systems
Uses less pesticide, fungicide,
insecticides
Creates employment
Vertical Modern Farming
Makes more use of vertical space
available thus conserves land.
Produces more by controlling the
internal environment, thus a more
stable source.
No surfaces run off.
Relies on LED Light which give off
blue and Red colour spectrums Light
Have cost incurred in managing
internal conditions from construction
cost, water pumping, air circulation
systems, LED lighting.
Can be used in buildings, warehouses
,garages etc.
Has the best control as all internal
factors are controlled thus yield high
produce despite a high cost of inputs
in beginning..
Uses less water and encourages
water reuse.
Uses less pesticide, fungicide,
insecticides
Creates employment
 Hydroponics Aeroponics

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Definitions This refers to the growing of plants without Plants are grown suspended inside a container
soil. The process of food production through filled with an extremely Humid air.
photosynthesis does list soil as one of its The plants receive their nutrients from rich
major component but light, water and aerosol a cloud like substance.
nutrients thus soil can be substituted with a
material to just hold the roots while providing
vital requirements of h2o and nutrients.
Soil medium Roots are supported by
 Rock wool
 Sand
 Vermiculite etc

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Advantages
1. Faster yields
2. Reliable produce.
3. Plants are free from pest carried by
soil and less likely to be attacked by
disease.
4. Internal environmental conditions can
be controlled throughout 24 hrs.
Disadvantages
1. Requires expensive containers, pumps,
lights, nutrients.
2. Requires constant checking.
3. plants cannot support themselves thus
require a medium of support for the roots
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