At NeuponicsAI we believe the solution to a global food crisis is the widespread implementation of non-traditional agricultural techniques, such as aeroponics that use less water and do not require the need for fertile soil.
Climate change is causing increasingly severe weather conditions & droughts making it difficult for farmers to produce enough food using traditional methods. The United Nations and Agriculture Organization ("FAO") is citing a food security crisis that will get worse over the next 30 years.
In order to keep up with riding demand due to population growth, it is necessary to find an alternative that uses less water and does not rely on fertile soil to produce crops. While some competitors have suggested growing crops hydroponically as a solution the NeuponcsAI system uses 45% less water than hydroponics systems and is capable of consistently producing higher yields.
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World population increase
The FAO estimates world population growth is set to increase by 13% reaching 9 billion by 2050.
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Global agricultural production
The FAO estimates that in order to accommodate their projected population growth, global agricultural production will have to increase 38% by 2030 and 60% by 2050.
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Freshwater use for agriculture
Today, 50% of the world's habitable land and 70% of the world's freshwater is used for traditional agricultural.
Traditional Agriculture is not Enough
Climate change is causing increasingly severe weather conditions and droughts that are making it difficult for farmers to produce enough food using traditional methods. This is creating a food security crisis that is expected to get much worse over the next 30 years. Forty percent of human land use is for agricultural purposes, and 70 percent of the freshwater we consume is used to grow crops. Society must rapidly adopt new agriculture technology that addresses the effects of climate change on a large scale to avoid widespread famine.
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Several companies have attempted to create effective aeroponics systems. They utilize inferior technology, usually based on a modified lawn-sprinkler system to distribute water and nutrients to the roots suspended in air. Those systems may be more water-efficient than hydroponics. However, because they are not capable of out-producing top hydroponics systems and are notorious for reliability issues most growers have avoided them. Yet, aeroponics is used in some commercial agriculture operations around the globe to generally produce leafy greens such as lettuce and basil. Most controlled environment agriculture companies are using hydroponics cultivation methods.
Global Food Shortages
The reason for these shortages: Russia and Ukraine make up more than 30% of the global wheat market and are considered the breadbasket of Europe.
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The Affects of Climate Change
Food production around the world will suffer as global heating reaches 1.5C, with serious effects on the food supply in the next two decades, scientists have warned, following the biggest scientific report yet on the climate crisis.
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The less developed parts of the world where soil quality is decreasing do not have the resources to compensate for this with fertilizers.Â