LABORATORY OF INTEGRATED AND URBAN PLANT PATHOLOGY Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech www.phytopathologie.be UNIVERSITY OF LIEGE (ULG) « Development of hydroponic and aquaponic systems for urban uses » Feeding the planet in 2050 - 06/24/2015 Prof. Haissam Jijakli Director of Integrated and Urban Plant Pathology Laboratory [email protected]
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LABORATORY OF INTEGRATED AND URBAN PLANT PATHOLOGYGembloux Agro-Bio Techwww.phytopathologie.be
UNIVERSITY OF LIEGE (ULG)
« Development of hydroponic and
aquaponic systems for urban
uses »
Feeding the planet in 2050 - 06/24/2015
Prof. Haissam JijakliDirector of Integrated and Urban Plant Pathology [email protected]
CONTEXT OF THE PROJECT
9.6 billion people in 2050
75% will live in cities
Decreasing of natural resources
Food crisis
Field to plate : 5.000 km average
Z generation
Feeding the planet in 2050 - 06/24/2015
Future challenges
Actual challenges
How do we feed the world in 2050 ?
How will cities adapt to address actual and future
challenges ?
THE PROJECT
Development of urban agriculture to address these challenges
Development of production systems for urban use:
1. Hydroponic systems
2. Aquaponic systems
First Spin off program funded by Wallon Region DG 06