Author: Trevin Zeus D’Souza
Site Location: Panaji, Goa
Institute: Sir J.J. College of Architecture
Advisor: Prof. Mustansir Dalvi
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The Agricultural Value Chain in India has been under tremendous strain in the recent past due to an erratically changing climate and inconsistencies in the maintenance of the supply chain. This has shown its effects in the form of rising food prices and 1/3rd of the food that is produced, being wasted in India due to extremely long and poorly organized supply chains. India, historically and geographically an agrarian economy is a food supplier to the world. However, with these rising issues, no amount of natural intervention is proving sustainable for the future of food production. Agriculture in itself is slowly becoming unsustainable due to extensive deforestation and chemical usage.
Controlled-Environment Agriculture is a technological approach to mass producing food using advanced technology but is still a topic of concern considering the large amounts of energy and investment it requires. This thesis aims at devising a built environment with energy harnessing capacities, resource re-utilization and optimization technologies, strategic quantification of produce (targeted choice of vegetables, organic produce for economic viability) and strategic layout of services to tackle these issues. The vision is to set up a nexus of farms all over cities in Goa, to make cities self-sufficient in their food supply.
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