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GROUP 1. Regina Kamau Rebecca Mugo Joe Waithaka Joy Muli Lukorito Nyongesa Irene Kioko Brigit Aringo. SOCIAL DESIGN IN FOOD SECURITY. PROBLEM: MALNUTRITION AREA OF STUDY: CITY CARTON RESEARCH AND FINDINGS. FOOD SECURITY.

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  1. GROUP 1 • Regina Kamau • Rebecca Mugo • Joe Waithaka • Joy Muli • Lukorito Nyongesa • Irene Kioko • Brigit Aringo

  2. SOCIAL DESIGN IN FOOD SECURITY PROBLEM: MALNUTRITIONAREA OF STUDY: CITY CARTONRESEARCH AND FINDINGS

  3. FOOD SECURITY • Malnutrition, is a major contributor to disease and early deaths for mothers and children. • Undernutrition, including vitamin and mineral deficiencies, contributes to about one third of all child deaths, and impairs healthy development and life-long productivity • Rising food prices, food scarcity in areas of conflict, and natural disasters diminish household access to appropriate and adequate food. • Rising food prices, food scarcity in areas of conflict, and natural disasters diminish household access to appropriate and adequate food

  4. CITY CARTON

  5. THE TYPE OF CROPS AVAILABLE AND THE FARMING METHODS USED KALES SUGAR CANE

  6. FINDINGS • The food is not enough for the community in this setting • The crops are stunted and some are unhealthy • The crops are infested by pests and diseases • The area where the crops grow can be approximated at most 2m wide with lengths varying according to placement. • The foods mostly accessible to the people in this setting are rice and ugali • Fruits are a rare delicacy • At least one meal is eaten in a day • There is no proper diet planning

  7. SOLUTIONS FOR FIGHITNG MALNUTRITION

  8. SOLUTION 1:HYDROPONICS • Hydroponics is a subset of hydro culture and is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, in water, without soil. • Simply the art of growing plants without a soil medium. • The terrestrial plants may be grown in the mineral solution only or in an inert medium such as peat.

  9. SOLUTION 1: HYDROPONICS • HOW IT WORKS • The basic requirements for the hydroponic growing suffice the stipulated: • Hydroponic types such as: a solution culture or medium culture. • Medium culture such as peat, clay pellets, rice husks, perlite, gravel, sand, rock wool and coir. • Hydroponic systems such as aeroponics, aquaponics, continuous-flow solution in regards to the solution culture. • Opaque containers/reservoirs to prevent algae growth in the nutrient solution. These include; plastic, concrete, glass, metal, vegetable solids and wood.

  10. SOLUTION 1: HYDROPONICS • Viable option for the informal settlement, City Carton, include employing local medium cultures that include peat, clay pellets, sand or gravel. • Recyclable materials such as disposed plastic bottles, vegetable solids, old pipes and glass containers. • A nutrient and water solution that’s periodically applied the medium surface. • Can be carried out in both small scale scale( house holds) OR large scale (green houses).

  11. SMALL SCALE APPROACH

  12. COSTING • The costing for a hydroponic system varies from the type of system used to the crop species grown. • Pricing for system listed below: • Clay pellets (2lbs) - $ 2.18 • Rockwool - $7.12 • peat(100-200 pellets) - $7.86-13.85 • pH control kit – $11.30 • Hydroponic solution - $5.65- $13.85 Source: Amazon.com

  13. SOLUTION 1: HYDROPONICS • WHY HYDROPONICS WORKS SO WELL • The crop harvested has superior taste and nutrition vis-à-vis traditional soil grown crops. It has been proven hydroponically grown crops have up to 50% more vitamins content than convectional crops. • Conserves water up to 1/20 to 1/30 the amount used in normal farming practices and maximizes every water molecule. • It is consistent because the system is not at the mercy of soil related problems such as pests, insects and soil quality thus less use of fertilizers and pesticides. • Money generating: cash crops such as strawberries and mushrooms can fetch a steady source of income for the hydroponics farmer. • Eco-friendly: uses recyclable materials. • Minimal space usage. • Faster growing yield. Fodder crops such as barley grow 7 to 8 days. • Source: www.hydroponics-simplied.com

  14. SOLUTION 2: CAMPAIGN TO LAUNCH THE HYDROPONIC SOLUTION • Aim of the campaign is to create awareness of malnutrition, its causes and the available solution to combat it. • The campaign suffices of two phases: • Enlightenment through talk sessions and visual aids such as posters, banners and pamphlets. • Launching a pilot program among a smaller demographic of the population: 20-30 people.

  15. SOLUTION 3: FUNDING • The funding for launching and maintaining the system will be out sourced from either Government funding and/or the Hydroponic companies already established in the country thus cushioning the expense the farmers will incur.

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