Hydroponic Garden Food Security

Hydroponic gardening can produce up to 9 times the yield of standard gardening while using 85% less water!  

This technology can truly change lives in impoverished communities providing food security and new sources of income.  

IVI are donating a state of the art 1000 plant Hydroponic Vertical Farm to an impoverished community in Fiji.  We need help from volunteers to set-up and maintain the farm as well as funding to help support micro-business opportunities for the woman of the commune.  These communities consist of some of the most vulnerable populations in the region with food security and financial hardship a daily struggle.  

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We will help end the cycle of poverty in this region by helping to solve the following issues:  

1) Lack of sufficient land for conventional farming

2) Lack of access to the water needed for conventional farming

3) Severe economic hardship & reliance on government funding to provide basic food requirements

4) Lack of access to fresh vegetables and lack of diet variation contributing to malnutrition, obesity and non-communicable disease.

5) Lack of purpose and community connection exacerbating social issues

The project takes place in a housing commission with 124 flats that are rented out for $5FJD p/week to women and children. Many of the woman sheltering here are escaping domestic violence, or unemployment due to injury, disability, childcare commitments, old age and other social factors.   These people are greatly affected by illness, scarcity and depression.   The little support provided by the government is quickly spent on food, thus food security is the single biggest issue facing these communities.

The hydroponic gardens provide a low cost, sustainable strategy increasing dietary diversity and the introduction of micro nutrient rich foods. The benefit of hydroponic versus soil based systems is profound, requiring up to 85% less water & producing up to 900% higher yields per square meter of space.