Description

Overall Course Aim:
Equip learners with the theoretical understanding, practical engineering skills, and ecological knowledge required to design, build, and maintain closed-loop aquaponics systems that protect household and community food sovereignty against external systemic shocks.

Learning Objectives:
– Analyze the drivers of the global polycrisis and their direct threats to local food security.
– Design a balanced, closed-loop aquaponics system tailored to specific spatial, climatic, and resource constraints.
– Manage the biological nitrifying cycle and water quality parameters essential for fish and plant health.
– Evaluate low-energy, off-grid interventions to maintain system operation during infrastructure breakdowns.
– Implement continuous harvesting and operational strategies to maximize yield, nutrient density, and cost efficiency.

Curriculum Syllabus:
1. Module 1: The Polycrisis & The Imperative for Food Sovereignty
2. Module 2: The Biological Core — The Aquaponic Ecosystem
3. Module 3: Engineering & System Design
4. Module 4: Resilient Operations & Off-Grid Adaptation
5. Module 5: Yield Maximization, Nutrition & Community Integration