Great Problems Seminar Final Presentation
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The final presentation from my freshman year seminar, Food Sustainability. I gave this presentation at a university-wide freshman seminar poster session. This experience showed me that I could get involved with world issues as soon as possible, regardless of age or skill level.
![Problems In the Lake Chad Basin
10 million people are undernourished
Since 1963...
● Lake Chad receded by 90%
○ Irrigation intensive agriculture
○ Global warming→ droughts
● Population doubled: still increasing at similar rate
Acknowledgments
A special thanks goes out to Prof. Wobbe, Prof. Wulf, and Prof.
Weathers, along with our PLA Andrew Santos.
ReferencesCollén, J., Mtolera, M., Abrahamsson, K., Semesi, A., & Pedersén, M. (1995). Farming and physiology of the red algae Eucheuma: growing commercial importance in East Africa. Ambio,
24(7-8), 497-501.
Consumption Pattern in Nigeria 2009/10. (2012, March 1). Retrieved December 3, 2014.
JianSan, J., & JiaXin, C. (2001). Sea farming and sea ranching in China. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper, (418).
Lambi, C. M., & Kometa, S. S. (2014). Climate Change in Cameroon and Its Impacts on Agriculture. In Implementing Adaptation Strategies by Legal, Economic and Planning Instruments on
Climate Change (pp. 237-254). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
Tesfai, C., Ratnayake, R., & Myatt, M. (2013). Measuring local determinants of acute malnutrition in Chad: a case-control study. The Lancet, 381, S144.
Sasson, A. (2012). Food security for Africa: an urgent global challenge. Agriculture and Food Security, 1, 2.
Spirulina: The Little Green Machine
Brandon Clark (ChE), Charles DeWitt (ChE), Tsering Dolma (ME), Kendall Rooney (ChE),
Advisors: Professor Kristin Wobbe (UGS) and Professor Sharon Wulf (BUS)
Benefits
● Efficiency of time, energy, and water usage
● 40x more protein than corn
● Variety of uses: biofuel, animal feed, fertilizer
● Benefits fishing industry
● Female empowerment through entrepreneurship
Lake Chad’s Disappearance
Size of Lake Chad in 1963 Size of Lake Chad in 2007
Philippe R. (1963-2007). Surface of Lake Chad. Retrieved from http://www.water-for-africa.org/en/lake-chad/articles/diappearing-lake-
chad.html
Evidence of Success
● FAO and European Union: $1.4 million donation for family
algae farming in Chad
● Currently produce 388.8 tons per year
● 90% of work done by female entrepreneurs
Women collecting spirulina Drying of spirulina in seasonal pools
Marzio. M. (2010). Chad: Development of Dihe for Vulnerable Populations [Digital image]. Retrieved from
http://www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/thematic-sitemap/theme/spi/photogallery/ar/
Recommendations
● Expansion to other tropical areas
● Future research: safer
production
● Growth behind dams and other
water collection systems
Thinkstock. (10/02/2013). Recruiting E. coli to combat hard-to-treat bacterial infections. Retrieved from
http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/presspacs/2013/acs-presspac-october-2-2013/recruiting-e-coli-to-combat-hard-to-treat-bacterial-infections.html
E. Coli Bacteria
Outcomes
● Higher calories/person/day
● Spirulina used as animal feed
● More jobs for female entrepreneurs
● Increased algae sales over time Golly. (2005). It Really Does do you Good: Nutritional Values. Retrieved
from http://www.poverty.ch/documents/spirulina.pdf
Implementation Process
Add floating barrier Grow and harvest on lake
Filter and dry Spirulina Sell at markets
Marzio. M. (2010). Chad: Development of Dihe for Vulnerable Populations [Digital image]. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/thematic-sitemap/theme/spi/photogallery/ar/
Funding: FAO, EU, Lake Chad Commission
Return on
Investment
Solution: Spirulina
Implement a large scale production
system on Lake Chad for animal
consumption in Bosso, Nigeria.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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- 1. Worcester Polytechnic Institute DigitalCommons@WPI Great Problems Seminar Posters Great Problems Seminar 2014 Sprulina: The Little Green Machine Brandon Clark Worcester Polytechnic Institute Charles Dewitt Worcester Polytechnic Institute Tsering Dolma Worcester Polytechnic Institute Kendall Rooney Worcester Polytechnic Institute Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/gps-posters This Text is brought to you for free and open access by the Great Problems Seminar at DigitalCommons@WPI. It has been accepted for inclusion in Great Problems Seminar Posters by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@WPI. For more information, please contact akgold@wpi.edu. Recommended Citation Clark, Brandon; Dewitt, Charles; Dolma, Tsering; and Rooney, Kendall, "Sprulina: The Little Green Machine" (2014). Great Problems Seminar Posters. 213. http://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/gps-posters/213
- 2. Problems In the Lake Chad Basin 10 million people are undernourished Since 1963... ● Lake Chad receded by 90% ○ Irrigation intensive agriculture ○ Global warming→ droughts ● Population doubled: still increasing at similar rate Acknowledgments A special thanks goes out to Prof. Wobbe, Prof. Wulf, and Prof. Weathers, along with our PLA Andrew Santos. ReferencesCollén, J., Mtolera, M., Abrahamsson, K., Semesi, A., & Pedersén, M. (1995). Farming and physiology of the red algae Eucheuma: growing commercial importance in East Africa. Ambio, 24(7-8), 497-501. Consumption Pattern in Nigeria 2009/10. (2012, March 1). Retrieved December 3, 2014. JianSan, J., & JiaXin, C. (2001). Sea farming and sea ranching in China. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper, (418). Lambi, C. M., & Kometa, S. S. (2014). Climate Change in Cameroon and Its Impacts on Agriculture. In Implementing Adaptation Strategies by Legal, Economic and Planning Instruments on Climate Change (pp. 237-254). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. Tesfai, C., Ratnayake, R., & Myatt, M. (2013). Measuring local determinants of acute malnutrition in Chad: a case-control study. The Lancet, 381, S144. Sasson, A. (2012). Food security for Africa: an urgent global challenge. Agriculture and Food Security, 1, 2. Spirulina: The Little Green Machine Brandon Clark (ChE), Charles DeWitt (ChE), Tsering Dolma (ME), Kendall Rooney (ChE), Advisors: Professor Kristin Wobbe (UGS) and Professor Sharon Wulf (BUS) Benefits ● Efficiency of time, energy, and water usage ● 40x more protein than corn ● Variety of uses: biofuel, animal feed, fertilizer ● Benefits fishing industry ● Female empowerment through entrepreneurship Lake Chad’s Disappearance Size of Lake Chad in 1963 Size of Lake Chad in 2007 Philippe R. (1963-2007). Surface of Lake Chad. Retrieved from http://www.water-for-africa.org/en/lake-chad/articles/diappearing-lake- chad.html Evidence of Success ● FAO and European Union: $1.4 million donation for family algae farming in Chad ● Currently produce 388.8 tons per year ● 90% of work done by female entrepreneurs Women collecting spirulina Drying of spirulina in seasonal pools Marzio. M. (2010). Chad: Development of Dihe for Vulnerable Populations [Digital image]. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/thematic-sitemap/theme/spi/photogallery/ar/ Recommendations ● Expansion to other tropical areas ● Future research: safer production ● Growth behind dams and other water collection systems Thinkstock. (10/02/2013). Recruiting E. coli to combat hard-to-treat bacterial infections. Retrieved from http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/presspacs/2013/acs-presspac-october-2-2013/recruiting-e-coli-to-combat-hard-to-treat-bacterial-infections.html E. Coli Bacteria Outcomes ● Higher calories/person/day ● Spirulina used as animal feed ● More jobs for female entrepreneurs ● Increased algae sales over time Golly. (2005). It Really Does do you Good: Nutritional Values. Retrieved from http://www.poverty.ch/documents/spirulina.pdf Implementation Process Add floating barrier Grow and harvest on lake Filter and dry Spirulina Sell at markets Marzio. M. (2010). Chad: Development of Dihe for Vulnerable Populations [Digital image]. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/thematic-sitemap/theme/spi/photogallery/ar/ Funding: FAO, EU, Lake Chad Commission Return on Investment Solution: Spirulina Implement a large scale production system on Lake Chad for animal consumption in Bosso, Nigeria.