10% LOCALLY GROWN FOOD90% IMPORT FOOD

94%

from

mai

n lan

d of China6% from Other Countries such as Am

erican, Japan, Tailand

41- 50% YIELD DECLINE21- 40% YIELD DECLINE1 - 20% YIELD DECLINE

AGRICULTURE DEAD ZONES

2050 predictions of the decline of staple food crops by regions based on 2000 levels.DATA SOURCE: International Food Policy Research Institute (2007)

DATA SOURCE: UN DESA(2005)

URBAN POPULATIONS OVER 5 M.

LA13m

Mexico City21.5m

Sao Paulo20.5m

NY19.8m

Lagos16.1m

Kinshasa9.3m

Paris9.8m

Cairo13.1m

Moscow11mDelhi18.6m

Tokyo35.4m

Jakarta16.8m

Manila12.9m

Hong Kong7.7m

Mumbi21.8m

Beijing12.8m

MIGRANT FARMINGFEEDING THE CITIES OF 2031

MIGRANT FARMINGF E E D I N G T H E C I T I E S O F 2 0 3 1

In 2031 an estimated 4 billion people will live in urban centers throughout the world. In China alone, 50% of their 1.65 billion

citizens will be urbanites. This dense growth combined with climate change, water scarcity, soil depletion, and diminishing fossil

fuels for transportation threatens the food security of the future.

Climate change will cause regions which currently provided

excellent harvests to decline at an alarming rate due to the

extreme weather pattern changes. With no land of their own

urbanites will be left with nowhere to turn for fresh local food.

The urban centers of the Asia-Pacific region will be especially pressed for access to fresh

local food. Hong Kong for instance, will depend on distant food sources to meet their nutritional needs. Vertical and roof top gardens will supplement only a small ratio of their diets. A radical change in traditional farming methods is clearly needed.

94%

from

mai

n lan

d of China6% from Other Countries such as Am

erican, Japan, Tailand

MIGRANT FARMINGFEEDING THE CITIES OF 2031

1971 Pop. 3,850,00Area: 870 km²

1991 Pop. 5,625,000 Area:1050 km²

2011 Pop. 7,108,000Area:1104 km²

2031 Pop. 7,450,000Area:1116 km²

200,000 people

STUDY of POPULATION to LAND AREA to LOCAL CROPS

200,000 people fed by localy grown crops

The urban centers of the Asia-Pacific region will be especially pressed for access to fresh

local food. Hong Kong for instance, will depend on distant food sources to meet their nutritional needs. Vertical and roof top gardens will supplement only a small ratio of their diets. A radical change in traditional farming methods is clearly needed.

The Migrant Farm is a living garden in the sky. This self- sustaining aerial vehicle directly links the once distant farms with the urban consumer. The Migrant Farm is composed of multiple platforms for farming, dual service elevators,

solar panels, and wind turbines. The Migrant Farm stands 130m high and is propelled by 12 electromagnetically powered propellers which run on self produced energy and have

minimal emissions. Like the crops on board, solar panels would collect sun throughout the daytime and while docked

the 8 wind turbines would collect wind energy to prepare it for the next energy intensive take off.

Docking directly on residential high rises would

allow the residents to have an intimate relationship with their individual Migrant Farm.

Platforms could be either communally farmed or

individually farmed by a household. This new form

of urban agriculture would create a unique

experience previously unattainable in dense cities

such as Hong Kong. The migration patterns would be

controlled primarily by the automated system in

response to the real time weather data but could

also be remotely controlled by the residents.

SEASONAL MIGRATION MAPTypical migration based on average seasonal temperatures.

winter spring

summer fall

CHINA

CHINA CHINAshanghai

hong kong

shanghai

hong kong

shanghai

hong kong

shanghai

hong kong

77-95℉

68-77℉

68-77℉

68-77℉

59-68℉

59-68℉

59-68℉

50-59℉

50-59℉32-50℉

20-32℉20-32℉

Real time weather data will allow the Migrant Farms to relocate as the weather condition changes. The ideal growing condition would be realized as the Migrant Farm travels the region in search of the best weather. This will allow the Migrant Farm to out produce any traditional farm during times of radical shifts in weather patterns and provide a reliable source of fresh food.

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Precipitation totals in mm

0

100

200

300

400

500

14 14

19

17

22

21

25

24

28

26

30

27

31

26

31

26

31

23

28

19

24

16

2019

Max and min temperatures in C°

HONG KONG CLIMATE STUDY

J F M A M J J A S O N D

BANK OF CHINA TOWERHong Kong-1990315 m

PYRAMID OF GIZAEgypt-2560 BC140 m

MIGRATE FARMINGHong Kong-2031130 m

STATUE OF LIBERTYNew York-1886 BC92 m

growing areas

food production

wheat rice celery & carrots

air turbines using system efficiency technology of 2025

corn

WHEAT

WEEKS TO HARVEST

TEMPERATE CLIMATEHIGH YIELD PER UNIT AREA41.7 BUSHELS PER ACRE

TOMATO

WEEKS TO HARVEST

TEMPERATE CLIMATEHIGH YIELD PER UNIT AREA550 BUSHELS PER ACRE

CARROT

WEEKS TO HARVEST

TEMPERATE CLIMATEAVERAGE YIELD PER UNIT AREA388 BUSHELS PER ACRE

CELERY

WEEKS TO HARVEST

TEMPERATE CLIMATEHIGH YIELD PER UNIT AREA533 BUSHELS PER ACRE

CORN

WEEKS TO HARVEST

TEMPERATE & DRY CLIMATEAVERAGE YIELD PER UNIT AREA124 BUSHELS PER ACRE

RICE

WEEKS TO HARVEST

HOT & MOIST CLIMATEHIGH YIELD PER UNIT AREA153 BUSHELS PER ACRE