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ADAPTING PRECISION FARMING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE AQUAPONICS SYSTEMS IN HAWAII

Objective

Conducted at the WaiPono Farm site at University of Hawai'i MauiCollege, one of the seven community colleges in the University of Hawai'i system, the projectwill extend the existing apprenticeship-based workforce training program leading toindustry-recognized certificates and experiential, continuing education learning opportunities toenable a work-ready labor force for 21st-century agricultural jobs strengthened throughcommunity capacity building among local partners, focus on agricultural use of technologiessuch as remote monitoring systems, and data collection and machine learning analysis.The project has four major objectives:Objective 1: Extend and improve our existing apprenticeship-based workforce training program, online courses and community workshops to integrate aquaponics precision farming systems blending use of data collection sensors, remote monitoring equipment systems, data analytics, AI, machine learning technologies, and multiple sharing platforms through our existing apprenticeship-based workforce training program, online courses and community workshops.Objective 2: Provide students with the technological skills and tools necessary for data analysis, data interpretation and agricultural remote monitoring systems to secure industry-accepted credentials to join the workforce upon completion of the apprenticeship-based workforce training program.Objective 3: Assess the effectiveness of integrating locally sourced fish feed and nutritious native plants such as taro and sweet potato with the use of data collection software and equipment, through student-led experiential learning projects thatintegrate remote monitoring devices and data analysis.Objective 4: Increase the number of students pursuing college and career pathways in agriculture, with a focus on underrepresented, first-generation college going, culturally diverse and Native Hawaiian participants.?

Investigators
Hokoana, L.; Hanada, Ka, .
Institution
University of Hawaii
Start date
2021
End date
2024
Project number
HAWW-2021-09705
Accession number
1027733
Commodities