The paper analyzes malnutrition issue and proposes a product services system for health and sustainance oriented towards Third Countries. Nourishment is a topic of great interest. It is urgent to expand the food reserves for growing populations requires. Based on agricultural production datas, the challenge is to imagine new strategies in order to increase productivity. The aim is to develop alternative and sustainable solutions that involve the local population in the food management reducing the desertification. The project originates from a reflection on the causes of malnutrition of populations in third countries. Today 1.02 billion people are estimated to be malnourished, meaning that almost one sixth of the overall world population suffer from hunger. The study focused mainly on the life conditions of people living in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the use of the cassava is quite widespread. The cassava is a highly-productive tuber with excellent adaptability to the environment whose use is closely linked to the spreading of Kwashiorkor, a childhood disease caused by an unbalanced diet with a high protein content but poor in vitamins, proteins and minerals. The aim of the project is to create a system of material and immaterial products supporting the spreading of good breeding practices. The project is comprised of a greenhouse which, like in a conservative system, optimises the breeding environment and makes it performing, and of an immaterial service which supports the project through a network. Inspiration for Xerofood came from succulents, whose internal structure and outer surface enable them to survive in xeric environments by retaining water inside special parenchymal tissues and reducing water losses through transpiration. The XeroFood system is made up of modules of different sizes to suit various breeding patterns and layouts which can be tailored to the needs of the target village. Through the cooling of its components, the system ensures low levels of moisture and internal temperature. Succulent plants are a source of inspiration in Xerofood project. They, can survive in inxeric environments thanks to their internal structure. The XeroFood system, composed by variable modules , can realize different configurations and farming layouts, and satisfy the community needs. Its working principle guarantees a low temperature and humidity level by the cooling action of the elements that compose the greenhouse. The service accompanying the product aims at promoting the online project and to support it through the active involvement of the virtual community. The service includes a seed-collection system targeted to the populations of third countries involved in the community and which ends with the donation of the FreeSeed kit containing the seeds and information necessary for breeding. The format is that of a cultivation game through which to collect seeds while supporting actions for the protection of plant biodiversity.
Il paper analizza la problematica della malnutrizione e propone un sistema di prodotti e servizi per la salute e l’alimentazione destinato ai paesi in via di sviluppo. L’attuazione di strategie alternative e sostenibili che vedono nelle popolazioni locali l’attiva partecipazione nelle fasi di approvvigionamento alimentare ha l’obiettivo di ridurre lo sfruttamento intensivo e la conseguente aridificazione del terreno e di salvaguardare la biodiversità. “Xerofood. Coltivate life” ha lo scopo di sviluppare buone pratiche di coltivazione ed è composto da una ‘serra’ che agisce come un sistema conservativo, ottimizzando e rendendo performativo l’ambiente di coltivazione, da un materiale geotessile e da un servizio immateriale che promuove e sostiene il progetto attraverso un network.
Xerofood. Coltivate life, progettazione di un sistema di coltivazione per i paesi terzi
VENEZIANO, Rosanna
2014
Abstract
The paper analyzes malnutrition issue and proposes a product services system for health and sustainance oriented towards Third Countries. Nourishment is a topic of great interest. It is urgent to expand the food reserves for growing populations requires. Based on agricultural production datas, the challenge is to imagine new strategies in order to increase productivity. The aim is to develop alternative and sustainable solutions that involve the local population in the food management reducing the desertification. The project originates from a reflection on the causes of malnutrition of populations in third countries. Today 1.02 billion people are estimated to be malnourished, meaning that almost one sixth of the overall world population suffer from hunger. The study focused mainly on the life conditions of people living in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the use of the cassava is quite widespread. The cassava is a highly-productive tuber with excellent adaptability to the environment whose use is closely linked to the spreading of Kwashiorkor, a childhood disease caused by an unbalanced diet with a high protein content but poor in vitamins, proteins and minerals. The aim of the project is to create a system of material and immaterial products supporting the spreading of good breeding practices. The project is comprised of a greenhouse which, like in a conservative system, optimises the breeding environment and makes it performing, and of an immaterial service which supports the project through a network. Inspiration for Xerofood came from succulents, whose internal structure and outer surface enable them to survive in xeric environments by retaining water inside special parenchymal tissues and reducing water losses through transpiration. The XeroFood system is made up of modules of different sizes to suit various breeding patterns and layouts which can be tailored to the needs of the target village. Through the cooling of its components, the system ensures low levels of moisture and internal temperature. Succulent plants are a source of inspiration in Xerofood project. They, can survive in inxeric environments thanks to their internal structure. The XeroFood system, composed by variable modules , can realize different configurations and farming layouts, and satisfy the community needs. Its working principle guarantees a low temperature and humidity level by the cooling action of the elements that compose the greenhouse. The service accompanying the product aims at promoting the online project and to support it through the active involvement of the virtual community. The service includes a seed-collection system targeted to the populations of third countries involved in the community and which ends with the donation of the FreeSeed kit containing the seeds and information necessary for breeding. The format is that of a cultivation game through which to collect seeds while supporting actions for the protection of plant biodiversity.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
