4. Urban aquaponics for sustainable food — The Aquacosy project

Jérémy LE MOINIER: Agricultural engineer - INP-ENSAT, Aquacosy, Toulouse, France

Pierre AUBIGNAC: Student agricultural engineer - INP-ENSAT, Aquacosy, Toulouse, France

Camille DUMAT: Professor, Toulouse INP-ENSAT - CERTOP Laboratory, Réseau-Agriville association

On a global scale, more than half the population lives in (peri-)urban areas, and this trend is growing. However, the majority of agricultural production takes place far from cities. To compensate for this geographical and social disconnect between producers and consumers, numerous (peri-)urban farming projects of various types are being developed to promote sustainable diets. Aquaponics is a sober agricultural production system based on aquaculture-hydroponics...