Aquaponia automatizada e conectada à internet das coisas

Abstract

The excessive use of manure and industrial fertilizers on plantations can lead to soil wear, making it inefficient for plantations and thus causing harm to many people who make a living from agriculture. The objective of this project is to eliminate the use of these chemical products, through a sustainable and efficient system that saves water, guarantees nutrients for the soil and produces healthy organic food. Monitoring and automation technology can be applied to improve food production in aquaponic farming systems, with sensors that monitor irrigation water quality and systemsthat control water flow and lighting, pH control, and food distribution for fish on a scheduledbasis, ensuring more efficient and sustainable production, without major cost increases, giventhe easy access to microcontroller technologies. Such technologies can be used in pedagogicalprojects, such as school gardens, encouraging healthy eating and sustainable food production.Therefore, the purpose of this project is to createa prototype of an aquaponics system withmonitoring and automation technologies, in order to promote more efficient, sustainable foodproduction and free of harmful chemicals.