Food Security and Small Scale Aquaponics: A Case Study on the Northern Mariana Island of Rota

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dc.contributor.advisorHindery, Derricken_US
dc.contributor.authorFoskett, Dustinen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-14T15:59:59Z
dc.date.issued2015-01-14
dc.description.abstractAquaponics has recently emerged on the global scene as a viable form of alternative agriculture. A combination of practices, such as growing and harvesting fish (aquaculture) along with "hydroponically" grown fruits and vegetables, aquaponics integrates traditional agriculture practices with twenty-first century scientific food producing methods. In this thesis, I analyze the literature on aquaponics and connect it firmly within the current social and environmental discussions of the food security discourse among Pacific Island Countries and Territories in order to provide a context of geographical relevance of fish and vegetable producing systems. I also provide data from the Northern Mariana Island of Rota to showcase why and how aquaponics may be a viable option for improving food security within such a context. I then argue that the aquaponic project on the island of Rota helps serve as one potential pathway to improving food security.en_US
dc.description.embargo2015-07-14
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/18751
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen_US
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.en_US
dc.subjectAgroecologyen_US
dc.subjectAquaponicsen_US
dc.subjectCNMIen_US
dc.subjectFood securityen_US
dc.subjectNorthern Mariana Islandsen_US
dc.subjectRotaen_US
dc.titleFood Security and Small Scale Aquaponics: A Case Study on the Northern Mariana Island of Rotaen_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineDepartment of International Studiesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregonen_US
thesis.degree.levelmastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameM.A.en_US

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