Sowing Salt: Fostering Innovation, Food Sovereignty and Community Resilience in Antofagasta Through Saline Agriculture

Name
Sarah Athena Beauchamp Evdokias
Education degree
Kandidat
Fagfelt
Architecture
Institute
Architecture and Technology
Program
Architecture and Extreme Environments
Year
2020

Antofagasta, Chile suffers from water scarcity, aridity and resource privatization, severely impeding its agricultural potential. These conditions have led to tremendous local innovation in desert-climate agriculture. In consolidating research, production and education, this project aims to foster food sovereignty, community resiliency and sustainable development in the Northern coastal region.

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The Royal Danish Academy supports the Sustainable Development Goals

Since 2017 the Royal Danish Academy has worked with the Sustainable Development Goals. This is reflected in our research, our teaching and in our students’ projects. This project relates to the following UN goal(-s)