SPIRULINA THE ANSWER TO MALNUTRITION
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Spirulina is the richest whole-food source available in nature. It is extremely digestible and contains every natural known antioxidant a healthy body could need. In 2008, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released a report which urged governments to re-evaluate the potential of Spirulina to fulfill food security needs. It is rich in vitamins, minerals, carotenoids and perhaps most importantly for those who are malnourished, it has 70% protein content. Spirulina yields 20 times more protein per unit area than soybeans, 40 times more than corn, and over 200 times more than beef.
The Spirulina report commissioned by United Nations (see below or Technical Reports page) was presented 7 years ago an nothing seems to have changed. FST has targeted Spirulina as the PANACEA not only for hatchery fish and shellfish, but also for food security for rural communities that have no natural resource available due to either natural or man-made disasters. |
Background of Growing AlgaeFounders have extensive experience in growing algae diatoms albeit for abalone. Since the diatoms are very similar to growing Spirulina FST has dedicated to involve its technology in the Spirulina Industry, not only for FST's fish and shellfish hatcheries but also to produce Spirulina for communities in need of healthy protein rich food that they can grow themselves, no matter how isolated they are.
FST has designed a turn key spirulina growing system that has a twenty year life powered by solar energy. The only requirements are to provide natural fertilizer to the system and harvest the spirulina. These spirulina growing systems could be managed alongside the Community or Commercial Aquafarms or be provide on their own by FST at cost. |
Feeding Spirulina to Feed UsFST is committed to working with Communities to identify their local resources that can either be used directly to grow the Spirulina or be traded in exchange for natural fertilizer to grow Spirulina. A strategy to use local raw minerals and green waste resources from compost can provide liquid fertilizer free of pathogens to feed the Spirulina.
The Spirulina growing systems could be setup and handed over to the Community as a food source and a means of trade. Nitrogen rich green waste and composted animal waste could provide all the nutrient fertilizer to maintain Spirulina growth. |
Using Organic Nitrogen from WasteFST has developed a cleaning process that can turn all forms of toxic nitrogen compounds into rich fixed Nitrogen liquid fertilizer perfect for Spirulina. The system has been named the BONANZA and it filters and sterilizes the toxic nitrogen from the fish tank and converts it all into rich Nitrogen fertilizer. The BONANZA unit complements Spirulina growing especially for BIO-FUEL where industrial chemical fertilizer like urea is difficult or costly to import and thus an isolated Community could thrive economically by using its own local resources.
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