Agroponicos Cosecha de Puerto Rico, Inc. operates the only aquaponics farm in Puerto Rico. Their goal is to create a widespread aquaponics industry on the island. We evaluated the opportunities for this industry’s growth by surveying the market interest of consumers, restaurants and grocery stores, and evaluating education in the field of aquaponics. The market was assessed based on organic and GMO-free products and education was evaluated based on a one-day vocational workshop about aquaponics. Data were analyzed, which indicated a lack of knowledge of organic and GMO- free products in the community. We created multiple recommendations for Agroponicos including distribution of informational pamphlets and the use of evaluation surveys for aquaponics workshop improvement.

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Creator

• Granger, Timothy Edward
• Westlake, Paige Victoria
• Newell, Katherine M.
• Wesley, Kyla Monay

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Sustainability
• Industry
• Food

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050213-210350

Keyword

• Agriculture
• Marketing research

Advisor

• Miller, Fabienne
• Clancy, Edward A.

Year

• 2013

Center

• San Juan, Puerto Rico Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Agroponicos, Cosecha de Puerto Rico, Inc.

Date created

• 2013-05-02

Location

• San Juan

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright