I.kan-Lah

Since its introduction in 2000, $100 million fish-farming industry thrives in Sungai Pahang, the largest river in Peninsula Malaysia. It is a stable income to the river-based community and reduced the dependency on catching wild fish.

However, underserved, single mothers/special needs are left out from this fish-farming  industry. They are without any financial security.

Additionally, of late, it was observed that farmed-fish morbidity/mortality are high due to unknown causes, exacerbated  by fluctuating water levels. This is an early warning sign of crashing river ecosystem that sustains the socioeconomics of the river-community.

A two-pronged solution is proposed creating a resilient ecosystem to sustain the socioeconomics of river based communities via  

1. A One-Stop-Center based on Big Data, Drone Technology, Digital Twin and AI comprising of
   1. Networking platform
   2. Knowledge management 
   3. Integrated Supply Chain
   4. Digital Twin of River Community
2. A proprietary aquaponics system is deployed to underserved/women/special needs 

   
   

   1. standardized
   2. customized
   3. viable business model

Sungai Pahang, the largest river in Peninsula Malaysia at 436 kilometer length and 32 km wide, a basin of 29,300 square-km for freshwater source sustains the livelihood of the river communities of 2 million people. The river communities had diversified from foraging to aquaculture spinning of fish-farming and food tourism industry. 

Concurrently, urban migration had left the less educated young men and many single bread-winner women behind.

Since its inception in 2000, river-bred farmed-fish becomes a good source of livelihood, food security and worth multi-millions dollars. Of late, it was observed that fish mortality are affected by water-level. Fish growth rate and variability are also affected. This poses a threat to the industry and an early warning signs of a failing ecosystem, specifically water quality thus impacting freshwater source and also the biodiversity of the river.

There are many rivers in Malaysia, that have similar ecosystem and socio-economics affecting the river-based communities of 15 million people. 

Similar problems are faced by other river-based countries like Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar in South East Asia sharing the same food culture. eg Bangladesh, in 2004 has 1.5 million tonnes of farmed-fish production affecting 12 million farmers and 130 million population.

• For long-term solution, a One-Stop-Center involves big data analysis of previous study combined with water quality monitoring to track ecosystem conditions affecting river farmed-fish with data analytics on fish mortality, database of fish production and its infrastructure, seasonal market demands and seasonal water quality changes. Aggregate local projects along the river have access to the ecosystem services such as natural hazard mitigation, water quality, market synergies and integrated supply chain on-line platform. 

• Easy-win solution introduced proprietary aquaponics system that is cheap, ease of operation, reliable with a prescribed  Standard Operating Procedures, a viable business model providing community inclusion, financial independence to special needs and single breadwinner women and scalable for bigger projects. For the past several years, several prototypes were developed and already tested by I.kan-Lah team. Deployment of this system to actual users as a pilot are needed for scaling up at whole village level or single big project. The individual system forms a larger community at village level providing cooperation in terms of fish variability, harvesting time and horticulture harvest. Thus, replicating from one village to the next and  building enough momentum to other villages along the  whole length of the river. 

  

A ONE-STOP-CENTER FOR A RESILIENT ECOSYSTEM THAT SUSTAINS THE SOCIO-ECONOMICS 

Fish farmers along the 436 km Pahang river shall directly benefit from this project ensuring better control and preservation of their ecosystem that affects their main livelihood. The last official count in 2015, there are 10,000 fish farmers  along Sungai Pahang which means it is an industry worth hundred millions dollars. 

A more accurate and comprehensive monitoring of the farmed-fish ecosystem is needed. As a result, it shall also positively affect the monitoring and preservation of the natural river affecting the lives of the river dwellers who rely on the river as source of food and clean water.

Fish farmers had been left alone in terms of research support unable to meet new environmental challenges and cultural changes. Support in terms of financials are there from the government but limited and targeted to new farmers setting up their farm infrastructure. 

Structured technical regulations or procedures are non existent. Technical help in terms of fish production is not accessible. AI and ML shall aid the Best Practices already established in networking platform. Knowledge Management is formalized.

A team member of I.kan-Lah who is a second generation fish farmer shall be a key resource providing on the ground  information, long experience, multi-generational tacit knowledge and operational support both in terms of physical, ready infrastructure and influencing power.

The data sampling shall be done at all fish cages together with two other fish farmers as a minimum to be identified for optimum location and ease of correlation of data and variability of data based on research methodology to be defined by another team member who is a senior researcher. All three fish farmers shall also represent various background of education, experience, size of farms and local influencing coverage.

The fish farmers shall have access to localized water quality, how it affects their fish, fish sickness, an outlook of the water quality trends, an outlook of fish types and production, access to emergency aquaponics tanks if needed.

In tandem, restauranteurs have been capitalizing on this farmed-fish. The town Temerloh is renown to the local tourism as a river fish town. This create a huge food tourism industry. When there is a link between restaurants and fish farmers via the database of fish harvesting, synergy in fish breeding at optimum timing is achieved.

Integrated supply chain system for the farmed-fish industry from fish spawn, fish feed, number of fish cages, locations, fish type and maturity, seasonal water quality, seasonal market demands, from suppliers, fish farmers to consumers using AI and Digital Twin technology. A mobile application on specific modules shall be created for ease of usage, data collection, best practices and networking. 

Subscription fees to this ONE-STOP-CENTER system, a percentage of products sold using the integrated supply chain platform, outright sale of this system to third party, technical support of the system, merchandise or advertisements are potentially main revenue streams.

The main focus however is when success is measured on environmental sustainability of the water quality while supporting the growth of the socio economics based on river farmed-fish.

Thus, on a bigger scale, for long term environmental sustainability, the senior researcher, a doctorate in Environmental Quality and Conservation shall extend this data for the overall river ecosystem study vis a vis socio economic well being.

EASY WIN PROPRIETARY AQUAPONICS SYSTEM

• A standardized and customized aquaponics system shall be piloted to one thousand new operators. The new operators were selected based on diversity and inclusivity to fully test out the whole breadth and depth of the aquaponics prototype. 
• For now, selected operators shall be identified to be team members are based as follows :-
  • Single mother in her 50s with only primary school education that has never left the village.
  • A man in his 30s who has Down Syndrome. He is independent and can follow instructions. 
  • A university graduate in his 30s who returned to the village due to the economic recession caused by the pandemic.

• Aquaponics operators shall have a side income providing vegetables and fish and source of money when they sell their harvest or rent out their tanks for fish farmers emergencies. This side income was proven during concept testing that minimal time and technical know-how is needed to run the system with a steady revenue stream.
• Large scale aquaponics farm shall also be explored using multi-units of the standardized aquaponics system. Leafy plants vegetable harvest would be a major focus where it could compete with established lucrative leafy vegetables market from hydroponics system. Instead of a side income, the concept is to be led and tested out by the university graduate.
• Aquaponics prototype fabricators shall also benefit from this. A new revenue stream is created either from fabrication services or selling the new customized aquaponics system as a product.
• Technical support on operating the aquaponics system can be a source of revenue.
• The purchase of the new aquaponics system could also be funded in various ways. Targeted option is grants by foundation who want to support financial independence or food security to underserved instead of providing once off cash support. Another option is to explore microloans. Government bodies or any microloan providers shall have a tangible asset and actual business plan and overseeing entity to ensure productivity. 
• Merchandise of I.kan-Lah shall also generate revenues and promotional avenues and ease the operational cost to our collaborative partners.

To recap, the main intent of this two-pronged solution in pilot phase is to preserve the river ecosystems of 436 km length that had existed for centuries twining across 130 million years old rain forest scattered with biodiversity hotspots but still support the 2 million people of river based communities that had relied on the system to thrive. Thus, accurate monitoring of water quality and its measurable impact on to the aqua life and measurable monetary growth of the society shall sustain it for the generations.

A One-Stop-Center for a resilient ecosystem that sustains the socioeconomics shall be the product scalable to any river based communities in tropical countries as the first tranche.

My solution addresses two dimensions 

Dimension_1: Provide scalable, verifiable monitoring and data collection to track ecosystem conditions of the river in general based on reliable data and its observable effects of farmed-fish. This data is then collated to form the bigger overview of the natural river ecosystem.

Dimension_3 : Create scalable economic opportunities for local villages that are aligned with thriving and biodiverse ecosystems. Fish farmers enjoy better predictability, good supply chain and adapt to market demand fluctuations. Unlimited small time aquaponics operator are trained getting steady side income synergistically. Large scale operator could use multiple aquaponics system.

During concept, the data on ecosystem in general by others were done on piece-meal basis. I.kan-Lah team members had done studies on effects of mining on fish in river and had identified key sicknesses of fish post floods. A structure of the database for the one-stop-center was implemented.

For One-Stop-Center to integrate the ecosystem and socioeconomics from previous study and the new data of farmed-fish industry needed to be piloted at a cohesive community. Mid-stream to the river, the town Temerloh is chosen as pilot to represent the true ecosystem of the 436 km river.

For customized aquaponics system, we have over twenty prototypes operated by team members for several years testing various designs and business models. We plan to deploy 1000 of the systems as-a-Service led by selected three operators representing diversity, inclusivity and scalability within one year. We shall provide technical support throughout obtaining regular users feedback.

The data sampling is focused, direct practicality, repeatable and verifiable both from scientific findings and commercial usage. Normally, water sampling of river at random sites and wild fish do not take into account the sampling period and socioeconomics, would not give a true undisputable correlation for a holistic ecosystem study. 

• Using AI for analytics, representing hind-cast of water quality data conducted by other parties, correlated with aerial flood coverage mapping, fore-cast of water quality, outlook of fish supply with probability of success, fish mortality related issues, projection of fluctuating market demands are beyond the norm of environmental monitoring. 
• This One-Stop-Center comprised of integrated supply chain from suppliers, farmers and buyers incorporating socioeconomic data and ecosystem factors. A knowledge system scalable to any river based communities with fish farming industry which is not available worldwide.
• If there is enough sampling points at the fish farms along the river, with data explode, updated continuous tracking self correcting of the true unified multiple systems are obtained. 

A customized standardized aquaponic system using recycled tanks and optimized system with a good business model suitable to the operator shall be deployed. This is due to 

• No commercial pre-package version is available predesigned with specific end users. 
• No X-as-a-Service from technical, social and economic are available. 
• No standardized operating procedure to ensure reliability and replicability. 
• No platform to ensure synergy between operators in their products acting as conglomerate to ensure commercial viability.
• No financial support is available
• A new industry to the local community

Currently, there are about 20 team members/affiliates testing and developing the prototype and carrying out research with our own funding.

For first year, upon successful recipient of SOLVE, it shall directly affect 1000 aquaponics operators and 400 fish-farmers during pilot. Of which, three fish farmers and three aquaponics operators shall also be community leaders and team members. 

1000 aquaponics operators shall be selected to represent the underserved, women and special needs. As a minimum, annually, the aquaponics system shall generate $450K. The pilot project is designed as such to balance budget, logistics and representations of actual commercial deployment. 

The fabricator of the aquaponics system shall be by 30 occupants at a HIV shelter Astana Budi associated with us in a different project. It shall generate income and community inclusion to them.

For One-Stop-Center, all fish-farmers, around 400 in Temerloh shall be engaged in this pilot to create unity and mobilized the whole supply chain. In 2015, there are 2000 cages that brings in $23 million value. Temerloh is located mid stream of Pahang river serving 2 million population representing the ecosystem and socio-economics of the river.

First three years, One-Stop-Center is deployed for the whole Sungai Pahang and Sungai Rejang, a 565 km river in Borneo serving six million population. The standardized aquaponics system is also deployed at a base target of 1000 systems annually until market saturates. 

In the fifth year, entry to Bangladesh of 130 million river-based population as a first international beach-head.

For I.kan-Lah One-Stop-Center one year key deliverables

1. Complete collating all relevant previous data from previous study
2. Store in an appropriate database
3. Analysis of data to provide hindcast and general aerial mapping
4. Design the ecosystem database
5. Collect ecosystem and socioeconomics database via the fish farmers (water parameters and fish-farming details) and those on the full fish farming supply chain
6. Aerial mapping of designated area.
7. Analytics on the data
8. On-line platform are fully integrated

For customised standardised aquaponics system one year key deliverables

1. Final design with business model complete
2. Pilot to 1000 operators and stable operation
3. One year operational data to fine tune the SOPs. 
4. Horticulture and Aquaculture produced ( quality of food, financial security)
5. Finalised Business Model

For long term,

1. I.kan-Lah One-Stop-Center and its infrastructure fully rolled out and replicable
2. Fresh water quality monitored, conserved and improved
3. Source of pollution post flood identified and contained
4. Customised standardised aquaponics system with precision water parameters management
5. Financial security and river farmed-fish industry sustained.
6. Quality of food available
7. New aquaponics based industry thrived.
8. Financial security to the underserved, women and special needs.
9. New community established centered around I.kan-Lah activities for stability and unity.

FULL TIME (9)

1. Team Lead
2. Lead Researcher
3. Research Assistant
4. Field Technician
5. Products Manager
6. Aquaponics Systems Technician
7. One-Stop-Center Lead ICT Systems Developer 
8. One-Stop-Center ICT Systems Developer
9. Content Creator

PART TIME (7)

1. Lead Aquaponics System Engineer
2. Fish Farmer 1 & 2 & 3 
3. Aquaponics Operator 1 & 2 & 3

I am passionate about sustainability with 15 years experience in technology management at various Technology-Readiness-Level from concept, feasibility, execution, deployment and commercialization.

This passion project is me giving back to the village that had nurtured me to where I am now. I have a very good scientific understanding, research methodologies, good socio-cultural interactions with government and local community networking. 

Separately. since 2009, as a lead member of a NGO providing safe haven for abandoned HIV patients.

The lead researcher FARHANA AFFANDI, PhD (Environmental Quality and Conservation) had several publications and conducted research on socio-economics affecting riverine fish population. She represented a highly educated modern independent woman of the village who had benefited of the generational change. 

SYED ALI, a second generation fish-farmer provides high tacit knowledge. A mid-level education young man, intelligent, highly influential amongst the fish-farming community that never left the village provides the bridge for scaling up. 

The Lead Aquaponics System and Controls Engineer, AHMAD ZULAZRI is an avid aquaponics proponent. We founded a FB group Akuaponik Malaysia with 15.6K members, 41K subscribers YouTube channel and high traffic website. His technical savviness is key to adapt the system for cost, efficiency and local needs.

Product Manager, KAMARUL ARIFFIN, very community-oriented, a retired CEO of USD250 million petrochemical company oversees the products operations.

SHAKIRA, 17 years old, our Content Creator, just starting her Double Degree in Astrophysics and Arts at Monash University, a MIT post-graduate wannabe shall continue on with the story-telling for the next generations from her lens.

PARTICIPATIVE

Being an engineer, I love being on the ground doing hands-on work. Thus, my style of leadership is participative. I enjoy getting first-hand experience where the project is going and impacting the key stakeholders.

However, I also love nurturing and seeing the growth in others. I would provide support, counselling, training and development opportunities. The team shall have independence in executing assigned scope mutually agreed on the outcome aligned to our Statement of Purpose.

EQUITY

Since the team members are also major stakeholders, they have a share in the decision-making. A concept called 'musyawarah' in Islamic management style, almost similar to consensus decision.  I actively seek and consider the team's inputs during the decision-making process, nonetheless, the final decision made, I am still accountable to. 

DIVERSITY

The team members are also key stakeholders of the social impact that we strived for. Thus, diversity of members must represent all walks of lives. Diversity brings in new ideas and experiences not gained by a homogenous team. Different perspectives to our solutions beta-tested first-hand is important before rolling out to all river-based communities.

The scope and impact of I.kan-Lah project makes it mandatory for diversity to be inherent.

INCLUSIVE

Being inclusive goes hand in hand with diversity, Without it, being diverse has no meaning. The great different ideas could not be channeled and harnessed.

A culture of open and everybody is equal is key in creating inclusivity. Sharing of information, the good and the bad to all team members creates inclusive culture.

First and foremost, the credibility as a Solver provides recognition and validity on our effort and opens many gateways to 

- collaboration via research data with other local research institutions

- collaboration via technical knowhow with local companies

- collaboration in terms of in-kind with Solver affiliates for ICT infrastructure systems development

- collaboration and support in financial advisory and global connectivity

- access to community info and socio economics required for executing the pilot

- a wide publicity and good media coverage 

- a good promotional platform for our products and services and social impacts

- local research grants

- social grants or charity (to contribute directly the aquaponics system to underserved people)

1. Financial

We require huge fundings in late 2021 at USD 2.580 Million to kick start the whole endeavour, thus we need guidance on pitching to investors and networking. We need advice on how to structure our organization financially.

2. Technology

We need assistance in setting up of the ICT infrastructure for the One-Stop-Center from the systems, the hardwares to Big Data, Drone, AI, Digital Twin and GUI.

3. Monitoring and Evaluating

There shall be Big Data involved from weather, water parameters, aqua-culture, complete ecosystems, topography, socio-economics. We need advise on collating and consistent data sampling.

4. Public Relations

Public relations is crucial to our survival. We need assistance in branding and marketing for social and global media.

• Local Universities
• Universiti Putra Malaysia
• Universiti Malaysia Pahang
• Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Government Link Bodies

• Yayasan PETRONAS
• Temerloh Town Council
• Department of Fisheries
• Department of Irrigation and Drainage
• East Coast Economics Region Development Council
• Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology

NGOs and Foundations

• Tropical Rainforest Conservation & Research Centre (TRCRC)

Companies

• Ascension Technology Sdn Bhd
• Invoke for ICT systems support
• Aerodyne for drone technologies
• Air Asia Digital for digital support

MIT and Affiliates for technical support and opportunity to do PhD program

• MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
• MIT Statistics and Data Science Center
• Aesthetics and Computation Group, MIT Media Lab
• Airworks Solutions, LLC
• others

Note : Those partners with linkages to their websites mean that we have had professional relationship as partners in our previous non related project

Deploying the second solution at refugee camps, the proprietary aquaponics system shall provide the refugees the much needed financial independence and quality food security. 

Having commonality of aquaponics operators across the refugee communities shall provide a good basis for networking and inclusivity. The aquaponics could be operated individually or communally. 

The aquaponics system does not need to be highly skill operators. Technical supports could be provided on line or we could appoint community leaders to be the key resource person on-site.

Once an appointed leader is recognized with common goals that are measurable and quick wins, the situation is creating unity and harmony because everyone has common goals.

The aquaponics system can be deployed in harsh environment and its a proven agro-technology that is highly water efficient and no need for fertilizers.

The same skill operating the aquaponics can be carried by the refugees once they are relocated and the blue-prints of the system could easily be replicated. They shall continue to remain in One-Stop-Center platform wherever they are, never losing sight of their welfare and continuous well-being and support.

I.kan-Lah two-pronged solution helps create smart, safe, and sustainable river-based communities by 

• protecting our fresh water source via tracking of water quality, measurable impact on aquaculture, source of pollution in normal water level and source of pollution post flood
• sustaining the biodiversity of river systems that run through rain-forests
• sustaining river bred fish-farming worth several hundred millions dollars

  

• reduce over-fishing of wild fish
• safe farming of river with smart in-depth knowhow of river topography and hydrology in a a very GUI friendly
• smart on-line end to end supply chain fish farming industry
• financial security and equity to underserved, women, special needs
• high quality food (both aquaculture and horticulture) for rural dwellers
• new economy based on aquaponics industry 
• spur digital inclusion amongst rural communities 
• promote community inclusion to underserved, single women and special needs people
• providing a safer working environment for river fish-farmers

The funding shall be used to develop the I.kan-Lah One-Stop-Center seven modules system, a tangible asset replicable to any river based communities.

                                Our Statement of Purpose 

is to  create a resilient ecosystem for sustainable socioeconomics 

                                of river based communities

I.kan-Lah two pronged solution focused on quick easy-win deployment of our aquaponics system to underserved namely single woman who are sole bread winners within the river communities. These women normally have poor education background without stable income where the responsibility of raising the children lay on them. They did not have a voice in any development. Missing out on a lot of opportunities. There is no tangible support system for them.

We target a minimum of 1000 units to be deployed in the first year complete with its integrated supply chain on-line system that shall

• ease of operation with technical support by us for the first year
• generate a steady source of high quality food (both fish and vegetables)
• create financial independence and security
• give a sense of community belonging and hence networking and support
• provide direct connections with agencies for reliable technical support
• form a powerful voice as a group in local fish breeders/vegetable growers
• be the official network for other social activities such as personal growth learnings and pre-school education for their children
• spur gender equity and community inclusion rather than being in the background
• the movers in new economy generated by aquaponics produce and hence having more equity
• a platform for networking for best practices and transparency in all aspects of the new industry spurred by the women's involvement

Our solution focused on fish-farming both in river cages or aquaponics system meeting socio-economic needs while ensuring the river ecosystem is preserved.

As a direct result, over fishing shall be reduced because the need for wild fish as source of protein declined. This was proven when the fish-farming was launched in 2000 where the river communities shifted from hunting and foraging to aquaculture. Observable records showing an increase in wild fish occurrences.

• With the introduction of aquaponics based industry, more farmed-fish shall be available for consumption. Thus negates the need for bulk wild fish.
• The One-Stop-Center aims at preserving the fresh water eco-system making it more resilient which support to protect the wild fish and sustains the socio-economics.

The freshwater ecosystem started from the mountains at upstream, to midstream then downstream at river mouth opening up to the sea. Farmed fish at the river mouth in brackish water and sea water produces fish substitutes to open sea fishing. However, activities upstream are causing pollutions, posing a threat to this industry. 

I.kan-Lah project shall 

• address the ecosystem of the entire river from upstream flowing into open sea
• preserving the quality of the water, reducing the source of pollution into the open sea
• sustaining the farm-fish industry, minimizing the need for River/Open Seas Fishing

The funding is used to develop the full seven modules of One-Stop-Center, preserving the river ecosystem, increasing farmed-fish productions in all water types (at various level of salinity) and hence reduction in wild fish consumption.

The One-Stop-Center using Cloud based is structured to have seven modules does not have the Carbon Module. However, it has all the required source of data and modules that focused on river ecosystem and socio-economics connecting the communities to share and develop best practices. 

The eighth module can easily be annexed riding on the same database incorporating

• carbon foot print impact caused by related activities within the river basin
• carbon sink source via flora coverage
• heat sink reduction via water bodies
• carbon reduction activities within the river basin
• carbon awareness promotion amongst the One-Stop-Center users
• best practices on reducing carbon foot prints and increasing or protecting carbon sink 
• lesson learnt 

Apart from the monetary prize, Ikan-Lah team would appreciate if we could garner technical support in terms of setting up our One-Stop-Center on Cloud-based system.

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Sharing from one river communities to the next are endless, borderless and wide. 

Imagine! If deployed at the world longest river. From Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt. 257 million people of Nile Basin. $1.3 Billion aquaculture in Egypt.

ALL BASED ON BIG DATA, MACHINE LEARNING, AI & DIGITAL TWIN ON CLOUD-BASED COMPUTING

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         I.kan-Lah  One-Stop-Center : the new and much more Fishbook 

One-Stop-Center shall have Big Data of several modules on 

• weather
• topography

  

• water quality
• seasonal changes
• water level
• hydrology
• areas coverage (remote sensing and drone)
• sporadic wild fish occurrences
• specific measurable fish metrics
• end-to-end supply chain of fish-farming industry from fish spawn suppliers, fish food suppliers, fish farmers inventories, fish productions/projections, buyers taking into account seasonal demands
• fish-farming technical know-how eg fish breed, fish sickness, fish care

  

• aquaponics system correlations between water parameter in relation to aquaculture/horticulture production
• optimum business model for aquaponics system tailored for minimal operational interventions tailored for special needs
• aquaponics end-to-end supply chain fish and vegetables productions
• river communities mapping

  

• add-ons for carbon absorption/decarbonation feature

Thus, machine-learning provides 

• better prediction on the correlation between ecosystem and socio-economics
• precision estimation of water quality needed to protect the aquaculture and horticulture environment 
• better yields

AI is used to 

• identify fish breed and fish sickness 
• provide early support.

The Big Data provides

• transparency and fast monitoring
• solid data to regulators, government agencies and investors

Apart from the monetary prize, Ikan-Lah team would appreciate if we could garner technical support in terms of AI analytics.

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Sharing from one river communities to the next are endless, borderless and wide. 

Imagine! If deployed at the world longest river. From Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt. 257 million people of Nile Basin. $1.3 Billion aquaculture in Egypt.

ALL BASED ON BIG DATA, MACHINE LEARNING, AI & DIGITAL TWIN ON CLOUD-BASED COMPUTING

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         I.kan-Lah  One-Stop-Center : the new and much more Fishbook 

Solution 1;

The One-Stop-Center is a on a digital platform for social media, knowledge management, end-to-end supply chain and digital twin for a long term solution to create a resilient ecosystems for a sustainable socioeconomics of river based communities. This shall protect the river, making sure the fresh water source is preserved and biodiversity is not spoiled while protecting key industry of fish farming that is much needed to sustain the towns along the river banks. Live monitoring of water quality conducted by to the river-side dwellers shall empower them for actual data for environment monitoring and preservation. The effects of water quality are observable and measurable by them via the effects on farmed-fish. Thus, a system to protect and sustain the ecosystem.

Using block chain technology in the end-to-end supply chain shall make the solution more transparent and trustworthy. 

Deployment of cryptocurrencies via the e- supply-chain shall make sure the currencies reached the targeted people of this project namely the underserved, single women and special needs.

Solution 2:

Proprietary aquaponics systems shall provide financial independence, quality food security to underserved, special needs and single women. It shall create inclusivity and equity for them amongst the river-based dwellers.

The social media platform with knowledge management and digital twin of the river ecosystem and socio-economics is an excellent platform for continuous learning, support and digital inclusion.