UNU/IAS Integrated Biosystem Project at Montfort Boys Town, Suva, Fiji. (1995)

Project Partners (1995-1997)

Institute of Advanced Studies
United Nations University, Tokyo

ZERI project director: Gunter Pauli
IBS Project Coordinator: Eng-Leong Foo

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries
and Forest, Suva

Site Manager: Paul Kado
Field Consultant: George Chan
Fisheries Division: Satya Nand Lal
Koronivia Research Station.: Moti L. Autar

1998-to date: (new management)

Management: ZERI Foundation
Research: Institute of Industrial Science, Tokyo University

UNU/IAS Integrated Bio-system Project,
at Montfort Boys Town, Suva, Fiji.

MISSION:
to demonstrate utilization of brewery spent grains in an integrated biosystem.

SUB-SYSTEMS:
mushroom, pig, vermiculture, biogas, algae, fish, vegetables and fruit trees.

Flow chart of
integrated biosystem

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Pictures at Project Site showing construction of facilities (1995-1997)

General view of newly constructed facilities (2 ponds, mushroom and
animal houses) Photo: Jacky Foo 1997

More Pictures/Links at:
Asifo Ajuyah (W.Samoa). 1999


Aerial view of Montfort Boys' Town Farm. Photo: Courtesy of Montfort Boys Town (1995)	Harvesting fish from MBT's ponds. Photo: Jacky Foo. 1997.	Mushroom house Photo: George Chan (1996)

Animal House (under construction) Photo: George Chan (1996)	Animal house (background) and construction site of biogas digester (foreground) Photo: George Chan. 1996	Mushroom house using bamboo as pillars Photo: George Chan (1996)

Foundation for Biogas digester Photo: George Chan 1996.	Putting bamboo support to float aquaponic cultivation of water spinach. Photo: George Chan. 1996.	Aquaponics trials with water spinach Photo: George Chan (1996)

Guests from UNESCO Biotechnology Seminar/Workshop. Photo: Jacky Foo (1997)	Guests from UNESCO Biotechnology Seminar/Workshop. Photo: Jacky Foo (1997)	Guests from UNESCO Biotechnology Seminar/Workshop. Photo: Jacky Foo (1997)