Authors

Chris Somerville
Urban Agriculture Consultant
Dublin, Ireland

Has worked with international and non-governmental organizations implementing sustainable urban agriculture projects in Ethiopia, Jordan and Palestine focusing on small-scale aquaponics and hydroponics. His current projects focus on developing innovative and integrated food production systems in conjunction with FAO in The West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Moti Cohen Aquaponics Specialist Hofit, Israel
Owner/director of a private company that provides sustainable agriculture technologies and water treatment solutions at the household level, especially focusing on aquaponics. He has designed and installed numerous commercial aquaponic units, has taught and. led workshops on aquaponic food production, and has provided technical support to international projects.
Edoardo Pantanella
Agroecologist and Aquaponics Research Scientist. Rome, Italy
Research scientist focusing on integrated farming systems, especially aquaponics. His work is focused on aquaculture development, including freshwater and saline aquaponics for sustainable food systems and livelihoods in rural and urban sectors, especially in arid and saline environments. His interests include commercial development of aquaponics for fish nurseries, sea-agriculture, and wastewater farming.

Austin Stankus
FAO Consultant
Rome, Italy
His studies and work experience are in integrated aquaculture and agriculture systems, specifically aquaponics and organic farming, urban forestry mapping and spatial planning using GIS, biocomposting using black soldier flies to recycle food waste as alternative animal feed, and incorporating sustainable agriculture within the education sector as project-based learning for young farmers.
Alessandro Lovatelli
FAO Aquaculture Officer
Rome, Italy
A marine biologist and aquaculturist with extensive experience in global aquaculture. development working with FAO and other international organizations. His area of work focuses mainly on marine aquaculture development, transfer of farming technologies and resource management. He has been active in promoting farming technologies applicable for food production in areas poor in freshwater resources.