©FAO/Christopher Somerville. Editorial use only. Photo credit must be given. Aquaponics is a symbiotic integration of two mature food production disciplines: (i) aquaculture, the practice of fish farming; and (ii) hydroponics, the cultivation of plants in water without soil. An innovative system to increase local food production in a sustainable way, aquaponics uses the nutrients from the fish culture water to fertilize the plants, thereby yielding a value-added product, while at the same time reducing wastewater. Aquaponics combines the two within a closed recirculating system. It is often found where the soil is poor and water is scarce, for example on rooftops or balconies in developed areas as a type of urban gardening. Likewise in arid or desert regions, or on small-islands, where growing vegetables is challenging and importing fresh vegetables is expensive. Read more here: http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4021e.pdf

2012

C. Somerville

Agriculture-aquaculture, integrated- (IAA), Agroecology, Agroecosystems, Aquaculture, Aquaculture, freshwater-, Aquaculture, hydroponic-, Aquaculture, integrated-, Aquaponics, Fisheries, small-scale, Fisheries, small-scale, Fisheries, small-scale, Fisheries, small-scale, Nile tilapia, Red tilapia, Sea pen farming, Small scale fisheries, Small scale fisheries, System, recirculating-, System, recirculation-, Tilapia, Tuna, Women`s empowerment, acadja, aquaponics, aquaponics

Asia

Palestine