AQUAPONICS FARM

Friends, what is required for agriculture?
Field means soil, water, sunlight, and manure isn't it.
If you plant a seed in the ground it will turn into a plant in days and trees in few years but what if I tell you that we don,y need fields for agriculture?

A vegetable can grow in water too and that too in a waterbody full of fishes don't be confused.

The plants you see here are growing above the fish tank not in soil and this technique is known as Aquaponics.

In Madhavi Farms in Bengaluru which is India's first and largest aquaponics farm.

Let me tell you why this method is important for the future:-

According to UN reports the population of the world will increase to 970 crores within 2050 and among that 170 crores will be in the Indian population will increase but the lands will remain the same.

We have no clue what will be the weather be like so it's will be wise to adopt this kind of farming.
considering the fact that it is so eco-supportive and nature friendly I believe that this is going to be the technology of the future.

Let me tell you to know how aquaponics farming is being done:-

• The water of a fish tank becomes rich in ammonia with the fish water and this water is supplied to the plant's water tank.

• After the plants absorb nutrients this cleaned water is again sent back to the fish tank and this cycle is repeated.

• This technique is called Aquaponics.

Right now they have around 14 types of leafy greens and vegetables
They grow celery, basil, iceberg lettuce. oak leaf lettuce along with tomatoes, zucchini and brinjal are also grown here.

Now here are the advantages of aquaponics farming:-

• Firstly in this method of farming, it uses 90 percent less water than conventional farming.
• In this farm of 60.000 sq.ft, 200kg/day and 250ton/year of green vegetables are cultivated.
• These plants grow 2-3 times faster then they do in soil.
• compared with all other techniques in the world this technique yields more vegetables per square foot.
• But this does not mean that it has lesser nutritional value.
• These plants have between 30-40 percent higher nutritional content.
• The other aspect is this is completely pesticide-free cultivation.

Also growing vegetables in water isn't new in India.

For ages, vegetables have been grown on Dal Lake's floating farms.

This is a farming technology wherein farmers don't have to depend on monsoon water is saved moreover, production rates will increase 30-40 percent.

This sustainable farming method will make the lives of vegetable farmers better.

• The farm, located in Bengaluru is spread over 60,000 sq. ft.
• The farm produces 50 varieties of vegetables, fruits, and herbs.
• The annual production is around 250 tonnes.

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