Aquaponic is a sustainable food production method, which combines aquaculture with the hydroponic cultivation (without soil) of plants using a closed water cycle.
Visit the link http://www.project.zhaw.ch/de/science/aquavet.html
There are tons of applications that span thousands of years. Many indigenous cultures practiced forms of aquaculture, such as in Polynesia where they would grow fresh water fish within their flooded taro paddies. Today there are hundreds of operations of various technological and scale intensities. I don't research this per say but I work with dozens of operators of various sizes in Hawaii, many of whom have been operating for over a decade on a relatively small, but very economically sustainable, scale. I'd be happy to talk with you more about it, but not sure what exactly you are after.
Thanks Noa for your answer. I do not intend growing fish and rice in the same field, but grow fish in a basin, recirculate the exiting water (rich of nutrients) in hydroponics to grow vegetables, so water is polished from nutrients absorbed by vega. Finally water is reused in the fish basin. If you have time, please visit the web site http://www.project.zhaw.ch/de/science/aquavet.html for details. I am interested in knowing if this scheme is diffused and applied.
Yes, this is, more or less, exactly the type of aquaponics I work with today. I just gave the ancient example to emphasize that it's not a new concept. I don't work with huge operations, but I do work with some commercial sized operations and may have some insights. In general yes, this scheme is diffused and applied.
Dear Maurizio
Kindly see the COST Action FA1305 - The EU Aquaponics Hub - Realising Sustainable Integrated Fish and Vegetable Production for the EU
Best Wishes
Please i want to ask about the possibility of applied inter cropping in aquaponic???
Dear Maurizio,
Aquaponics is one of the promising methods to address the growing demand for marine-based protein, while assuring the economic profitability out of the farming system.
Please find our recently published literature review on aquaponics here:
Article Sustainable Seafood and Vegetable Production: Aquaponics as ...
Hope you find it helpful,
Ramin
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