Do you know you can
grow your food at your home table? If your answer is no then let’s have a Look!
Food is very important
for all living beings. A healthy and good nutrient food is an important part
of healthy living and healthy lifestyle.
Today most people
use chemicals and pesticides for food promotion. Pesticides are used for
killing insects and weeds from the soil, water, crop, and other vegetation. But
on the other hand, these pesticides are very harmful and also called a toxic
substance. It can also toxic to organisms like fish, bird and beneficial
insects.
But there is a
solution through you can save these entire organisms and grow your food i.e.
Aquaponics.
Aquaponics is a system which combines fish farming
and crop cultivation. Yes with the help of this latest technology you can
easily get the healthy and nutrient food without any use of pesticides.
Aquaponics system depends upon aquaculture. This includes fish, snails,
earthworm and other organisms. It is a much better system for commercial use
and home grading.
In short, this system
gives good harvesting result for aquaculture and crops. There are three main
types of Aquaponics system used for food production and crop cultivation.
Let’s have a Look!
# 1 NFT (Nutrient Film
Technique)
In Nutrient film
technique, plants are grown in channels with a nutrient solution. The roots of
plants are not completely submerged in the water. In this process, the water of
the fish tank is filtered and passes throughout the bottom of the pipe in a
small film. The nutrient-filled water pumped into the trough at the upper end
of the plant. The water continuously flows down to the other root systems and
back into the water tank.
This method is only
suitable for growing leafy plants and vegetable. And other large root systems
like apple and tomatoes need more nutrients.
It’s Benefits:
·
It continuously purifies the water.
·
Roots are easily submerged and have access to sufficient oxygen.
# 2 Media Bed
system
This is one of the
easiest aquaponic food production systems. It is also known as a media-based
system or gravel bed system. This system uses a variety of growing material
such as river rocks, gravel, Rockwool, clay balls, etc. This process allows the
cultivation of larger flowering and fruiting plants. This includes tomatoes,
cucumber, and many other large root plants.
It’s Benefits:
·
Simple system and
relatively inexpensive for food cultivation.
·
Same like ordinary
gardening.
·
It allows all type of
Food cultivation fruity plants and leafy plants.
·
Wasting water easily
reaches to the bottom tray through the purification process.
·
Suitable for home
gardening.
# 3 Raft aquaponic
Food production system
It is an ecological
and sustainable process of healthy food production without using soil. This
process is the combination of aquacultures like snails, fish, crayfish, and
prawns.
This process is also
known as Deepwater culture system It
is a system in which the waste produced by fish, snails and other animals
supply bio nutrient to plants. Plants are grown with purifying the water for
the fishes in which the roots are directly suspended to the nutrient water.
Moreover, it also creates a perfect environment for the growth and development
of fish.
It’s Benefits:
·
A high productive a system with fewer labour requirements.
·
Most nutrients are
exposed to roots and produce healthy food.
