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HOMEGREENS: Small-scaled aquaponics systems
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Aquaponic systems are based on a technique that involves fish farming and hydroponics farming techniques,
producing both fish and plants (herbs, fruits or leafy greens) in the same circuit of water. The metabolism
products from fish, passing through an healthy biofilter will generate natural fertilizer which is assimilated by
the plantsresulting in vegetable growth and simultaneously cleaning the water that returns to the fish tank,
generating a symbiotic procedure involving fish, bacteria and plants. The public awareness of aquaponics is
still very low and thus the importance of developing household systems that would serve as an introduction
to future sustainable production aquaponic farms. In this project several domestic unit setups were tested
and evaluated according to the plant growth and fish biomass increment, granting a domestic means to see
biology working applied to sustainable and economically viable production. The referred household
prototypes were designed and, some, were built permitting an evaluation on how each plant stage correlates
with nutrient uptake, and to assess the need for further additives to promote plant growth. Ultimately the
project will offer tools to enhance and enrich the current understanding and knowledge regarding the
potential of aquaponics systems in producing food in a sustainable and economic way.
Description
Apresentação em painel
Keywords
sustainable foods aquaponics urban agriculture food safety
Citation
Bernardino, R.J.; Franco, I.M.A.; Carreira, R.; Pessanha, L.; Grego, J. & Ferreira, L. (2019). HOMEGREENS: Small-scaled aquaponics systems. Book of abstracts XII CIBIA Iberoamerican Congress of Food Engineering: Challenging Food Engineering as a Driver Towards Sustainable Food Processing. Faro. p. 318
Publisher
Universidade do Algarve