Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Journal of Young Scientist", Vol. 10
Written by Andra-Ioana BALAUR
This article is an overview of the agricultural practice by the name of “aquaponics”, which merges aquaculture and hydroponics (growing vegetables in a soilless environment) in a completely controlled environment in order to ensure sustainable food production, thus eliminating the obstacles induced by meteorological conditions, scarce resources, lack of farmland, and other external factors threatening large-scale food security. This paper will present the working principle of this relatively new farming practice and provide a look at the advantages and disadvantages of using aquatics for agricultural production. With a better understanding of this technology and its true potential, all the while taking into account the minimisation of any associated environmental impact, it has been found that aquaponic systems constitute one of the ways of the future in terms of sustainable farming practices.
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