The bustan aquaponics farm is a 1,000 square metre operation located on the outskirts of cairo, and is the first and only commercial aquaponics farm in egypt, producing pesticide-free tilapia fish, four varieties of lettuce, baby spinach, purple kale, swiss chard, celery, pak choi, wild rocket, gargeer, thyme and sage.. This 7-min video skims the features of first aquaponic project in egypt. the filmed project is affiliated to the national institute of oceanography and fishery (niof).. (nft) system.2) imta– floating raft system (frs) in comparison with traditional soil culture system. the study aims to highlight some of the technical, biological, social, and economic features of aquaponic systems in egypt..
In egypt, the national institute of oceanography and fisheries (niof) established a small aquaponics model farm in 2006 to produce tilapia, vegetables and ornamental plants.. Aquaponics consists of two main parts, with the aquaculture part for raising aquatic animals and the hydroponics part for growing plants. aquatic effluents, resulting from uneaten feed or raising animals like fish, accumulate in water due to the closed-system recirculation of most aquaculture systems.. Aquaponics is an amazing way to garden. and the workhorses of an aquaponics system are the aquaponics fish.. as discussed in other pages, aquaponics is a natural process whereby fish are raised in an aquarium, and their waste is pumped vertically into grow beds. waste is then naturally converted into nutrients for the plant’s roots to absorb within a grow medium..
