P.t. antony, a farmer in ashtamichira village of thrissur district in kerala, couldn’t believe his luck. he harvested as much as 1,180 kg of tilapia, also known as gift fish, and 200 kg of leafy vegetables within six months when he experimented with aquaponics in his 250 square feet farm.. Aquaponics is a method of growing fish and plants together in a mutually supporting environment. in an aquaponic system, plants grow in soilless grow beds filled with gravel or other similar medium. water from fish tank, which contains ammonia and other solid waste produced by the fish, is circulated through the grow beds on a regular interval.. An introduction. this post discuss about fish and vegetables suitable for aquaponics farming in india. it suggests the fishes and plants which have the qualities like easy to grow, high demand in market and suitable for growing in indian conditions..
Aquaponics uses only 2% of the water needed in conventional farming with minimal space requirements. in an aquaponics operation, fish provide nutrients for the plants, and the plants help keep the water clean for the fish.. Vijayakumar narayanan (vkn) is the founder and director of nardc (www.nardc.in, www.aquaponicsfuturist.com), an aquaponics farmer based in nanniode, india, that provides aquaponics on-farm research, information, aquaponics education/national workshops, commercial aquaponics consulting and aquaponics supplies in india.. Fish naturally produce the nutrients that plant need to thrive. in an aquaponic system, fish are kept in tanks and their waste is collected at the bottom. this waste is then pumped through a filter to make it into ready food for plants..
