On Thursday 6 December 2012 Aquaponics Global Ltd International Development Director, Tom O’Donnell M.B.A. is giving a presentation entitled ‘Aquaponics In An Asian Context’ at the AgriPro Asia agricultural trade fair in Hong Kong, China.
The e-book version of that presentation [...]
Hunger stalks the planet. There has just been massive crop failure in the grain and soy belts of North and South America, due to drought and the failure even of ‘drought resistant’ genetically modified crops. Climate change is seriously disturbing [...]
All over the world, weather patterns are being affected by record melting of the polar ice caps this summer. This is causing drought in the United States and South America, while record rainfall in places like the UK is causing [...]
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This is food being grown in an aquaponics system in the middle of a concrete food desert in Oakland, California, USA. Food and fish are growing well due to a lot of dedication and attention.
This is a clear explanation [...]
All the great articles from the last six months of work on Aquaponics Global are now available to download for only $10!
The Aquaponics Global Anthology 1 is now AVAILABLE!
Information, essays and ideas, how-to articles and problem-solving book links are all [...]
Aquaponics differs in many ways from conventional agriculture and other kinds of factory farming.
I have made a chart of the differences between aquaponics and conventional agriculture:
Aquaponics is really green, and can be certified organic if the correct design and methods [...]
Ornamental green walls on buildings have got quite a bit of attention recently. I was trying to get into the Queen’s Jubilee parade recently in London when I came across one of them on Park Lane, near Marble Arch.
Of course, [...]
By getting together with other members of your local community to exploit unused spaces such as back lots and rooftops, along with waste heat and water from buildings and also food waste from restaurants and institutions, you can build integrated [...]
Food consumption is set to double by 2050 as world population increases by 40%. Agriculture therefore has to provide this food, there is no other way to get so much food except to grow it. Agricultural output has to double [...]
Aquaponics can potentially grow you much more food per acre than any other farming method. However, it all depends on how well you manage and operate your aquaponic farm, and how dedicated you are to aquaponic farming.
Because you are farming [...]