Aquaponics start up - 1200 liter tank, 40 thilapia fish, two grow beds and aquaculture system.. Aquaponics in india is revolutionizing the indian agricultural landscape with high-output, chemical-free farming.. 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..
The farming unit is based on the principles of integrated aquaponics, a technique that marries horticulture, aquaculture and poultry farming to help farmers raise fish and hens while also growing plants.. India - the kerala state fisheries department has drawn up plans to use an aquaponics system with tilapia to help the newly-launched efforts to produce safe-to-eat vegetables.. Aquaponics or pisciponics is a sustainable food production system that combines a traditional aquaculture (raising aquatic animals such as snails, fish, crayfish or prawns in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) in a symbiotic environment..
