Aquaponics and vertical farming. also, provides a scope for developing self-sufficient homes in kerala. this paper elucidates the architectural design perspective of a house, the system aims power balance control, energy cost reduction. Aquaponics system it is a revolutionary concept that mimics nature's most efficient way of growing food. it combines hydroponics (soil free growing of plant)and aquaculture ( the growing of fish. One of the most important components of an aquaponics system design is the area where you grow your plants, so you need to know how to choose the right aquaponics grow bed. it’s not as easy as just getting a large plastic box, filling it up with grow media and then planting your seeds..
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.. 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..
