Aquaponics Iberia seeks €4.5 million investment 31 Oct 2022 Aquaponics Iberia, a Portuguese startup which aims to grow fish and greens in an integrated system, is looking to raise €4.5 million, to establish an urban farm.
Women in aquaculture: Yasmin Abdullah 17 Oct 2022 Yasmin Abdullah is a researcher at the Fish Farming and Technology Institute at Suez Canal University and also works in one of Egypt’s largest national aquaculture projects.
University looks to algal biofloc to unlock the potential of aquaponics 22 Aug 2022 Researchers with Auburn University in the United States are exploring and overcoming the barriers to adopting aquaponics in food deserts by focusing on design decisions.
Designing aquaponics systems suitable for Mars 19 Jul 2022 A post-graduate research scholarship to investigate the potential for aquaponics to provide fish and vegetable produce in extreme conditions – including on the Moon and Mars – is being offered by the University of Greenw…
Plants may hold the key for aquaponics microbiome 2 Jun 2022 New research suggests that plants heavily influence the microbial composition of aquaponics systems.
Meet the farmers: Alaa and Medhat Elokda 21 Feb 2022 Alaa and Medhat Elokda are producing tilapia and mullet in a high-density RAS facility which they have designed and built themselves.
New Sea Grant study hopes to boost Minnesota’s in-state baitfish production 13 Feb 2022 The project, which focuses on growing golden shiners, could potentially increase the supply of the fish for anglers and create new opportunities for baitfish producers.
RAS may not be the tilapia industry’s path to profit 9 Feb 2022 New analysis suggests that pond aquaculture could be the tilapia industry’s best way to profitably intensify production – and that, other than for a few notable exceptions, recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) will re…
Upward Farms announces plans for world's largest indoor vertical farm 27 Jan 2022 Upward Farms new Pennsylvania facility boasts an aquaponics system for microgreens and fish production, with plans to serve the Northeastern United States and beyond.
Maui College expands its aquaponics training 13 Jan 2022 The aquaponics training programme at the University of Hawai’i Maui College has received a $500,000 boost from the US Agriculture Department’s Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
EU funds Finnish aquaponics project 1 Nov 2021 An aquaponics research project at the Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences in Finland has secured EU funding.
Salmon grown in a supermarket near you 7 Oct 2021 Following a €3.7 million deal, Agtira is poised to produce salmon, cucumbers, tomatoes and herbs in an aquaponics facility beside the Östersund branch of Sweden’s largest supermarket chain, Maxi ICA.
EU funds €900,000 project to promote aquaponics in Italy and Tunisia 17 Jul 2021 A €900,000 project to promote aquaponics in Italy and Tunisia has been launched this week.
High hopes for aquaponics system inspired by sewage treatment 30 Jun 2021 A novel water purification system inspired sewage plants has been shown to be effective at optimising fish waste for use as fertiliser for plants in aquaponics facilities.
Advancing aquaponics: considerations on purpose, opportunities and constraints 10 May 2021 The case for aquaponics – typically the co-culture of fish and edible plants – as a means to improve food security may be regularly overstated by well-meaning idealists. Yet a range of aquaponics initiatives have proved …
Meet the extra-terrestrial aquaponics pioneer 8 May 2021 Former salmon farmer Dr Carl Mazur aims to design an aquaponics system that could one day be used on Mars. In the meantime, he aims to use it to produce high value fish and flowers on Earth.
The godfather of aquaponics 3 Feb 2021 Dr James Rakocy, who has been involved in designing systems that produce both plants and fish since the 1970s, reveals his hard-won experience in a sector that is only set to grow.
Why urban aquaponics could help the Philippines weather Covid-19 21 Jan 2021 With pandemic-related lockdowns and ageing farmers putting pressure on the Philippines’ food system, researchers at BFAR are embracing urban aquaponics to shore up the islands’ food security.
New study shows GIFT tilapia thriving in integrated biofloc and aquaponics set-up 25 Dec 2020 Genetically modified tilapia showed enhanced growth and reduced biological stress when raised in an integrated biofloc and aquaponics system.