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hydroponics
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Precision & digital, United StatesGreenhouse farming in the USA: cultivating a sustainable agricultural futureExplains greenhouse farming in the US, its advantages such as year-round growing and water efficiency, techniques such as hydroponics and aquaponics, and suitable crops.
- Precision & digital, GlobalVertical farming: advantages, challenges and urban crop cultivationExplains how vertical farms grow crops in stacked layers under controlled conditions, which crops suit them, and the trade-off between land and water savings and high energy and set-up costs.
- Precision & digital, United KingdomAeroponic vs hydroponic vs aquaponic: choosing the right soil-free system for UK commercial productionHydroponics is the cheapest soil-free system to set up, aeroponics uses the least water and aquaponics adds fish revenue but grows fewer greens, based on UK commercial installations.
- Precision & digital, GlobalThe future of hydroponics and aquaponicsHydroponics and aquaponics recycle water to grow food without soil, and LED lighting, vertical farming, automation and AI are improving them, though start-up costs remain high.
- Precision & digital, IndiaHydroponic farming in IndiaHydroponics grows plants in a nutrient solution without soil, using up to 80 to 90% less water, and tomatoes, leafy greens, strawberries and herbs are among the most common crops in India.
- Precision & digital, GlobalInnovations in vertical farming and sustainable urban agricultureVertical farms grow crops in stacked layers under controlled conditions, and urban agriculture brings food production into cities, with projects such as AeroFarms, Gotham Greens and Lufa Farms as examples.
- Precision & digital, GlobalIndoor and vertical farming systemsIndoor and vertical farms control light, temperature and humidity to grow crops year-round with less water, but face high energy and set-up costs, a limited crop range and problems scaling up.
- Deals & capital, IndiaHow emerging agritech startups are helping farmersProfiles five Indian agritech startups, Farmkart, AgriVijay, Rise Hydroponics, Agrifeeder and Saptkrishi, that offer farmers inputs, energy equipment, hydroponics, training and storage.
- Precision & digital, Global3 technologies that are redefining agricultureHydroponics and other new farming methods, AI and big data, and plant breeding and genomics are presented as three technologies changing how food is produced.
- Precision & digital, United KingdomStarting your first hydroponic operation: a UK grower’s guide to setup principles, crop selection, and management practicesA guide for UK growers starting hydroponics, comparing NFT, deep water culture, ebb and flow and drip systems, sizing operations and choosing first crops.