6/1/2019

What a great day for me,

Today with 6 agriculture students (my friends) and I visited a Hydroponics Farm. Dibya Bhatta (Ambassador) told me about this farm with hi-tech yesterday; today we visited this farm and learn about a lot of aspects of this type of agriculture.

The science of soil-less gardening is called hydroponics. It basically involves growing healthy plants without the use of a traditional soil medium by using a nutrient like a mineral rich water solution instead. A plant just needs select nutrients, some water, and sunlight to grow. Not only do plants grow without soil, they often grow a lot better with their roots in water instead.

Hydroponics is a subset of hydro culture, which is a method of growing plants without soil by using mineral nutrients solution in a water solvent. Terrestrial plants may be grown with only their roots exposed to the mineral solution, or the roots may be supported by an inert medium, such as perlite, coconut hairs or gravel

The nutrients used in hydroponic systems can come from an array of different sources; these can include, but are not limited to, byproduct from fish waste, duck manure, or purchased chemical fertilizer. 

Advantage of Hydroponics over Traditional Soil-Grown Crop Production, 

• Up to 90% more efficient use of water.
• Production increases 3 to 10 times in the same amount of space.
• Many crops can be produced twice as fast in a well managed hydroponic system.
• Decreasing the time between harvest and consumption increases the nutritional value of the end product.
• Indoor farming in a climate controlled environment means farms can exist in places where weather and soil conditions are not favorable for traditional food production.
• No chemical weed or pest control products are needed when operating a hydroponic system.

We learn many aspects of this type of farming system; this is completely new for us. I want to thank Dibya Bhatta for this special visit.

 Thank You :)