Aquaponics business plan user guide (this document) provides guidance for developing a business plan for the startup and operation of an urban aquaponic farm.. The potential to fill the gap between research and implementation of commercial aquaponic systems have been identified. the analysis shows that aquaponics is capable of being an important driver for the development of integrated food production systems. arid regions. The minimum site requirements for this aquaponics system include access to water, electricity, and heat (e.g. natural gas, oil, or propane ), and a level space of at least 64’ by 30’..
1. introduction. aquaponics is the integration of aquaculture and hydroponics, a soilless system for crop production. the recirculating aquaculture research community introduced the idea of aquaponics in the mid-1970s (lewis et al., 1978, naegel, 1977, sneed et al., 1975).in their studies, edible plants were used to remove waste products from recirculating aquaculture systems.. Aquaponics defined the integration of: aquaculture –growing fish in a re-circulating system ponos –the greek word for growing plants with or without media most people relate growing plants to hydroponics since both use nutrient rich water and both use soil-less media.. Small-scale aquaponic food production paper.
