Designed an STI hub: a sustainable IOT based smart vertical farming solution, to implement and test aquaponics systems in a localized environmental condition.
Hydroponics, aeroponics and aquaponics are all sustainable farming practices suitable for areas suffering from water scarcity and regions with dry climatic conditions. But Aquaponics is distinct from other sustainable farming because of its products being completely organic and additional cultivation of fish for profit. In aquaponics, additional aquaculture yield is generated by using a balanced and closed-loop system. This system becomes a closed loop by using the by-product of crop cultivation (aerated water) for aquaculture and using a by-product of aquaculture (Ammoniated water) for crop cultivation.