Aquaponics

Akvaponika je sistem, ki združuje pridelovanje zelenjave in gojenje rib. Njegova glavna prednost pred tradicionalnim vrtnarjenjem je prilagojenost na različna okolja, saj ne potrebujemo zemlje, tako lahko akvaponske sisteme postavimo tudi na sušnih območjih ali pa na degradiranih tleh. Je okolju prijazen način pridelovanja, saj porabi 90 odstotkov manj vode kot tradicionalno vrtnarjenje. Zgodovina sega že zelo dolgo nazaj, prvič je zapisana pri Aztekih. Akvaponika oz. chinampas, kot so jo takrat poimenovali, so bili nekakšni vrtički na splavih, ki so plavali v ribnikih. Kitajci so na svojih riževih poljih naselili krape in s tem dodatno pognojili riž ter imeli na krožniku ob rižu še ribe. Zagotovo pa so in bodo obstajali še drugi načini te rastlinsko-živalske simbioze. V modernem svetu za začetnika akvaponike velja Avstralija, sledi ji Amerika, v Evropi pa se je ta tehnologija pridelovanja vrtnin šele začela dobro razvijati. Prednosti takšnega sistema so ogromne, ena izmed prvih je zagotovo poraba vode. Prednost je tudi ta, da v sistemu praktično ne poznamo plevela, saj se le ta ne mora razviti, ker za substrat ne uporabljamo zemlje. Vrtnine lahko ob primernih pogojih gojimo čez vse leto. Dvojni dobiček pa je za profesionalnega pridelovalca nekaj najpomembnejšega, saj pri akvaponiki gojimo ribe in vrtnine hkrati ter s tem zaslužimo dvojno.Aquaponics is a system that combines the cultivation of vegetables and fish farming. Its main advantage over traditional gardening is adaptation to different environments, since it does not need soil to grow. We can easily place them on arid areas or degraded soil. It is an environmentally friendly method of production, as it consumes 90 percent less water than traditional gardening. Aquaponics history goes back to the time of the Aztecs. Aquaponics or chinampas as they named it were some sort of gardens on rafts placed in ponds. The Chinese have resorted to similar techniques. They populated carps in their paddy fields for better fertilization. Certainly there are and there will be other ways of plant-animal symbiosis. In the modern world aquaponics was first developed in Australia, followed by America. In Europe this technology of cultivation has only just begun to develop. The advantages of aquaponics system are huge, one of the first is certainly water consumption. The advantage is also that the system practically does not involve weeds, because they can not be developed as we do not use soil as a substrate. Vegetables can be grown throughout the year under suitable conditions. Double profit is the most important thing for professional grower, as they grow fish and vegetables at the same time and thereby earn double