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Hydroponic farming could provide income and nutrients for urban residents

By Hicbd
Fri Jul 8 2022 10:36 am

"A set of plastic pipes, buckets, a solar-powered pump, and a plant solution, which contains the nutrients that her crops need, have become Hazvinei’s and her family’s source of nutrition and income...Hydroponics is a soilless cultivation technique that enables plant growth in arid or peri-urban areas. It uses up to 90% less water and 75% less space, while producing crops that grow 100% faster than traditional agriculture."

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https://medium.com/usaid-2030/goodbye-soil-the-future-is-water-da28a6f057a5
https://innovation.wfp.org/project/h2grow-hydroponics/how-grow-food-desert-slums-lima

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Cities Water Sources / Conservation Business / Invention Idea Hydroponic Farming Global Nutrition / Hunger / Food Security / Famines / Malnutrition Global Agriculture / Smallholder Farms Nonprofit / NGO Idea Global Slums / Cities / Informal Settlements

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