Dive into the world of Aquaponics in 2023!

Feb 7, 2023

Sign up for a water smart future by doing a 5-week course in Aquaponics – a growing industry that will change the way you think about farming. This well-known quote from Chinese philosopher, Lao Tzu, remains true: ‘Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach...

Maritime nonprofit gets young people into aqua farming

Mar 1, 2022

With well over a decade of experience in the maritime business sector behind it, a nonprofit in KwaZulu-Natal is now helping unemployed youth set up their own aquaculture and aquaponics farms. The eThekwini Maritime Cluster (EMC) has been championing the maritime...

Farmers with disabilities thrive in aquaponics

Dec 9, 2021

People living with disabilities in the Free State have been on the receiving end of a life-changing opportunity and are now running thriving agro-enterprises. Almost 100 previously marginalised and stigmatised food producers have been equipped with aquaponics skills...

Pioneers in school aquaponics still thriving

Nov 12, 2021

An aquaponics system at a school in the Gauteng township of Orange farm was not only the first in the country, but it has managed to support the learners and their community for ten years now. With one fish tank and two grow beds to provide healthy fresh vegetables...