Hydroponics, the new face of agriculture in Ghana

Hydroponic farming, a method that involves growing plants in nutrient-rich water, rather than soil, appears to be one effective approach to crop production today. CEO of Ridol Hydroponics, Mr. Richard Twum-Barimah Agyapong, posits that in an era where construction is eating a lot more into our arable lands, there is going to be very limited land resource to grow food in the years to come. He notes that hydroponic farming could be the face change to agriculture, as the technique results in increased yield, and uses up relatively limited space. It also does not rely on depleting soil microbes and uses about ten percent less water than is used in cultivating on land. “Hydroponics does not really favor root crops like cassava, carrot and the like. Even though it would work, it would need some other form(s) of technology integrated, because the roots of the crop are supposed to be submerged in water, which will be disadvantageous to such crops”, he said. On cost-cutting, Mr. Agyapong ...