Hydroponics in Argentina; is the revolution coming in the provision of fresh fruits and vegetables?

Fruits

Vegetables

Argentina

Published Sep 6, 2021

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Hydroponics is growing without soil. Yes, without a soil substrate. As its name indicates (hydro, in Greek, water), this substrate is water, the medium in which the nutrients that the plant needs are incorporated.

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By Juan I. Martínez Dodda Ten years of work endorse the experience of INTA Santa Cruz in this system that, in addition, reduces climatic productive risks that affect the development of crops by replacing sunlight with lamps that give it just enough energy to express its full potential. The most recent is the development of a project presented by researchers from the EEA of INTA Santa Cruz and the National University of Southern Patagonia (UNPA) approved in the framework of the call of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Nation. They will produce fruits and vegetables that can be used to supply the demand for community kitchens. It was one of the 147 projects selected from all over the country (out of a total of 450), and the only one approved from Santa Cruz. It has an execution period of one year and contemplates an investment of 16 million pesos. It is expected that the module, located in Río Gallegos, can supply up to 90% of the vegetable needs of the ...

Source: Baenegocios

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