AQUA Aquaponics is the birth child of

hydroponics and aquaculture. It

utilizes the natural cycles found in
nature like nitrification for soil

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fertility. In aquaponics, consumable
fish and vegetables are produced
and raised in one integrated system.
This technology utilizes the
advantages of aquaculture and
hydroponics, while eliminating the
drawbacks of each (Aquaponic
Source, 2018).

Aquaponics being practiced

worldwide. Grain crops are
highly valuable for many
cultures, and fish consumption
is widely accepted in  many
religions. Due to aquaponics'
wide acceptance, it also
currently being practiced in
some areas of the Philippines. In
fact, an aquaponics awareness
program was iniated in the
University of the Philippines
Diliman last March 2014. It
aimed to introduce aquaponics
as a technology relevant in
marketing, business, and social
appraisal (Aquaponics
Philippines, 2014).

The simple technology of aquaponics uses the rudimentary application of

ecosystem principles. There is a continous nutrient cycle, especially of
Nitrogen in the form of ammonia. Most of the ammonia are released by
the fish as waste, but is then used by the crops in the form of nitrites or
nitrates. The cycle of water cleans the environment of the fish waste to be
utilized by the plants. Not only that, but fish solid waste can be utilized as
fertilizers. Diseases cannot be transmitted to one another as fish and
crops are very different organisms. The simplicity of the technology makes
aquaponics easy but resourceful (TUDelft, n.d.)

Since aquaponics is an easy Agriculture and Fisheries

set-up, its technology is widely
available for those who are
interested. It is a affordable
practice that only requires
simple equipments that most
agricultural farms or
practitioners have. It lessens
the use of nitrogen fertilizers,
which are expensive and
ecologically unsound. Fish
feeds can turn into solid
fertilizers, and the soild and
the crops serve as the filter for
the fish water. Not only does
Modernization Act of 1997 (RA 8435)
or AFMA duly supports aquaponics, It
is an integration of crop and fisheries
science, and is an epitome of a
modernizing technology available for
all Filipinos. Aquaponics is also
compliant to the RA No. 10654 which
prevents and eliminate illegal fishing.
Therefore, the practice of aquaponics
in the Philippines is legal and
supported both for public and private
use (BFAR, 2014).
References

aquaponics reduces waste, it http://aquaponicsphilippines.com/aquaponics-at-university-of-the-philippines/

http://www.aquaponos.com/aboutaquaponics.html
also reduces economical https://www.bfar.da.gov.ph/lawAndRegulation.jsp

constraints and expenses.  

https://www.tudelft.nl/en/tpm/about-the-faculty/departments/staff-departments/delft-   
centre-for-entrepreneurship/portfolio/aquaponics-and-water-purification/