AQUAPONICS: LEADWAY TO A SUSTAINABLE BIOINTEGRATED SAFETY PRODUCTION OF PLANT AND FISH IN AQUACULTURE

Authors

  • O. A. ADESINA University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
  • Y. E. AGBEJA University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
  • A. O. AKINWOLE University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
  • B. T. ADESINA Landmark University P.M.B.1001, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria.
  • F. I. ADEOSUN Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
  • A. A. AKINWANDE University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7959

Keywords:

Aquaponics, organic aquaculture, Nigeria, plant, fish, water quality

Abstract

Biosafety of food consumed at household level is the key to sustainable health, and part of such food consumed come from aquaculture as source of aquatic food. Mest of the aquatic food produced, such as plants and fishes, could be of a serious public health concern as a result of poor water quality used to raise them. However, aquaponics, as a new concept is undergoing awareness in Nigeria as a sustainable tool to drive organic aquaculture as biosafety tool for protein production to every household. Aquaponics system has been considered as bio-integrated tool to foster the growth of vegetable and rearing of fish together thus maintaining good water quality. This will secure biosafety of aquatic products for future generation. Therefore, the paper reviewed the principles of operation, various growing techniques and different grow media used in aquaponics system, plant pests and diseases control in aquaponics system, advantages of aquaponics culture system, plants and fishes grown in aquaponics system. Aquaponics, therefore, encourages proper land usage and water conservation efficiency, and its possible role as eco-friendly technique is appreciable in plants and fishes production in aquaculture.

Author Biographies

O. A. ADESINA, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry.

Y. E. AGBEJA, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry.

A. O. AKINWOLE, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry.

B. T. ADESINA, Landmark University P.M.B.1001, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria.

Department of Agriculture, Animal Science Programme, College of Agricultural Sciences

F. I. ADEOSUN, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria

Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, College of Environmental Resources Management

A. A. AKINWANDE, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.

Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture

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Published

2024-07-30

How to Cite

ADESINA, O. A., AGBEJA, Y. E., AKINWOLE, A. O., ADESINA, B. T., ADEOSUN, F. I., & AKINWANDE, A. A. (2024). AQUAPONICS: LEADWAY TO A SUSTAINABLE BIOINTEGRATED SAFETY PRODUCTION OF PLANT AND FISH IN AQUACULTURE. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 976–980. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7959

Issue

2017: NSAP 2017 Proceedings

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