The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and water treatment technology company Fine Bubble Technologies have launched a nanobubble aquaponics pilot plant at De Grendel School of Skills, in Cape Town, that may increase yield by 50%. Aquaponics is an integration of aquaculture, or fish farming, and hydroponics. The pilot plant will aim to demonstrate the use of nanobubble technology to enhance the efficiency of water, oxygen uptake and nutrient delivery in aquaponics, thus reducing the need for chemical fertilisers.
