Ashraf Suloma Soliman
Fish Nutrition Laboratory, Cairo University,Egypt
Title: Develop of Saline-Solar-Aquaponic system: a strategy to reduce the footprints of water and energy inputs in intensify food production in Coastal and desert communities
Biography
Biography: Ashraf Suloma Soliman
Abstract
Demand for food is increasing with an increase in human population. Saline agriculture can greatly contribute to increase agricultural output and support future demand in food and energy. This has led researchers to turn to coastal and desert lands to provide food via saline agriculture. The major problem in saline agriculture start after irrigation, and when the water evaporates leaves behind a salt residue that will build up over time eventually destroying the soil. Moreover, adding too much salt water to a desert soil will form a salt pan, creating a totally arid and sterile environment. The goal of this project is to develop closed-loop saline aquaponic (soilless culture) processes for zero-waste sustainable production of fish and crops in areas where traditional crops cannot be grown in order to turn the deserts and costal land into crops and biofuel producing agricultural lands. This work was supported by TriNex project; Knowledge-Triangle Platform for the Water-Energy-Food Nexus.