Fawaz Adebisi
A farmer in Ogun state, Oluwadarasimi Adedapo, has revealed how she is practising soilless farming to grow her vegetables,describing it as a way of reducing climate crisis.
Adedapo, who is a student of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, said she uses aeroponics, aquaponics, and hydroponics to produce crops, adding that using technology is way easier than conventional farming.
She explained that she makes use of hydroponics majorly, which means growing of plants using the water medium either directly inside nutrient water or inside substrates, cocopeat and rice hull, vermiculite, and others, which are irrigated with nutrient water.
“Soilless farming is simply producing crops without soil. One can use aeroponics, aquaponics, and hydroponics.
“This tech is way easier than conventional farming. For advanced countries, it’s fully automated with electricity but for my system, I employ locally outsourced materials to set up and it doesn’t require electricity.”
Also, she added that soilless farming is sustainable as the substrate can be reused, stressing that it helps in the proper production of crops that are healthy for the plants, the environment, and even the people that would consume it.
Speaking on its effect on climate, she said no harmful emissions can come out from her farm because she’s not using the soil.
In her words, it is a method that helps to maximise water so there’s no water wastage that leads to an increase in the soil water or pollution of the soil water table.
She further stressed that there would be no destruction of the soil activities as “we don’t plant directly on the soil, no application of excess nutrients, insecticides or pesticides. It is a very safe method for growing crops.”
She therefore said proper training is required to practice the soilless farming method as she added that is climate-smart.
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