Aquaponia como sistema de produção de alimentos de baixo consumo hídrico

Abstract

Agricultural production represents significant consumption of water worldwide, which has recently been affected by water crises. Aquaponia is in a consortium of vegetable production and aquatic animals. The studied production system does not demand the exchange of water during the productive cycle, only replacement of evaporated water. The objective was to analyze the aquaponics as a system of production of little water use. This work was carried out through literature review involving aquaponics systems and case study of the aquaponics production system of the “Organic Life” project, located on a 12-hectare property in Pompéu-MG, the site has restricted access to Water. The aquaponic system maintains its production with water loss of 10% a month and presents varied production of animals and vegetables. The aquaponics showed to be a system of production of low water consumption, showing to be viable for aquaculture and vegetal production.