Da Nang: Expanding hydroponic vegetable model
The new farming model yields 1.5 – 2 times more than conventional methods, while reducing costs and producing high quality products.
The project of producing clean vegetables using hydroponics in Da Nang City is one of a series of projects sponsored by the UK's Challenge to Change (CTC) organization and implemented in Da Nang, Quy Nhon and Can Tho.
Products of the pilot project of growing vegetables using hydroponics. Photo: VGP/Luu Huong.
The Danang City Science and Technology Center and CTC have just held a summary of 4 months of piloting a project to produce clean vegetables using hydroponics.
In Da Nang City, the project was implemented in 3 districts: Hoa Vang, Lien Chieu and Thanh Khe with 3 main types of vegetables: lettuce, sweet cabbage, and spicy cabbage. After 4 months of pilot implementation, the project has created a model of growing safe, clean vegetables for farmers.
The project aims to support poverty reduction, build safe vegetable models for farming households and raise awareness of the need for change to respond to climate change.
Growing vegetables using hydroponics does not require land, shortens the time and reduces costs. Harvesting time is only 30 days, yield is 5.5 - 6 kg/m2, 1.5 - 2 times higher than traditional methods, high quality products, does not pollute the environment.
This is the optimal farming method in the current conditions of lack of arable land and climate change. According to the Danang Biotechnology Center, based on the existing success, the model is being replicated with other vegetables and fruits such as cucumbers, tomatoes, etc.
(According to Chinhphu.vn) -LC