There is a growing interest in combining fish and plant production, either direct in aquaponics systems or by utilizing waste from fish farms as fertilizers in plant production in fields, tunnels or greenhouses. During this webinar current knowledge, what is needed to strengthen integrated fish and plant production in Sweden is presented.
Organisers: SLU Aquaculture and SLU Partnership Alnarp
Programme:
- Basic nutritional needs of plants in the perspective of integrated fish and plant production, Håkan Asp, senior lecturer at the Department of Biosystems and Technology, SLU
- Nutritional composition of fish manure considering its use as plant fertilizer, Siri Caspersen, Researcher at the Department of Biosystems and Technology, SLU
- Microorganisms in the integrated fish and plant cultivation system, Sammar Khalil, Researcher at the Department of Biosystems and Technology, SLU
- Fish manure resources from Swedish fish farms, Hanna Carlberg, PhD, Sweco
- Towards sustainable urban food production with multi-trophic systems, Olivier Keech, associate professor at the Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University
- Landbased aquaculture in Sweden today, Bengt Fellbe, program leader at SSEC - Swedish Surplus Energy Collaboration