A Vietnamese group of scientists headed by Prof Nguyen Quang Thach have created a potato variety with better quality that can be grown in an aeroponic environment to make the production more sustainable.
Aeroponics farmed vegetables are now used by many Vietnamese and are gaining popularity.
“With farming area of 200 square meters, I can provide 100 kilos of vegetables to the market everyday,” said Duong Minh Trung, director of Rau Sach Ngon.
Trung said the farming model saves more water than other models, because water is sprayed on vegetables and collected back in water tanks for re-use. Regarding fertilizer, Trung buys waste meat and bone products from fish plants and processes it into fertilizer.
