Agritech to Help Conserve Water

Although large tracts of Iranian landmass are semi-arid, its key agricultural sector continues to pile pressure on surface and groundwater supplies.
To lift the pressure off water supplies, a local knowledge-based company has offered agricultural technology (agritech) solutions.
Avisa Hydroculture has launched a plan to educate farmers about hydroponics, which is a form of greenhouse agriculture that involves growing crops without soil and with less water, IRNA reported.
Rasoul Rahnamaei, the company’s CEO who is a university professor in pedology, said, “Our experts prepare an analytical report regarding the use of light, type of plants, the greenhouse’s quality and other parameters. Farmers are then taught how to feed their crops as suggested by the hydroponic analyses.”
Hydroponics is a form of horticulture and a branch of hydroculture that involves growing plants in an aqueous solvent without the use of soil. Its technology allows terrestrial plants to grow with only their roots subjected to the nutrient liquid, or with the roots supported by an inert medium such as perlite, gravel, or other substrates.