In traditional agricultural practices, the water supplied to the plants is lost either through evaporation or due to runoff and doesn’t reach the plants roots properly. Using the best drip irrigation method also cut the water requirement only one-fourth and is in no way comparable to Aquaponic systems. The Aquaponic system uses every bit of water over and over again because the n off water that is not used by the plants is recaptured, sent into the aquaculture tank where it gets nutrient rich by the fish waste and is possibly returned to the plants after detoxification. So obviously, Aquaponics saves water to a large extent and the only form of water loss in these systems could be leaking or evapotranspiration.
Does Aquaponics save water?
