A Hydroponic Green Farming Initiative

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Overview

Innovator

ECO Consult



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Project

A Hydroponic Green Farming Initiative

Collaborators

Wir Farm in Zarqa River and one large farm in the Highlands. The community households cluster will be identified during the feasibility study.

Location Applied

Jordan

Jordan is considered to be one of the ten most water-scarce countries in the world. As water becomes scarcer, its availability for agriculture is expected to decrease. Hydroponic technology, an intensive form of agriculture, uses much less water than conventional farming and offers an excellent opportunity for farmers to increase their income while reducing their water use. Although farmers have expressed their interest in this new technology, its application in Jordan is still limited.[1]

Clean Energy Solution

ECO Consult has developed an integrated model of hydroponic and photovoltaic farming to compete with conventional greenhouse technology and drip irrigation systems. To make the technology attractive to large-scale commercial farms, ECO Consult will retrofit a multi-span greenhouse with advanced hydroponic technologies and photovoltaic panels to generate enough power to operate the lighting, pumping, and air moderation systems.[1]

Impact

Greenhouse © ECO Consult

ECO Consult’s beneficiaries include large commercial farms as well as small household farms. As more farms adopt these new technologies, the value of their agricultural produce will increase, while their use of scarce natural resources will decrease. Simultaneously, as more rural households adopt this technology at a small-scale, they will realize additional sources of income and new employment opportunities for women and youth.[1]

Organization

Established in Jordan in 1995, ECO Consult is a leading development firm with more than 15 years of experience working in Jordan and the Middle East. Past work includes projects in public sector reform, private sector development, local governance and development zones, energy, water, and environment.[1]

Progress Update

ECO Consult focused heavily on expanding the knowledge and use of hydroponics by Jordanian farmers, private companies and suppliers. Four additional demonstration sites were established; two were commercial sites; one in the Jordan Valley and another in Yadoudeh, the third site in Bani Kananeh, and the last site in Mafraq. Over 399 people attended field demonstration days or visited the project sites to learn how to start their own hydroponics. ECO Consult held an extensive five day training course in the Netherlands at Wageningen University (WUR) Research Station where Jordanian representatives from government, private sector, farmers and the project team were trained on hydroponic farming systems and took part in field visits and lectures to learn about the Dutch experience in the domain of horticulture and hydroponics.[1]

Further Information

References

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