Less waste in the activity of the aquaponics system implemented most as an innovative hobby that have given another benefit such as food security and sovereignty achievement at least by themselves, in addition to economically and health of the family in the household as well. This research aimed to know food security created by aquaponics in urban agriculture development strategy. The research methodused SWOT and IE Matric Analysis. The result showed that there are some priority strategies such as upgrade any skill and knowledge deal with aquaponics, socialize system benefit, increase aquaponics yield consumption and consumer expendable, implement the food health by aquaponics system, upgrade smart agribusiness capacity to enhance distribution access, and procure lower start-up cost.
It is intriguing to understand the influence of the watering volume and growing design on the growth, yield, and quality of cherry tomatoes. This study sought to identify the most effective watering volume and growing design treatment for the production and quality of the cherry tomato cultivar Ruby. This study was an exploration using a factorial experiment with an RCBD design. The treatment factors included the growing design (greenhouse, rain shelter, and screen house) and the watering volume (100% ETc, 75% ETc, and 50% ETc). The results showed that the root dry weight and root–shoot ratio were higher in the screen house design, while the fruit firmness was higher in the rain shelter design. Considering the effect of the watering volume, a higher fruit diameter, heavier fruits, more fruits per plant, higher ultimate fruit and biological yield per plant, higher root and shoot biomass, better root–shoot ratio, higher leaf chlorophyll content, greater fruit skin firmness, and greater elasticity were noted for the 100% ETc treatment. In contrast, the growth rate was higher for the 50% ETc treatment. Cultivating cherry tomatoes in a greenhouse using a watering volume of 100% ETc is recommended based on the results. These conditions led to better growth, higher fruit yield, and improved fruit quality, making them favorable options for successful cherry tomato production.
Urban farming is proliferated worldwide related to large urban areas, and population in the city and people need food closer and healthier. Limited area forced urban dwellers to grow food on landless use or soilless culture to cultivate any agricultural commodities by the citizen in the urban area. An urban farmer is not a real farmer. Urban farmers are interested in growing plants or fish and have limited farming skills, but their curiosity becomes essential for urban farming activities. Urban farming has become more beneficial edible food that starts from interesting in the environment, green city, and planting hobby, but the soil and land are limited despite prohibited land scarcity and soil medium. However, urban farming used soilless culture for rooting medium. The soilless medium included less or minimum soil, hydroponics, aquaponics, aeroponic. Soilless culture is now set as vertical farming, particularly in the urban area with finite land. Urban farming as an agribusiness is dominant for household self-demand than commercial. In the future urban farming, productivity can feed the city.
14 August 2021 in Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Humaniora