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Types of Farming - Coggle Diagram

- - - - The UAE currently has over 1,000 hydroponic farms. Hydroponic farms are perfect for the UAE because they save about 60-70% of water and can be grown indoors- not dependent on outdoor conditions.
- - - - Efficiency
      - Productivity
      - Profitability
    - - Error
      - Re-work
      - Risk-rates
- - - - lower carbon emissions
      - Good source of protein and fat
      - Requires less land and water to be produced
      - Are grown cruelty-free
  - - - Production systems reliant on the environment are cheaper but less efficient
      - Highly processed products, such as meat substitutes, may require high energy costs
- - - - Integrated aquaculture is when different species are cultured together utilizing the same water source. One type of system is aquaponics, in which fish and plants are grown together. The waste of fish is a magnificent fertilizer. Thus, when the soil encounters the fish stool, the loam becomes more nutritional for the plants.
    - - In the U.A.E aquaculture contributes to economic growth, food security and replenishing fisheries. There are 5 licensed aquaculture operations in Abu Dhabi with approximately AED 18.16 million farm gate value.
    - - It is sustainable.
      - It increases the quality of organic fertilizer.
      - It reduces fertilizer costs
      - It is less dependent on chemicals.
      - It uses less land and fewer resources
    - - It requires a lot of manual labour