<p>On display at the Exhibition of Innovations were models of a grow media type aquaponics setup. This is a recycling system where fishes are grown in a tank and their excreted waste is filtered out of the water and supplied to the plants as food. It should be noted that instead of using soil, plants are grown on gravel or hydroton on the surface of the water</p>

<p>The innovator of this genius technique, Ms. Samantha Forrester, is a lecturer within the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, UG, for over 9 years. Her climate-smart adaptation tackles one major concern which leads to the merging of these two techniques. Mrs. Forrester explained that she was able to incorporate a system which reduces pollution from aquaculture farms while also addressing the problem of food security.&nbsp;</p>

<p>It is her hope that the models can be upscaled to much larger units which have the potential to&nbsp;provide a source of income for persons while also improving their nutritional status.</p>
