{"id":5430,"date":"2021-12-16T09:47:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T09:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/hila-students-grow-fish-and-vegetables-with-launching-of-aquaponics-project"},"modified":"2021-12-16T10:35:03","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T10:35:03","slug":"hila-students-grow-fish-and-vegetables-with-launching-of-aquaponics-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/hila-students-grow-fish-and-vegetables-with-launching-of-aquaponics-project","title":{"rendered":"HILA Students Grow Fish and Vegetables with Launching of Aquaponics Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>HILA (Heritage International Leadership Academy) launched the first functional aquaponics project in the country on Wednesday, December 15th. Aquaponics is a combination of hydroponics (growing plants in water) and fish farming that produces year-round crops at a much faster rate than regular farming. A sustainable mode of farming, it uses no pesticides eliminating carbon emissions which positively affects climate change.<\/p>\n

HILA selected tilapia, a fish enjoyed by millions around the world and conventional nutritious vegetables such as lettuce, cabbage, and pepper for the aquaponics project. Mr. Divine Anderson, a fish farmer and winner of the Liberia Development 2021 Farmer of the Year collaborated with the school to design and train the students and administrators on managing the system. He explained that the tilapia should be market ready within 6 months and the vegetables in 30 days to 3 months.<\/p>\n

He expressed his passion for fish farming stating \u201cIt is a dream come true for me as well as the country. By God\u2019s grace and the resources made available by HILA, this is the first functional aquaponics system that has succeeded. He strongly believes that the country will not be independent until \u201cwe Liberians can feed ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

HILAs CEO Mrs. Michelle Dennis \u2013 Wento said introducing aquaponics into HILAs curriculum was a natural manifestation. All the projects we undertake are intentional. We hope by informing and engaging our students in real world issues such as climate change, food insecurity and water management, they can be better citizens and find ingenious means to solve some of the challenges that exist right here in our country.<\/p>\n

Principal, Mrs. Andrea Morris is the lead and champion of the aquaponics projects. Her focus is to continuously identify alternative approaches to learning so children are more receptive to different subjects. She explained that the project has been underway for well over a year with a break in between due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Her excitement, she says, comes from the children\u2019s questions, \u201cHow does the system work, how is it different from the community garden from the previous year, and how they will contribute to taking care of the fish ect.\u201d She says, \u201cThe aquaponics system will not only teach them a new technology but strengthen and improve their understanding of math and biology, and provide more in depth knowledge of agriculture science.\u201d She said, \u201cOur students are excited and we hope the project will impart skills they can use in their careers to combat the serious malnutrition and hunger issues many children face daily in Liberia.<\/p>\n

The esteemed Minister of Agriculture, Honorable Jeanine M. Cooper was present to lend her support to the children at HILA and the staff. She commented on the project and the enthusiasm of the students, \u201cAquaponics is not a difficult system but some of us old farmers can\u2019t adapt so it is good the children are learning to do it at an early age and spreading the word. This is how innovation starts.\u201d<\/p>\n

The students and administrators of HILA would like to extend thanks and appreciation to the Minister of Agriculture, Ms. Princess Uduak Ekanem, agriculture teacher, Mr. Devine Anderson of \u201cGarden Farm\u201d, and visiting students from Berea Christian School for their participation in the day\u2019s activities.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Liberia. HILA (Heritage International Leadership Academy) launched the first functional aquaponics project in the country on Wednesday, December 15th. Aquaponics is a combination of hydroponics (growing plants in water) and fish farming that produces year-round crops at a much faster rate than regular farming. 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