• Hydroponics expert Slim Zouari checks tomatoes at a hydroponic farm in Tunis, Tunisia. All photos: EPA
    Hydroponics expert Slim Zouari checks tomatoes at a hydroponic farm in Tunis, Tunisia. All photos: EPA
  • Slim Zouari, hydroponics expert of Tunisian Union of Agriculture checks tomatoes at a hydroponic farm in Tunis, Tunisia, 12 April 2023. The hydrophilic technology adopted within the framework of the Tunis-Italian Intesa cooperation project, makes it possible to reduce the use of water for irrigation by 80 percent compared to traditional agriculture and by 90 percent the use of chemical fertilizers, according to Bayrem Hamada, the adviser to the president of the union of agriculture and fishing and coordinator of the project. He added that modern technology can help countries facing the challenges of climate change and persistent drought achieve food security, better manage scarce water resources and reduce the use of chemicals. EPA / MOHAMED MESSARA
    Slim Zouari, hydroponics expert of Tunisian Union of Agriculture checks tomatoes at a hydroponic farm in Tunis, Tunisia, 12 April 2023. The hydrophilic technology adopted within the framework of the Tunis-Italian Intesa cooperation project, makes it possible to reduce the use of water for irrigation by 80 percent compared to traditional agriculture and by 90 percent the use of chemical fertilizers, according to Bayrem Hamada, the adviser to the president of the union of agriculture and fishing and coordinator of the project. He added that modern technology can help countries facing the challenges of climate change and persistent drought achieve food security, better manage scarce water resources and reduce the use of chemicals. EPA / MOHAMED MESSARA
  • Bayrem Hamada, the adviser to the president of the union of agriculture and fishing, and co-ordinator of the project, believes modern technology can help countries facing the challenges of climate change and persistent drought achieve food security
    Bayrem Hamada, the adviser to the president of the union of agriculture and fishing, and co-ordinator of the project, believes modern technology can help countries facing the challenges of climate change and persistent drought achieve food security
  • Mr Hamada says that modern technology can help countries facing the challenges of climate change and persistent drought achieve food security
    Mr Hamada says that modern technology can help countries facing the challenges of climate change and persistent drought achieve food security
  • Modern technology can also better manage scarce water resources and reduce the use of chemicals
    Modern technology can also better manage scarce water resources and reduce the use of chemicals
  • Mr Zouari checks tomatoes
    Mr Zouari checks tomatoes

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Hydroponic farm in Tunisia - in pictures

The technology used makes it possible to reduce the use of water for irrigation by 80 per cent compared to traditional agriculture

The National

April 22, 2023

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Updated: April 22, 2023, 7:32 AM
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