Nurse-Cum-Farmer Workshops On Hydroponics

Otlhomile Botsile's green house. PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Otlhomile Botsile's green house. PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

A nurse-cum commercial farmer, Olemogile Botsile will hold a one-day workshop on hydroponics farming next Saturday.

The event, which will be held at the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, will cover topics such as hydroponics systems, monitoring of hydroponics systems and its advantages as well as the available sources of funding for this farming method.

Botsile told Business Monitor that hydroponics is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions in water, without soil.

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