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Green Gem introduces mindset change in horticulture

New thinking: Green Gems is reaping the results of hydroponics
New thinking: Green Gems is reaping the results of hydroponics

Raymond Matsake, the director of Green Gem, says from a 500 square metre piece of land, the company produces two tonnes of various vegetables every two weeks and can do this year-round.

Matsake is at the forefront of a new farming technology rapidly gaining traction in the country. Hydroponics involves growing plants without soil, by using water and water-based mineral nutrient solutions.

By comparison, rain-fed horticultural farmers would need three hectares of land to produce the same and be limited by seasonal variations such as temperature and rain.


Editor's Comment
Don't let FMD outbreak drag on

Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...

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