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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.


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