Acuaponia XXI foresees that with these studies at least 10 jobs can be created
The company has noted a deficit in this type of training, making it difficult for them to have specialized personnel in their facilities.
The startup Acuaponia XXI, housed in the Blue Economy incubator of the Free Trade Zone of Cádiz, has managed to include a training course in its specialty in the course catalog of the Public Employment Service (SEPE). This startup's primary objective is to improve current production systems and adapt them to new times, with criteria of sustainability and environmental respect, as well as to disseminate and develop the aquaponic production system in Spain in its different areas of action: teaching, production, research, restoration, etc.
Aquaponics is defined as the raising of aquatic animals at the same time as growing plants, it is a clean and environmentally friendly way to produce food. Aquaponics is derived from aquaculture, which is the production of aquatic organisms, and hydroponics, which is the production of plants without soil.
Training is an important part of this startup, whose training actions are aimed at covering a very little-known specialty in Spain that does have a wide impact in other countries such as the United States, Germany or Great Britain.
Its main activities on the academic level have until now been aimed at initial training for future employees, continuous training for its workers and training activities in production centers, which will now also be part of the catalog of specialties of the state public entity, SEPE.
Aquaponics is derived from aquaculture, which is the production of aquatic organisms, and hydroponics, which is the production of plants without soil. It consists of raising aquatic animals while at the same time growing plants.
The a priori aquaponics system is simple: fish, lobsters, snails, etc., increase the levels of toxicity in the water through their feces and the food they do not consume. This water is directed to the crops that take in the necessary nutrients while cleaning the water and then being redirected again to the pond where the fish are found. Fish waste supplies natural fertilizer to plants. It provides both with proteins and minerals. Depending on the crop and the marine fauna, aquaponics can be practiced with fresh or salt water.
