Aquaculture, Hydroponics Agriculture and Aquaponics: Presentation of the State of the Art and of their Possible Integration

Abstract

The paper presents a wide literature review on Aquaculture, Hydroponics Agriculture and Aquaponics and their contribution to face issues related to food security, urban population growth, farmland shortages, “food miles”, and associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Then a plant for their integration in a unique plant is presented referring the detailed description to a future scientific paper.