By Nicholas Shell, Seawater Solutions Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer Soil-less indoor farming is an up-and-coming trend in the agriculture sector, with special implications for urban farming. Nhut, who manages our Ho Chi Minh City site, has put together our first indoor hydroponic system for our Salicornia and is testing for use in wastewater treatment …
By Nicholas Shell, Seawater Solutions Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer When helping farmers adapt to increasingly saline conditions, we are not only introducing novel halophyte crops, but also salt tolerant varieties of conventional crops. This gives farmers flexibility when growing in saline lands in different conditions and between various seasons. Growing a sensitive crop like …
By Vy Nguyen, Seawater Solutions Quality Assurance Manager In the changing climate scenario, the impact of salinization is likely to increase further, necessitating special efforts to maintain sustainable crop yield under salt stress. Peanuts are a tropical legume, high in oil content which can feed humans and poultry containing many vitamins and minerals including vitamin …
By Nicholas Shell, Seawater Solutions Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer On the 21 st of June Seawater Solutions submitted a proposal to the MIT solve program for the creation of a zero-waste agriculture system using saline water. In partnership with the microalgae producer Sol Agron JSC, we can use 100% of wastewater from microalgae production …
By Vy Nguyen, Seawater Solutions Quality Assurance Manager The coast is a place where we interact with different ecosystems and living beings, protecting the coast is equivalent to protecting our ocean. Likewise, making sure our coastlines stay green helps prevent beach erosion, creates a protective barrier, and intercepts the movement of sand and wind. A …
By Nicholas Shell, Seawater Solutions Global Project Manager (Asia) There is no question that halophytes are great to eat. However, they also contain valuable micronutrients used in livestock feeds, fish feeds, and pharmaceuticals. Alongside Salicornia, species such as Sea purslane (Sesuvium portulacastrum), Sea blite (Suaeda maritima), and Salsola species contain high levels of: Fatty acids …
By Vy Nguyen, Seawater Solutions Quality Assurance Manager Five months ago, we cooperated with a shrimp and fish production farm located at Nha Be District, Vietnam. The farm owner has kindly lent us land on the bank of their shrimp ponds which is used for walking and storage of equipment. Besides that, they also allowed …
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By Nicholas Shell, Seawater Solutions Global Project Manager (Asia) This month we made big steps in aquaculture. Vietnam is one of the world’s largest aquaculture producers and is the largest shrimp producer by land area at 750,000ha. Most of these farms are independently owned, where land is too scarce for adequate wastewater treatment. In the …
By Nicholas Shell, Seawater Solutions Global Project Manager (Asia) The early onset of the rainy season this year has unfortunately brought an early end to our Salicornia season. Despite the heavy rains, we managed to have a very successful crop in Long An Province where even the temperamental Salicornia Europea grew well. Thanks to the …
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By Vy Nguyen, Seawater Solutions Quality Assurance Manager Vietnam is rich in different types of naturally salt tolerant plant species which are nutritious for humans and livestock. However, many of these plants have been forgotten and few people know about their benefits. We conducted field surveys for halophyte crops in salt marshes across the Northern …
