Non Profit Organization Or Associations In Aquaponics

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This website is dedicated to spreading Aquaponics in Europe as a new and innovating, sustainable method for agriculture.
Please visit all the pages to gain some knowledge on the subject.

You will find no publicity on the information pages.

Anybody who is actively practising Aquaponics, whether on a hobby or on a professional basis, is invited to send me their e-mail address and their website or blog information. I will post links to them on this and the following pages without charge.
Next to that, there will be room on one or several separate pages in a separate section for links to commercial sites of suppliers of whole systems and components. As I believe this to be valuable information too, the links as such will also be free of charge.

I hope that soon this team will be reinforced by others who believe in Aquaponics and wish to help me spread the idea and the knowledge.

As Managing Director of Aquaponics Africa he has set up pilot schemes in Zimbabwe and presently in Empangeni, South Africa. These have been a remarkable success and the system is constantly being fine tuned for greater efficiency.

Aquaponics Africa operates from a 25 hectare farm site in Northern Natal where all aspects of the system are tested.The unit that is in operation there also serves as a demonstration model and a training site.

The concept which has been successful in the United States of America and Asia is well suited to the African enviroment. The warm weather reduces heating costs(solar energy can also be used) and there is a significant water saving as it as a recirculating system and only requires topping up from time to time. Fresh vegetables and protein in the form of fish are easily produced on a regular basis.

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Pres., Faith And Sustainable Technologies

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The AHAVA FOUNDATION is an international Christian ministry partnering with ministries on the ground in countries around the world to aid in providing sustainable, high yield food production, water, sanitation & livelihood to those in desperate need with the love of Jesus!

The Lord is also opening up these same type of outreaches in the USA as the needs are becoming known.  In addition to our developing training center in Burnet, we are starting a center in Houston as well as aquaponics systems at many churches and other ministries!

Our Mission Statement...

At Morning Star Fishermen we have found a solution. Through the use of Tilapia, St. Peters Fish,we teach people here and around the world to grow their own protein and to use the by-products to grow vegetables in organic gardens. Every year we train teachers to educate entire communities to develop an ecologically sound, sustainable food source and by doing so, overcome the blight of hunger and malnutrition. This will eventually allow them to share this knowledge with others. The technology we've developed is real. It's not some farfetched, implausible dream.

 

Morning Star Fishermen
We are a faith based 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization with the mission to help make the world a better and healthier place, by fighting world hunger through education and training. Our primary mission and goal is to build fish farms and training centers to teach the needy how to raise fish and vegetables for themselves. This approach permanently provides an ongoing supply of nutritious food grown by and for each specific community.

Our Fish of Choice is the Tilapia (St. Peter's Fish), one of the most popular fish around the world today. It grows very fast on low protein food, reproduces easily, and is resistance to disease and shock that far exceeds that of most food fish. In addition, tilapia is a very tasty fish that is high in nutrients and has also shown to be very resistant to contaminants, such as mercury poisoning which is found in many other fish today.

Breaking the Cycle of Hunger Through Aquaculture
Malnutrition is a serious problem in many areas of the world. This is usually due to the unavailability of low cost protein sources. Aquaculture of herbivorous fish provides an excellent, affordable, protein source that can be produced by local fish farms. In addition, wastewater from the fish can be used to raise aquaponic vegetables which in turn can feed the fish, or provide a valuable source of vitamins to the malnourished people. This sustainable environmentally friendly system makes a permanent difference in many lives by giving the malnourished their own source of nutrition, which can be controlled and maintained by a family or community, making them independent and giving them control over their nutritional needs and future.

Morning Star Fishermen
We are located on 10 acres in Dade City, Florida, 25 miles north east of the Tampa. Our dormitory houses 16 students. Our main hatchery and training building has over 110,000 gallons of tank space, wet labs and classrooms. Other facilities include 60,000 gallons of enclosed exterior tanks as well as fully integrated "model" solar and wind powered aquaponics systems. Students of all ages and backgrounds coming to our Dade City Training and Research Center are encouraged to serve their fellow man and value this learning in our hands-on setting. Their studies involve integrated combinations of eight main areas. These include: working with various, appropriate technologies; breeding; feeding; managing waste; maximizing growth; gardening; weeding; and general maintenance.

 

Morning Star Fishermen can save lives now,
but we need your help to do so.