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With climate change and rising populations, we have to find more sustainable ways to farm our food. Are hydroponic greenhouses the key to farming's future? You can grow a variety of plants without ANY soil and 90% LESS water. It also requires 10x less space so you can do a lot more in a smaller area. That means easily growing fresh herbs, fruits, vegetables, and flowers both indoors and out. And because everything is grown and picked fresh, the flavor is unbelievable!
This Ghanaian farmer has found a way to use greenhouses to grow beautiful tomatoes, capsicum or bell peppers and Mediterranean cucumbers. His greenhouses are located right here in Accra, Ghana.
Contact Nii on Instagram: @farmernii
0:00 Intro
1:06 How long have you run this farm in Ghana for?
3:02 What did you do to start this greenhouse in Ghana?
3:59 was it an easy process to get this greenhouse up and running?
4:44 where did you import the parts for your greenhouse from?
5:10 Did you start this greenhouse project alone?
6:43 Why did you choose greenhouse farming over traditional farming?
8:37 Acquiring the space for the greenhouse farm?
11:32 Tour of green house farm begins?
11:47 Open field farming?
14:26 Nursery for plants
15:04 Does greenhouse farming work well regardless of weather conditions? Is it a better way to farm?
15:35 Is greenhouse farming more expensive to run ?
16:46 Tomato Greenhouse farm
18:31 Can you grow all kinds of plants in a greenhouse?
19:46 What kind o tomatoes are from in this greenhouse?
21:35 How to grow bigger tomatoes in a greenhouse farm?
21:52 How long does it take to grow tomatoes in a greenhouse?
22:32 Can you set up a greenhouse farm at home?
22:53 Alternatives to using soil in a greenhouse?
23:32 The reason why this farmer does not use soil in his greenhouse
24:00 Using a thermometer in a greenhouse
24:16 Causes of failed attempts to grow plants in a greenhouse farm
27:46 Working with other people and employing people to work on the greenhouse farm
29:26 Cucumber Greenhouse Farm
30:20 How long does it take to grow cucumbers in a greenhouse farm?
31:22 Are cucumbers the easiest plants to grow in a greenhouse?
31:50 Most challenging parts of greenhouse farming
32:58 Capsicum and bell pepper greenhouse
33:51 Is it easy to grow capsicum/bell pepper in a a greenhouse?
35:12 Do you think greenhouse farming is good business?
36:29 How is the greenhouse kept cool
38:11 Why food needs to be made affordable for everybody
38:35 Should greenhouse farming be used as a better alternative to traditional farming?
39:51 Contact Farmer Nii
40:27 Outro