The Department of Agriculture (DA) will push for the optimization of renewable energy (RE) to grow food using aquaponics and hydroponics technologies. Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Monday received from Weather Philippines Foundation Inc. President Maribeth Marasigan 19 units of 30-watt solar panels that can be used to power water systems for vegetable production. According to Dar, the panels will be utilized at the DA’s Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) urban gardens in Malate, Manila to generate electricity to sustain the agency’s aquaponics and hydroponics systems.

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