Tag: Schaduf Urban Micro Farms

‘We make use of vertical hydroponic gardening, which consumes seventy percent less water and takes up less space’, Tarek explains. While these are important benefits in a country with huge shortages of water and fertile soil, they also make it possible for the families to produce cheap and healthy vegetables on a roof of limited size.
https://www.bluebiz.com/en/BizClubs/Club-Africa-News/Hydroponic-rooftop-gardens-turn-Cairo-green

Hosny named the business, Schaduf, after a simple traditional Egyptian tool for raising water to higher ground for crop irrigation.
http://greenandprosperousmiddleeast.blogspot.com/2012/10/a-visit-to-schaduf-urban-micro-farms.html