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One of the biggest factors for climate change is the industrialization of agriculture, which was introduced to increase yields for growing human populations by applying fossil fuel energy, mechanization, and advanced crop breeding methods. What this does is create monocultures which eliminate biodiversity and doesn't allow livestock to graze naturally while emitting huge amounts of greenhouse gases, depleting the land of nutrients, and polluting waterways with pesticides. In short, it's BAD. 

Dakshata had always had a sense of urgency when it came to global warming. Her philosophy is that if we don't have a world to live in, essentially none of the other world problems will matter. This drive has caused her to make personal eco-friendly lifestyle choices, but she also understood that her efforts would be futile unless we work as a collective whole to make change. Disturbed by the harmful effects of our current farming practices, Dakshata looked to take action locally. What she turned to was aquaponics. 

To prove that there are other more efficient and sustainable ways of growing food, Project Ponics for Produce advocates for aquaponics systems to be utilized. Aquaponics emits minimal to no greenhouse gases and uses no soil, no pesticides, and much less water than traditional farming. Depending on the fish species you use, you also have fish to eat, not just the produce. The concept takes advantage of natural ecosystems and mimics them by having the fish and the crops cycle each other out using the nitrogen cycle. So the fish and plants can grow together as they both provide the nutrients the other one needs. And the best part is that anyone can do it anywhere! 

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