Two of the new types of farming and ranching in the 21st century are aquaculture and hydroponics. Explain what they are and fi nd one product for each type in your local markets. Research these two products and explain how they were produced.

What will be an ideal response?


Web searching will provide lots of information on “how to do it” and “what products are
in local stores” for both topics. Aquaculture is the large-scale production of food products
in water, whether fresh or salt water, for example, the fi sh tilapia. Hydroponics is the
growing of plants without soil, for example, basil. Both of these products can be found in
local stores.

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