The Trinidad and Tobago Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers (TTAEE), in collaboration with Soroptimist International Esperance, unveiled a solar-powered, drip-to-waste hydroponics system at ASJA Girls College in Barrackpore on Wednesday.
The school's agri-science students will grow kale, patchoi, cabbage, lettuce, and other green leafy vegetables in this innovative greenhouse. The project was funded through the Digicel Foundation's 'Extraordinary Projects Impacting Communities' (EPIC) program in partnership with Shell Trinidad and Tobago.
At the launch event, student Anisha Jailal delivered an enthusiastic testimonial acknowledging that the project was an exciting venture for her and her colleagues. She shared that the project has had a great personal impact on her since her father started a similar unit at their home, and her mother is teaching the technology to her Standard 3 students.
Miss Ramsaran, the school's Agriculture teacher, shared that the new system played an integral role in the students' learning and school-based assessments. Through the sustainable harvest program, the students were exposed to critical thinking skills, problem-solving, and using real science to manage the system to get the desired outputs.
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