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The Hydraulic Ram Technology Transfer Training conducted by RAIN held on March 18-20 and April
5-6, 2006 was made possible through El Nido Foundation, Inc. and the Municipal Agriculturist Office of El Nido, Palawan.
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| HYDRAULIC RAM, EL NIDO, PALAWAN, APRIL 2006 |
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| ME (5TH FROM LEFT) WITH El NIDO FARMERS AFTER INSTALLING A 2-INCH RAM FOR IRRIGATION. |
A Hydraulic Ram is a device that can pump water to a location higher than the source of water and the Ram
using only the momentum of water passing through the pump itself (it has no engine or motor). Almost like a perpetual-motion
machine powered by moving water, it can operate 24 hours a day with no fuel costs, and has only two moving parts. (More...)
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Most hydroponics farms in the Philippines use high-tech systems developed abroad, making it expensive and
unaffordable for ordinary vegetable growers. Simplified, non-circulating hydroponics, however, is based on readily available
materials that can be found in a regular household. The system uses passive aeration, which does not require electricity because
the nutrient solution is not circulated. (More...)
| SIMPLIFIED, NON-CIRCULATING HYDROPONICS |
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| LETTUCE GROWN ON FLOATING RAFT USING SIMPLIFIED, NON-CIRCULATING HYDROPONICS, BESIDE CUCUMBERS. |
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