The Possibilities of Aquaponics

At first look it may seem that an area that is extremely dry like Western China would not be a place to ever try a method of farming called Aquapnics, but the reality is that if done properly it uses 80 to 90 percent less water than traditional growing methods.

Here are a couple of links on the method from people who know more about it than me

re-nest aquaponics

ny times aquaponics article