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The pond refuge in rice-fish systems
Type: Journal Article
Small fishponds on irrigated and rainfed rice farms may be used by farmers as pond refuges to hold fish that foragein the ricefield, for breeding and nursing purposes, and for holding fish after rice harvesting. The pond ...
Integrated smallholder agriculture aquaculture in Asia: optimizing trophic flows
Type: Book Chapter
A nutrient modelling approach was applied to show how the combination of crops, trees, livestock, and fish, that is, integrated agriculture-aquaculture (IAA), helps in optimizing trophic flows in Asian rice-based agroecosystems. ...
Fish for the poor under a rising global demand and changing fishery regime
Type: Journal Article
In the past, agricultural researchers tended to ignore the fisheries factor in global food and nutritional security. However, the role of fish is becoming critical as a result of changes in fisheries regimes, income ...
Integration of aquaculture and agriculture: a route to sustainable farming systems
Type: Journal Article
The integration of agriculture and aquaculture as a means of intensifying resource use and improving the productivity of many current farming practices in Southeast Asian and African countries is discussed. A brief account ...
Effect of fishpond input on pond mud nutrient levels in integrated crop-fish culture resource recycling
Type: Report
The success of aquaculture among small holder farmers in Malawi, depends on the use of the available on-farm resources. Commercial fish feeds are currently not available. Fish ponds open possibility for recycling of waste ...
Fish demand and supply projections
Type: Journal Article
It has been predicted that the global demand for fish for human consumption will increase by more than 50% over the next 15 years. The FAO has projected that the increase in supply will originate primarily from marine ...
Drawing pictures of integrated farms helps everyone: an example from Vietnam
Type: Journal Article
The participation of farmers in the research process related to the development of integrated farming processes is discussed with respect to observations made on the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. The use of drawing pictures of ...
The effects of aquaculture on farm household economy: a case study in Omon District, Cantho Province, Vietnam
Type: Journal Article
A study of the farming systems in the Mekong River Delta (Vietnam) indicate that fish culture brings to the household a higher level of net farm income and family labor use. In general, adoption of fish culture is strongly ...
Pig-duck-fish-azolla integration in La Union, Philippines
Type: Journal Article
Three studies on pig-duck-fish-azolla integration were conducted simultaneously in La Union, Philippines. Growth performance of pigs and ducks as affected by different levels of azolla meal in their feed, and that of tilapia ...
Feasibility of adopting aquaculture without detriment to existing farming practices: a case of Bangladesh farming systems
Type: Report
Integrating agriculture aquaculture that would draw inputs from on farm sources is viewed as a viable option to improve the productivity, income and resource use efficiency of existing farms in Bangladesh. To assess the ...