Integrated aqua-agricultural production systems in the brackish water zones of Bangladesh


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Surveys of exiting farming systems and a series of on-farm trials, conducted under PN10 project of CPWF in Phase 1 revealed that improved technologies could greatly enhance the productivity, reduce crop-shrimp farming conflicts in the existing rice-shrimp system in brackish water zones of Bangladesh. Growing Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT), together with timely stocking of prawn in the HYV rice field increased farmers’ income by 300-400% compared with the existing farming systems.

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The 3rd International Forum on Water and Food. Tshwane, South Africa. CGIAR Challenge Program on Water & Food.

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2011

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CGIAR Challenge Program on Water & Food

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