Guidebook: Improved management practices for integrated rice-fish systems and dike cropping

This training manual on “Improved management practices on rice-fish and dike cropping” offers guidance for organizing training sessions with pertinent farmers and extension workers. This publication provides an overview on Rice-Fish farming system including importance, advantage and disadvantage, type and technique of rice-fish culture and role of rice, fish, and vegetable in nutrition, livelihood, and economics. It also details the identification and preparation of land conducive to rice-fish and vegetable cultivation, in addition to providing guidance on rice cultivation management. The primary focus of this manual is to describe improved management techniques, including pre-stocking, stocking, and post-stocking procedures, for integrated rice-fish culture. Furthermore, it includes methods for cultivating vegetables on rice-fish plots, aiming to improve both farmers' profitability and nutritional outcomes.

Citation

William Collis, Hossain Mokarrom, Miah Dr. Md. Mahbubul Alam, Ashoke Sarker, Md. Mazharul Islam, Sattyanarayan Roy, Parimal Chandra Sarker, Gopal Chandra Saha, Israt Zahura, Hazrat Ali, Ashutosh Biswas. (31/12/2023). Guidebook: Improved management practices for integrated rice-fish systems and dike cropping. Bayan Lepas, Malaysia: WorldFish (WF).