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Book (stand-alone)Integrated livestock-fish farming systems 2003
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No results found.Integrated farming in Asia is either considered an eco-friendly good that should be preserved for environmental reasons or a poor practice that will soon be superseded by industrial aquaculture. The reality, as this book describes, is a dynamic set of practices that have expanded rapidly under certain conditions but have proved inconsequential in others. An analysis concludes that most livestock-fish integration is sound business conducted by entrepreneurs accessing urban markets where the pric e of fish is relatively low. It can be used as part of a strategy to reduce environmental impacts of intensive livestock production and to produce low-cost food. Farmers have proved adept at both developing their systems to meet their own needs and diversifying the role of ponds, fish and livestock within their complex livelihoods. This overview identifies the factors that lead to success or failure and gives an insight into both concept and practice. -
ProjectDiversifying Farming through an Integrated Agriculture-Aquaculture System - MTF/GLO/101/MSS 2024
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No results found.Integrating fish into rice farming is a diversification strategy that can lead to maximized productivity, increased incomes and improvements in food security and nutrition for rice growing communities. This practice of combining aquaculture and agriculture is widespread in parts of Asia; however, in other areas of the world, farmers lack the technical skills and inputs to implement it. This project concentrated its efforts in Nigeria, which could benefit significantly from farm diversification to combat its high prevalence of undernutrition and undernourishment. The project design included elements to address the issues inhibiting the integration of aquaculture and agriculture in the country, and to develop templates, technological packages and adaptation and mitigation measures for potential challenges to the establishment of the system. At its core, the project sought to refine the aquaculture-agriculture farm diversification methodology to suit agroecosystems and socioeconomic conditions in sub-Saharan Africa, and possibly other regions beyond Asia, with the ultimate aim of scaling up the benefits of this practice globally. -
ProjectStrengthening pen and cage fish farming in integrated freshwater aquaculture system - TCP/DRK/3506 2019
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No results found.The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has rich inland open water resources for production of freshwater fish, which is a greatly needed animal protein source for the population. However, there were no adequately developed technologies for effective fish production in lakes and rivers and the country lacked the capacity to produce needed quality inputs. The project brought together various stakeholders to create the necessary preconditions for a sustainable and responsible inland cage fish culture. With the support of the Government, the project was able to expand on key structures and develop workers' and technicians' abilities to strengthen the Government's efforts of providing food security to its people.
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