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Improved livelihoods through fish farming in blocked peatland drainage canals

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 14 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) This brief summarizes a pilot aquaculture practice promoted by Tanjungpura University and financed by the Ministry of Research and Technology. The practice introduced fish farming within a pilot drainage canal in collaboration with the landowner. For now considered an “Innovation, experience”, if scaled-up, this practice could encourage local settlers to maintain high levels of groundwater level, having a big potential to benefit the surrounding peatland landscape. However, important recommendations are provided in the brief to guarantee the sustainability of the practice if scaled-up. For example, the FAO highly recommends farming only native species and the domestication of native fish on peatlands could avoid overfishing for fish seeds. Careful waste management and regular water quality monitoring, including closing the connection of the practice area to connected water bodies, are mandatory to ensure no reversal effect caused by the practice on the sustainability of the management and biodiversity of peatlands. Also, an economic breakdown and carbon balance analysis will be crucial to determine the feasibility of the practice.

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