Rice-Fish System Boosts Profits, Enhances Lowland Land Use for Food Security and Prosperity
Rice-fish co-culture ensures food and nutrition security by synergistically cultivating rice and fish. This sustainable method boosts small farmers' income through rice and fish sales while maintaining environmental safety by eliminating agrochemical use. Overall, it's an innovative and efficient approach to enhance food security, economic stability, and environmental sustainability.
This technology is pre-validated.
Positive or neutral impact
Positive or neutral impact
Negative or unknown impact
Food and Nutrition Insecurity:
Market Vulnerability for Smallholder Rice Farmers:
Environmental Pollution from Agrochemical Use:
Enhanced Profitability:
Market Resilience for Farmers:
Nutrition Security through Fish Consumption:
Rice-fish technology stands as a sustainable solution for addressing food insecurity, gender disparities, and climate concerns. It not only boosts profitability, encourages dietary diversity, and fortifies farmers' market resilience but also minimizes environmental harm.
To incorporate this technology into your project, consider the following steps and prerequisites:
Outline startup expenses and projections for production and sales. Initial investment averages around USD 5,428 per hectare, covering land preparation, seed procurement, netting for rice protection, fish protection measures, irrigation infrastructure, and operational costs of USD 3,016 per hectare.
Focus on areas where rice farming predominates and identify suitable water bodies for fish rearing, such as rice paddies or wetlands.
Train personnel on proper operation and maintenance.
Ensure regular water supply in areas where suitable water bodies are lacking. Additionally, implement security measures to prevent theft.
Budget for training and post-training support during project installation.
Collaborate with agricultural development institutions to facilitate technology implementation in your country.
Consider integrating complementary technologies such as AGRA rice variety and Nile tilapia or the African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) for further optimization.
Initial Cost per Ha
Benefit
Operating Cost
Benefit
Open source / open access
Country | Tested | Adopted |
---|---|---|
Ethiopia | –Not tested | Adopted |
Ghana | Tested | Adopted |
Liberia | –Not tested | Adopted |
Mali | –Not tested | Adopted |
Nigeria | –Not tested | Adopted |
Senegal | –Not tested | Adopted |
Sierra Leone | –Not tested | Adopted |
Uganda | –Not tested | Adopted |
This technology can be used in the colored agro-ecological zones. Any zones shown in white are not suitable for this technology.
AEZ | Subtropic - warm | Subtropic - cool | Tropic - warm | Tropic - cool |
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Arid | – | – | ||
Semiarid | – | – | ||
Subhumid | – | – | ||
Humid |
Source: HarvestChoice/IFPRI 2009
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals that are applicable to this technology.
Field Preparation:
Pond Refuge Construction:
Predator Protection:
Rice Transplanting:
Irrigation:
Fish Stocking:
Bird Protection:
Last updated on 22 May 2024