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.
Adults 18 and over: Positive high
The poor: Positive high
Under 18: Positive high
Women: Positive high
Climate adaptability: Highly adaptable
Farmer climate change readiness: Significant improvement
Biodiversity: Positive impact on biodiversity
Carbon footprint: A bit less carbon released
Environmental health: Greatly improves environmental health
Soil quality: Improves soil health and fertility
Water use: More water used
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:
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Country | Testing ongoing | Tested | Adopted |
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Ethiopia | –No ongoing testing | –Not tested | Adopted |
Ghana | –No ongoing testing | Tested | Adopted |
Liberia | –No ongoing testing | –Not tested | Adopted |
Mali | –No ongoing testing | –Not tested | Adopted |
Nigeria | –No ongoing testing | –Not tested | Adopted |
Senegal | –No ongoing testing | –Not tested | Adopted |
Sierra Leone | –No ongoing testing | –Not tested | Adopted |
Uganda | –No ongoing testing | –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 21 March 2025