The Integrated Rice-Fish Farming System project of the Africa Rice Center in Liberia attracted praises from stakeholders and partners.
The EU-funded project seeks to develop integrated, climate-smart rice-fish production systems sustainably and development of successful extension service delivery systems.
It aims to improve income and provide sustainable nutrition for most Liberian households.
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Rice Knowledge Bank: Rice-fish systems
A rice-fish system is an integrated rice field or rice field/pond complex, where fish are grown concurrently or alternately with rice. Fish may be deliberately stocked (fish culture), or may enter fields naturally from surrounding water ways when flooding occurs (rice field fisheries), or a bit of both. Fish yields can range widely from 1.5kg to 174 kg/ha/season depending on the type of rice-fish system, the species present, and the management employed.
