Change and diversity in smallholder rice-fish systems: Recent evidence from Bangladesh

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dc.creatorDey, Madan M.
dc.creatorSpielman, David J.
dc.creatorHaque, A.B.M. Mahfuzul
dc.creatorRahman, Md. Saidur
dc.creatorValmonte-Santos, Rowena
dc.date2012
dc.date2024-10-01T13:59:03Z
dc.date2024-10-01T13:59:03Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:08:08Z
dc.descriptionEfforts to unlock the genetic potential of both rice and fish, when combined with efforts to improve the management of rice–fish systems, have considerable proven potential for increasing agricultural productivity and food security. In Bangladesh, estimates suggest that the country’s potential rice–fish production system encompasses between two and three million hectares of land. Despite three decades of research on biophysical and technical aspects of rice–fish systems, this potential has not been realized fully due to insufficient attention given to the social, economic, and policy dimensions of system improvement. This paper provides a characterization of the diverse and changing nature of rice–fish systems in Bangladesh by combining data from a novel upazilla-level (sub-district-level) survey of fishery officers with household surveys, focus group discussions, and a meta-review of the literature on aquaculture in the country. The resulting analysis sheds new light on the economic viability of different rice–fish systems and recommends policy and investment options to further improve the development and delivery of rice–fish technologies. Findings indicate that in addition to concurrent rice–fish systems, alternating rice–fish systems and collectively managed systems offer considerable potential for increasing productivity and farm incomes in Bangladesh. Findings also suggest that although the emergent innovation system around these rice–fish systems is fairly dynamic, there is a need for more supportive policies and investments—and analysis of the intended and unintended impacts of these policies and investments.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/154031
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/95597
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceDey, Madan M.; Spielman, David J.; Haque, A.B.M. Mahfuzul; Rahman, Md. Saidur; Valmonte-Santos, Rowena. 2012. Change and diversity in smallholder rice-fish systems: Recent evidence from Bangladesh. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1220. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154031
dc.subjectproductivity
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.subjectaquaculture
dc.subjecthousehold surveys
dc.subjectsmallholders
dc.subjectintegrated crop-livestock systems
dc.subjectrice
dc.subjectfish
dc.titleChange and diversity in smallholder rice-fish systems: Recent evidence from Bangladesh
dc.typeWorking Paper

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