Integrated agriculture-aquaculture: an efficient use of resources
| dc.coverage | Lao People's Democratic Republic | |
| dc.coverage | Malawi | |
| dc.coverage | Nigeria | |
| dc.creator | FAO | |
| dc.date | 2024-07-07T09:55:21Z | |
| dc.date | 2024-07-07T09:55:21Z | |
| dc.date | 2024 | |
| dc.date | 2024-07-07T09:51:30Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-27T23:21:51Z | |
| dc.description | Integrated agriculture-aquaculture is a sustainable development option. In integrated farming, the waste of one enterprise become inputs of another and, thus, optimize the use of resources and lessen pollution. Moreover, by integrating crops, vegetables, livestock, trees and fish, farming systems benefit from a diversity of genetic resources and the survival of beneficial insects and other wildlife. Production becomes more stable, with more efficient resource use and better environmental conservation. Importantly, this integrated approach can increase dietary diversity and raise consumption of fish with the corresponding nutritional benefits. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has supported integrated agriculture-aquaculture projects across Asia and Africa. In the Lao People's Democratic Republic, FAO has supported farmers as they revive the traditional practice of rice-fish farming by training them to use less rice seed, transplant younger seedlings, and make bio-fertilizer by producing liquid extracted from organic material. In Malawi, FAO trained farmers who were impacted by scarcer rainfall in integrated agriculture-aquaculture and provided them with equipment, fingerlings and fish feed. In Nigeria, FAO helped adapt the practice of rice-fish farming to the local context, training over 727 farmers, young graduate students and extension workers. | |
| dc.format | 2 p. | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier | https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/cd1412en | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/279326 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.publisher | FAO ; | |
| dc.rights | FAO | |
| dc.rights | CC BY NC SA 3.0 IGO | |
| dc.title | Integrated agriculture-aquaculture: an efficient use of resources | |
| dc.type | Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet |