Integrated farming in Asia is either considered an eco-friendly good that should be preserved for environmental reasons or a poor practice that will soon be superseded by industrial aquaculture. This report finds that most livestock-fish integration is sound business conducted by entrepreneurs accessing urban markets where the price of fish is relatively low. It can be used as part of a strategy to reduce environmental impacts of intensive livestock production and to produce low-cost food. Farmers have proved adept at both developing their systems to meet their own needs and diversifying the role of ponds, fish and livestock within their complex livelihoods.

If you are looking for wide-ranging international coverage of all aspects of integrated fish forming, this is the book you need. With a carefully selected and fully interdisciplinary collection of papers from experts around the world, Integrated Fish Farming provides thorough, detailed coverage of one of the world's most important approaches to integrated farming systems. Integrated Fish Fanning places IFF in a global context, reporting on case studies of successful IFF operations, experiments to enhance IFF performance, bioeconomic survey and modeling analyses, research on farm waste use and pond ecology, socio-economic elements of IFF extension and adoption, and the bio-technical and economic aspects of adapting IFF to reservoirs, marshlands, rice paddies, and marginal habitats. With contributions from leading international authorities and in-depth information from IFF operations worldwide, this is the definitive reference on Integrated Fish Farming.

This Primer Is An Edited And Slightly Revised Version Of A Previously Published Integrated Agriculture Aquaculture (Iaa) Technology Information Kit. It Contains 38 Contributions In Seven Sections, Covering Sociocultural, Economic And Environmental Considerations In Introducing Iaa Technologies, Overviews And Various Examples Of Integrated Farming Systems Including Livestock-Fish And Rice-Fish Integration, As Well As Selected Aspects Of Fish Feeding An Management, And Fish Breeding And Nursing In Iaa. The Document Aims To Give Decision-Makers Concerned With Agriculture And Rural Development An Overview And A Basis For Understanding The Principles Of Iaa And Help Them Decide Whether To Embark On Iaa Activities And Include These In Their Programme Portfolio. For Those Who Work Directly With Farmers, The Primer Aims At Providing Good Examples Of Iaa, But It Is Not Intended To Be A Compilation Of Procedures To Be Strictly Followed. Rather, The Primer Should Help Convince Its Readers/Users That Farmers Can Improve Their Livelihoods By Either Introducing Iaa Or By Further Developing The Many Iaa Opportunities On Their Existing Farms. Contents Chapter 1: Considerations In Introducing Integrated Agriculture-Aquaculture Technology; Sociocultural Considerations When Introducing A New Integrated Agriculture-Aquaculture Technology By E Worby, Economic Considerations In Introducing Integrated Agriculture-Aquaculture Technology By M Ahmed And M A P Bimbao, Working With New Entrants To Integrated Agriculture-Aquaculture By R Noble And C Lightfoot, Integrated Agriculture-Aquaculture And The Environment; Chapter 2: Integrated Farming Systems; Integrated Grass-Fish Farming Systems In China By H Z Yang, Y X Fang And Z L Chen, Chinese Embankment Fish Culture By K H Min And B T Hu, The Vac System In Northern Viet Nam By L T Luu, Fodder-Fish Integration Practice In Malaysia By R Sh Hl Ahmad, Integrated Fish-Horticulture Farming In India By S D Tripathi And B K Sharma, Culture Of Short-Cycle Species In Seasonal Ponds And Ditches In Bangladesh By M V Gupta; Chapter 3: Animal-Fish Systems; Integrated Fish-Duck Farming By S P Tripathi And B K Sharma, Integrated Chicken-Fish Farming By M V Gupta And F Noble, Integrated Fish-Pig Farming In India By S D Tripathi And B K Sharma, Backyard Integrated Pig-Fish Culture In The Philippines By F V Fermin; Chapter 4: Rich-Fish Systems; Low-Input Rice-Fish Farming System In Irrigated Area In Malaysia By A Ali, Rice-Fish Systems In Indonesia By C Dela Cruz, Sawah Tambak Rice-Fish System In Indonesia By C Dela Cruz, Rice-Fish Systems In China By Y X Guo, Rice-Prawn Culture In The Mekong Delta Of Viet Nam By L T Duong, Rice-Prawn And Rice-Shrimp Culture In Coastal Areas Of Viet Nam By L T Hung, Rice-Fish System In Guimba, Nueva Ecija, Philippines By C Dela Cruz, R C Sevilleja And J Torres, The Case Of Rice-Fish Farmer Mang Isko From Dasmarinas, Cavita, Philippines By F V Fermin, M A P Bimbao And J P T Dalsgaard; Chapter 5: Management For Rice-Fish Culture; Site Selection: Where To Culture Fish With Rice? By J Sollows, Preparation Of Field For Rice-Fish Culture By J Sollows, Stocking For Rice-Fish Culture, Feeding And Maintenance In Rice-Fish System By J Sollows, Rice Management In Rice-Fish Culture By J Sollows And C Dela Cruz, Rice-Fish Benefits And Problems By J Sollows, The Rice-Fish Ecosystem By A Ali, Fish As A Component Of Integrated Pest Management In Rice Production By M Halwart; Chapter 6: Fish Feeding And Management; Using Animal Wastes In Fishponds By R Sevilleja, J Torres, J Sollows And D Little, Sewage-Fed Fish Culture By S D Tripathi And B K Sharma, Biogas Slurry In Fish Culture By S D Tripathi And B Karma, Plant Sources Of Feed For Fish By S D Tripathi And B K Sharma; Chapter 7: Fish Breeding And Nursing; Carp Breeding Using Off-Season Wheat Fields, Nursery System For Carp Species By Md G A Khan, Fry Nursing In Rice-Fish Systems By D Little, N Innes-Taylor, D Turongruang And J Sollows, Fingerling Production In Irrigated Paddy By F Noble.

If you are looking for wide-ranging international coverage of all aspects of integrated fish forming, this is the book you need. With a carefully selected and fully interdisciplinary collection of papers from experts around the world, Integrated Fish Farming provides thorough, detailed coverage of one of the world's most important approaches to integrated farming systems. Integrated Fish Fanning places IFF in a global context, reporting on case studies of successful IFF operations, experiments to enhance IFF performance, bioeconomic survey and modeling analyses, research on farm waste use and pond ecology, socio-economic elements of IFF extension and adoption, and the bio-technical and economic aspects of adapting IFF to reservoirs, marshlands, rice paddies, and marginal habitats. With contributions from leading international authorities and in-depth information from IFF operations worldwide, this is the definitive reference on Integrated Fish Farming.