Rice–fish system
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A rice–fish system is a rice polyculture, a practice that integrates rice agriculture with aquaculture, most commonly with freshwater fish. It is based on a mutually beneficial relationship between ri
Rice and tilapia fish polyculture, Java
Carp may have been the first fish in rice–fish systems.
Rice–fish farming landscape in Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India
Rice polyculture
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Rice polyculture is the cultivation of rice and another crop simultaneously on the same land. The practice exploits the mutual benefit between rice and organisms such as fish and ducks: the rice suppo
Rice–fish system
…A rice–fish system is a rice polyculture, a practice that integrates rice agriculture with aquaculture, most commonly with freshwater fish. It is based on a mutually beneficial relationship…
Indian Runner ducks with free access to rice paddies in Bali, Indonesia provide additional income and manure the fields, reducing the need for fertiliser.