| Foreword |
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| Introduction |
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| History |
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The Rice Field Ecosystem
- Types of Riceland Ecosystem
- The Wet Rice Field Ecosystem
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- Factors affecting fish and other aquatic organisms
- Factors affecting plants
- Rice field fauna
- Impacts of aquatic fauna on the rice field ecosystem
- The rice field as a fish culture system |
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Modification of Rice Fields for Fish Culture
- Increasing Dike (Bund) Height
- Provisions of Weirs or Screens
- Provision of Drains
- Fish Refuges |
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- Trenches
- Fish pits or sumps
- Ponds in rice fields
- Rice fields in ponds
- Ponds connected to rice fields
- Fish pen within a rice field |
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Production Systems
- Concurrent Culture
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- Rice and fish
- Rice and fish with livestock
- Rice and crustaceans
- Concurrent but compartmentalized culture |
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- Rotational Culture
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- Fish as a second crop
- Crustaceans as a second crop |
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- Alternating Culture System
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Agronomic and Aquaculture Management
- Pre-Stocking Preparation
- Water Needs and Management
- Fertilization
- Rice Varieties
- The Fish Stock
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- Species
- Fry and fingerling supply
- Stocking pattern and density
- Fish nutrition and supplemental feeding |
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Rice-Fish Production
- Fish Yields
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- Rice-fish
- Rice-fish-azolla
- Rice and crustacean
- Polyculture |
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| - Rice Yields |
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Pest Management
- Managing Pests with Fish Present
- Management of Rice Field Weeds
- Management of Invertebrates
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- Management of insect pests
- Management of snails |
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| - Management of Diseases |
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Impact of Rice-Fish Culture
- Economics of Production
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- The "bottom line"
- Input analysis |
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| - Benefits to Communities |
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- Improved income status of farmers
- Improved nutrition
- Public health
- Social impact |
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| - Impact on the Environment |
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- Biodiversity
- Water resources
- Sustainability
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- Participation of Women
- Macro-Economic Impact
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Experiences of Various Countries
- East Asia
- SouthEast Asia
- South Asia
- Australia
- Africa, Middle East and West Asia
- Europe
- The Former Soviet Union
- South America and the Caribbean
- The United States
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Prospects and Program for the Future
- Prospects
- Major Issues and Constraints
- Research and Development Needs
- Institutional Policy and Support Services
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- Mainstreaming rice-fish farming
- Popularization of the concept
- Training and education
- Fingerling supply
- Financing |
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| Conclusion |
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| References |
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