[DHAKA] Government investment and support for innovation in existing rice-fish systems could benefit small-scale, resource-poor farmers in Bangladesh, says a new study by an international team of ...

Bangladesh, the fourth biggest rice-producing country in the world, produces around 39 million tons of rice annually to feed its 170 million people, with 130 lab-developed high-yielding varieties.

“This integrative farming method will boost yields and ensure sustainable environmental practices. Fish droppings serve as natural manure for rice, while fish feed on pests that threaten rice ...

In Bangladesh, they’re also essential for rice cultivation, serving as a natural pest control by feeding on the larvae of insects that would otherwise damage the crop.

With the aim of promoting rice-fish and rice-shrimp farming in Cambodia, a research team from Shanghai Ocean University wrapped up an investigative and training visit to the Southeast Asian ...

From 2021 to 2023, the team carried out a project in Cambodia focusing on technical cooperation on rice-fish farming and poverty reduction through aquaculture in the Lancang-Mekong River region.

On March 23, 2024, a rice-fish team of Shanghai Ocean University held an online meeting with the Fisheries Administration of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Cambodia.

In 2016 Jin started a project to develop rice-fish farming, which trains more than 100 locals, and gives them technical support. Fish larvae are also provided.

Bangladesh has risen from third to second place in the world for freshwater fish production, surpassing China, which has now dropped to third. India remains at the top of the list.