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Fishponds in Farming Systems by A. J. Van Der Zijpp, J.A.J. Verreth, Le Quang Tri, M.E.F. Van Mensvoort, R.H. Bosma and M.C.M. Beveridge is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Fishponds in Farming Systems about?

Throughout the last century, specialisation and intensification were buzz words for farmers in the Western world. However, this approach has not resulted in sustainable development as evidenced by the fact that scientists now need to create technologies to reduce negative impacts. In this book we demonstrate that an alternative exists. Case studies from Bangladesh, Thailand, and Vietnam show that integration and diversification increase both farm productivity and farmers' incomes. By adopting a participatory approach, farmers and scientists identified a range of technologies that strengthen the positive impacts of integrated aquaculture-agriculture systems for the environment. This book is a collection of refereed papers on a controversial subject in agricultural development. Arguing that sustainability of fish culture in ponds needs a new paradigm - feed the pond to grow fish - two chapters focus on nutrient cycling in such systems. Another

Who reads Fishponds in Farming Systems?

Author

A. J. Van Der Zijpp, J.A.J. Verreth, Le Quang Tri, M.E.F. Van Mensvoort, R.H. Bosma and M.C.M. Beveridge

Publisher

Wageningen Pers; Wageningen Academic Publishers

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9789086865963

Category

nonfiction