Prospects and problems of rice-fish culture in Nigeria

This paper examines fish demand and supply and looks at on-going research works in rice-cum-fish culture in Nigeria. It examines all the pre-requisites for adopting this farming system. Economic and Financial analysis were made using experimental plots at two ecological zones of Nigeria. This farming system, which has reached advanced stage in most of Asian countries, could well be practiced in Nigeria to assist farmers to harvest both protein (from fish) and carbohydrate from rice and thereby to improve their standards of live

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Main Authors: Okoye, F.C., Falaye, A.E., Asekome, I., Okwundu, B.E.C.
Format: conference_item biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 2003
Subjects:Aquaculture, Agriculture, Nigeria, agropisciculture, aquaculture development, fish culture, plant culture, polyculture, rice field aquaculture, Oryza sativa,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/21304
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