Farm Ponds for Water, Fish and Livelihoods
Farm Ponds for Water, Fish and Livelihoods

Author: James W. Miller

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13:

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Ponds add value to farming activities: water form pounds can serve domestic and livestock water supplies as well as irrigation for crops. Raising fish is an obvious use for a farm pound; it adds value to the water, and provides improved nutrition for farm families. This booklet provides basic and practical information on multiple-use smallholder farm pounds.

Integrated Livestock-fish Farming Systems
Integrated Livestock-fish Farming Systems

Author: David Little

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9789251050552

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Integrated farming in Asia is either considered an eco-friendly good that should be preserved for environmental reasons or a poor practice that will soon be superseded by industrial aquaculture. This report finds that most livestock-fish integration is sound business conducted by entrepreneurs accessing urban markets where the price of fish is relatively low. It can be used as part of a strategy to reduce environmental impacts of intensive livestock production and to produce low-cost food. Farmers have proved adept at both developing their systems to meet their own needs and diversifying the role of ponds, fish and livestock within their complex livelihoods.

Farm Ponds for Water, Fish and Livelihoods
Farm Ponds for Water, Fish and Livelihoods

Author: James W. Miller

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 9789251061411

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Ponds add value to farming activities: water form pounds can serve domestic and livestock water supplies as well as irrigation for crops. Raising fish is an obvious use for a farm pound; it adds value to the water, and provides improved nutrition for farm families. This booklet provides basic and practical information on multiple-use smallholder farm pounds.