Integrating fish into irrigation infrastructure projects in Myanmar: rice-fish what if…?
With rapidly increasing investment in water control infrastructure (WCI) and a recently ratified agriculture development strategy that promotes integrated farming of high-value products such as fish, agricultural production, already fundamental to Myanmar’s economy, will be central to driving the co...
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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
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| author | Dubois, M.J. Akester, M. Leemans, K. Teoh, S.J. Stuart, A. Thant, A.M. San, S.S. Shein, N. Leh, Mansoor Moet, Palal Moet Radanielson, Ando M. |
| author_browse | Akester, M. Dubois, M.J. Leemans, K. Leh, Mansoor Moet, Palal Moet Radanielson, Ando M. San, S.S. Shein, N. Stuart, A. Teoh, S.J. Thant, A.M. |
| author_facet | Dubois, M.J. Akester, M. Leemans, K. Teoh, S.J. Stuart, A. Thant, A.M. San, S.S. Shein, N. Leh, Mansoor Moet, Palal Moet Radanielson, Ando M. |
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| description | With rapidly increasing investment in water control infrastructure (WCI) and a recently ratified agriculture development strategy that promotes integrated farming of high-value products such as fish, agricultural production, already fundamental to Myanmar’s economy, will be central to driving the countries’ socioeconomic transformation. Water planners and managers have a unique opportunity to design and manage WCI to incorporate fish and, in so doing, reduce conflicts and optimise the benefits to both people and the ecosystem services upon which they depend. Results from rice–fish culture experimental trials in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Delta are providing an evidence base for the importance of integrating fish into WCI, highlighting a range of both environmental and social benefits. By using less than 13% of paddy land area and through best management practices, existing rice productivity is sustained, alongside a 25% increase in economic returns for the same land area from fish. In addition, there are considerably more protein and micronutrients available from the fish produced in the system. Should these farming system innovations be adopted at scale, Myanmar stands to benefit from increased employment, incomes and nutritional value of farm plots (alongside associated reductions in pesticide pollution) and water use benefits. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1068142025-12-08T10:29:22Z Integrating fish into irrigation infrastructure projects in Myanmar: rice-fish what if…? Dubois, M.J. Akester, M. Leemans, K. Teoh, S.J. Stuart, A. Thant, A.M. San, S.S. Shein, N. Leh, Mansoor Moet, Palal Moet Radanielson, Ando M. farming systems integrated systems ricefield aquaculture irrigation programs infrastructure sustainable development goals water management strategies legislation policies environmental effects institutions fisheries nutrition With rapidly increasing investment in water control infrastructure (WCI) and a recently ratified agriculture development strategy that promotes integrated farming of high-value products such as fish, agricultural production, already fundamental to Myanmar’s economy, will be central to driving the countries’ socioeconomic transformation. Water planners and managers have a unique opportunity to design and manage WCI to incorporate fish and, in so doing, reduce conflicts and optimise the benefits to both people and the ecosystem services upon which they depend. Results from rice–fish culture experimental trials in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Delta are providing an evidence base for the importance of integrating fish into WCI, highlighting a range of both environmental and social benefits. By using less than 13% of paddy land area and through best management practices, existing rice productivity is sustained, alongside a 25% increase in economic returns for the same land area from fish. In addition, there are considerably more protein and micronutrients available from the fish produced in the system. Should these farming system innovations be adopted at scale, Myanmar stands to benefit from increased employment, incomes and nutritional value of farm plots (alongside associated reductions in pesticide pollution) and water use benefits. 2019 2020-01-30T05:03:19Z 2020-01-30T05:03:19Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106814 en Limited Access Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Dubois, M. J.; Akester, M.; Leemans, K.; Teoh, S. J.; Stuart, A.; Thant, A. M.; San, S. S.; Shein, N.; Leh, Mansoor; Moet, Palal Moet; Radanielson, A. M. 2019. Integrating fish into irrigation infrastructure projects in Myanmar: rice-fish what if…? Marine and Freshwater Research, 70(9):1229-1240. doi: 10.1071/MF19182 |
| spellingShingle | farming systems integrated systems ricefield aquaculture irrigation programs infrastructure sustainable development goals water management strategies legislation policies environmental effects institutions fisheries nutrition Dubois, M.J. Akester, M. Leemans, K. Teoh, S.J. Stuart, A. Thant, A.M. San, S.S. Shein, N. Leh, Mansoor Moet, Palal Moet Radanielson, Ando M. Integrating fish into irrigation infrastructure projects in Myanmar: rice-fish what if…? |
| title | Integrating fish into irrigation infrastructure projects in Myanmar: rice-fish what if…? |
| title_full | Integrating fish into irrigation infrastructure projects in Myanmar: rice-fish what if…? |
| title_fullStr | Integrating fish into irrigation infrastructure projects in Myanmar: rice-fish what if…? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Integrating fish into irrigation infrastructure projects in Myanmar: rice-fish what if…? |
| title_short | Integrating fish into irrigation infrastructure projects in Myanmar: rice-fish what if…? |
| title_sort | integrating fish into irrigation infrastructure projects in myanmar rice fish what if |
| topic | farming systems integrated systems ricefield aquaculture irrigation programs infrastructure sustainable development goals water management strategies legislation policies environmental effects institutions fisheries nutrition |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106814 |
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