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General information

Innovation ID670
Version ID523
Innovation TitleRice fish production practice typology in South and South-East Asia
Innovation description A novel typology of rice-fish production practices was developed, drawing on agroecological principles, to refine decision making and scenarios for resilient and diverse food system transformation in Southern Asia.
Reporting Staff Sarah Freed (WF)
Year (Reporting)2020
Reporting statusApproved
Innovation TypeSocial Science

Stage reached

Stage of InnovationStage 2: successful piloting
Year (Stage)2020
Stage DescriptionThe typology has been developed, peer reviewed, and published. The typology has been tested and applied illustrating that maintaining diversity of integrated rice-fish production confers adaptability of food systems.
Has a lead organizationyes
Lead OrganizationWorldFish
Top 5 contributorsInternational Water Management Institute; World Agroforestry Center; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; International Rice Research Institute

Contributions and mapping

All partners
Main CRP CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems
Flagship project FP2-Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries
Cluster FP2-2-Fish in multifunctional landscapes
Other CRPs-Flagships-Clusters

Scope

Geographic scopeRegional
RegionsSouth-Eastern Asia,Southern Asia
Countries

Targeted outcomes

Main Sub-IDO Agricultural systems diversified and intensified in ways that protect soils and water
Other Sub-IDO Increased resilience of agro-ecosystems and communities, especially those including smallholders
Other Sub-IDO Conducive agricultural policy environment

Evidences

EvidencesFreed, S. Barman, B. Dubois, M. et al. (2020). Maintaining diversity of integrated rice and fish production confers adaptability of food systems to global change. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 4: 576179.
[https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/4406]

Linked Elements

Milestones
Outcome Impact Case The promotion of integrated farming systems increased rice yields by 18% and nutritious fish for farmers in Myanmar https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/a5c14a
Significant nutrition gains on nearly 150,000 people in Cambodia strengthen the validation of community-managed rice field fisheries attracting more investments for scaling https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/e0c7fc
Sustainable rice-fish management in Cambodia contributes to significant improvement in nutrition and livelihoods for over 365,045 people  https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/4a544c
Policy