Integrated rice-fish farming in Bangladesh: Meeting the challenges of food security

Food Security

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-92

  Ahmed, Nesar ^a   Garnett, Stephen T ^b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Farmer; Fish; Food security; Integrated farming; Rice

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; DEMAND ANALYSIS; DROUGHT; FISH CULTURE; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FLOOD; FOOD MARKET; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SUPPLY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MONOCULTURE; RICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SUSTAINABILITY;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 79952363637     PISSN: 18764517     EISSN: 18764525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12571-011-0113-8     Document Type: Article

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