Integrated Rizi-Pisciculture: An approach towards livelihood and nutritional security for the tribal community of East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh

An approach was made to evaluate the feasibility and economic viability of rice fish culture (RFC) by conducting trials in 8 different villages viz. Ngorlung, Niglok, Balek, Mirem, Sikatode, Ayeng, Rayang and Seren of East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh during Kharif seasons of 2011 to 2014. In t...

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Published inInternational journal of agriculture environment & biotechnology Vol. 9; no. 5; p. 821
Main Authors Hussain, Shah M., Sen, Debashish, Pathak, M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi New Delhi Publishers 01.10.2016
Subjects
Agriculture
Aquaculture
Ecosystems
Farmers
Fish
Fish production
Harvest
Net income
Nutrition research
Productivity
Proteins
Rice
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Summary:An approach was made to evaluate the feasibility and economic viability of rice fish culture (RFC) by conducting trials in 8 different villages viz. Ngorlung, Niglok, Balek, Mirem, Sikatode, Ayeng, Rayang and Seren of East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh during Kharif seasons of 2011 to 2014. In the multilocational trials on rizi-pisciculture survival rate of advanced fry was recorded between 44.5 % and 48.7 % with an average weight of 83 g to 91 g at the harvest. During the study period average total cost of cultivation of RFC and sole cropping of rice was calculated to be R 42,700 and R 26,612 respectively. Average gross income and net income increased by R 61,937 and R 44,849 respectively by practicing RFC over the sole cropping of rice and it also raised the benefit-cost ratio of the system (2.61).
ISSN:0974-1712
2230-732X
DOI:10.5958/2230-732X.2016.00105.4