SHOLIPOYALARDA BALIQ YETISHTIRISHNING INNOVATSION AGROTEXNOLOGIYASINI JORIY ETISH

Abstract

In this study, fish fingerlings with an average weight of 200 g were introduced into rice fields at a rate of 80 kg per hectare in June. Over a five-month period, the population of shore fly larvae decreased by 70–80%. As a result, 325 kg of marketable fish per hectare were harvested. It was observed that the final body weight of the fish increased fourfold by the end of the growing season. The results demonstrate that the introduction of fish culture into the rice agroecosystem significantly increases both gross and net income with only a relatively small rise in production costs. In addition, this integrated approach enhances the efficiency of land and water resource use.