Rice fish

Land use and income diversification are well-known approaches to spread and reduce the risks of harvest losses. However, with the increasing pressure on the uplands for food, fiber and fuel, the role increases of land uses that serves multiple purposes, such as agro/biodiversity conservation, watershed protection, food security and livelihood improvement.
The objective of this research is to identify pathways towards multifunctional land-uses, in particular identify socioeconomic and environmental trade-offs associated with these transitions. Here we present the results for rice-fish cultivation – a traditional way of organic agriculture and land use diversification.