Global South-South Expo A presentation from solution forum 3 organized by FAO As the world searches for solutions to global development challenges, especially aimed at achieving sustainable development, food security and poverty eradication, the promotion of the “Green Economy,” has become increasingly important. A Green Economy requires effective mechanisms that will safeguard ecological systems, reduce the impact on the use of natural resources, and stabilize the economy and secure people’s livelihoods. This is why the session forum facilitated by FAO will showcase a variety of initiatives based on agro-ecological approaches to agriculture, forestry and fisheries management that address several facets of the needs of society. South-South and triangular cooperation have the potential to trigger, accelerate and facilitate the process of technology development, transfer, and the capacity-building necessary for their expansion and up-scaling.

1. RICE – FISH CULTURE: AN EXCHANGE
BETWEEN CHINA AND NIGERIA
Prof. Min Qingwen, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural
Resources at Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mr. Wang Yibin, South-South Cooperation Expert in Rice-Fish Culture

2. OUTLINE
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Rice – Fish Culture in China
Rice – Fish Culture Models
Video
Transfer to Nigeria
Results

3. RICE – FISH CULTURE IN CHINA
THE PAST 20 YEARS
 Areas of rice-fish production increased from
440,600 hectares to 1,294,900 hectares
 28 provinces
 Yield increased from 36,000 tons per
hectare to 313,000 tons per hectare
 Reduced poverty among farmers in rural
areas
 The RFC system has been designated a
“Globally Important Indigenous Agricultural
Heritage System (GIAHS)”

4. RICE – FISH CULTURE MODELS
 Rice with fish
 Rice with crawfish
 Rice with turtles
 Rice with turtles and crawfish
 Rice - fish in turn

5. RICE – FISH CULTURE IN CHINA
China: Growing rice, raising fish
for food and livelihood security
(2 minute video)

6. TRANSFER PROCESS IN NIGERIA
 Orientation workshops on RFC systems
establishment in Abuja
 Pilot activities of RFC in eight states with low
investment cost (less than 1,000 USD per site)
 Presentation of pilot results and trainings of RFC in
the Abuja
 Up-scaling of the RFC model in 18 states facilitated
by FAO through South-South Cooperation in Nigeria
 Capacity development activities organized to share
knowledge and experience and strengthen capacity
of Nigerians

7. RICE CULTURE PLOTS 2002 - 2005

8. DEMONSTRATION IN THE FIELD
6 rice-fish farming plots with a total area of 6,000 m2 in Abia and Ondo States
Demonstrations in Kebbi State with 1,000 technical hand-bills distributed

9. MAIN RESULTS
 Rice-fish culture technology has been
successfully implemented in over 10,000
hectares in Nigeria
 Low-cost but high-yield rice-fish culture has
been widely accepted in 22 states
 Rice and fish are simultaneously produced
in the rice-fish systems with increased
production within the range of 29% and
90%