Sustainable food production is one of the major challenges of the twenty-first century in the
era of global environmental problems such as climate change, increasing population and …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a staple food for three billion people and paddy fields contribute
greatly to greenhouse gases (GHG) emission and environmental nitrogen losses. Rice …

Whether species coculture can overcome the shortcomings of crop monoculture requires
additional study. Here, we show how aquatic animals (ie carp, crabs, and softshell turtles) …

Because rice feeds half of the world's population, a secure global food supply depends on
sustainable rice production. Here we test whether the co-cultivation of rice and fish into one …

Increased biodiversity can make valuable contributions to food production and security
around the world. The role of plant species diversity for “ecological intensification” of …

Integrated planting and breeding of rice and aquatic animals, including traditional rice–fish
co-culture (RF), has been conducted for over 1200 years. It is one of the primary modes of …

Despite an increase in food production due to the green revolution of agriculture and
corresponding to the blue revolution of aquaculture, the challenge of feeding an ever …

CONTEXT In recent years, integrated rice-animal farming (IRF) has gained global attention
as a new rice cultivation model. It involves approaching farming by using economical …

Sustainable agricultural intensification (SAI) practices can help meet current and future food
security needs while decreasing environmental impacts. To date, no studies have …

Improving land productivity is essential to meet increasing food and forage demands in
hillside and mountain communities. Tens of millions of smallholder terrace farmers in Asia …