Jamalpur

Question 1

what country is Jamalpur located in?

Answer 1

Bangladesh

Question 2

what challenges did the rice-fish farmer face?

Answer 2

-when it was just a rice farm there was hardly enough money for them to eat
-couldn’t afford to send his kids to school
-the rice fish farming that there was wasn’t professionally managed

Question 3

why was the rice-fish farmers first attempt at rice fish farming unsuccessful?

Answer 3

-he didn’t get any help or advice
-he didn’t have enough money to do it properly

Question 4

how have the Fisheries Organisation working with the FAO helped?

Answer 4

-they gave the rice-fish farmer advice and money
-if they have a problem they get advice on how to solve it
-they provide them with things like fish pellets and good quality fish food
-they give them tools like nets

Question 5

how does rice fish farming work?

Answer 5

it’s planting rice and breeding fish in a way that they benefit each other

Question 6

how are the fish and the rice mutually beneficial to each other?

Answer 6

the fish eat the insects from the rice field and the rice is fertilized by the fish faeces

Question 7

how has the rice-fish farming scheme benefitted the farmer and his community?

Answer 7

-he used to earn $112 for every 1,000 square metre of field but with rice fish farming it’s around $370 (3 times more)
-he’s able to pay salaries to all his friends
-the community don’t need to go far to get a job
-with his extra income he can buy more land, a motorcycle and send his kids to school (increases their personal mobility)

Question 8

describe the process of rice fish farming

Answer 8

(1) choose a site
(2) build a dyke
(3) dig a ditch for fish to live in
(4) plant the rice in rows
(5) fill ditch with purified water
(6) when rice starts to grow add more water
(7) add fish