Rice farmer tries fish raising to fight hunger

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August 11, 2000

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A rice farmer in Brgy. Napnapan, Tigbaun, Iloilo hoping to improve his income - tries integrating aquaculture with rice farming. Bonifacio Terrania said after farming rice for more than 50 years, his life never improved. Terrania and his wife learned other farmers that the SoutheastAsian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) is helping small farmers culture tilapia in small freshwater reservoir.

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Rice farmer tries fish raising to fight hunger. (2000, August 11). Panay News, pp. 2, 4.