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| | Rice-Cum-Fish Trials in Luapula Province, Zambia |
 | | This paper documents the conduct, the methodology and the results of rice-cum-fish farming trials carried out in Luapula Province, Zambia, during the rainy season 1992–93. |
 | | Seven farmers took part in the trials, which were carried out by ALCOM in co-operation with the ARPT (Adaptive Research Planning Team), the Rice Team of the Department of Agriculture, Luapula, and the Department of Fisheries, Luapula. |
 | | These are: adverse environmental conditions for fish growth; shifting agriculture; labour shortage; lack of interest in fish farming; competition from capture fisheries in fish markets; social attitudes; possible health hazards; lack of knowledge on factors necessary to sustain aquaculture development; and the fact that an integrated farming system is more complex than a single system. |
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