Aquaculture as an Integral Part of the Agricultural Farming System. A Case Study in the North-East of Thailand.

摘要

There is an increasing recognition and acceptance of the concept that development activities and efforts in the less developed countries of the world must be directed to the improvement of the income,security and standard of living of small low-income farmers,who constitute the vast bulk of the population of these countries. The practice of simple types of small-scale aquaculture offers excellent possibilities,particularly in Asia and the Far East,for helping to achieve the goals of diversification,increased cash incomes,improved quantity and quality of food produced for home consumption,and exploitation of un-utilized resources currently available to small farmers. Aquaculture is not new to the region,but it is not always recognized that its practice can be,and often is an integrated and natural part of the agricultural system with wide-spread involvement of small farmers. Just as most small farmers keep a few ducks and chickens to supplement their tables and their incomes,many more of them could operate a small managed fish pond.