Review of Rice–Fish–Duck Symbiosis System in China—One of the Globally Important Ingenious Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)

Yin Zhang, Chunyun Guan, Zhengyou Li, Jun Luo, Bo Ren, Can Chen, Ying Xu, Jiaolong Ding and Huang Huang ()
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Yin Zhang: College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
Chunyun Guan: College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
Zhengyou Li: Fisheries Research Institute of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550025, China
Jun Luo: Congjiang Agricultural and Rural Bureau of Guizhou Province, Congjiang 557400, China
Bo Ren: College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
Can Chen: College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
Ying Xu: College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
Jiaolong Ding: Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co., Ltd., Changsha 410128, China
Huang Huang: College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 3, 1-13

Abstract: The Chinese rice–fish–duck symbiosis system is one of the globally important agricultural heritage systems, with a history of nearly a thousand years. It embodies the wisdom of the Chinese ancestors and has huge comprehensive value, which has extremely important references for the sustainable development of agriculture. The technological core for the rice–fish–duck symbiosis system lies in the selection of rice, fish, and duck varieties and the coupling of agricultural operation time. In the process of modern agriculture, many varieties with high comprehensive benefits have also been applied to the rice–fish–duck system, and the rice–fish–duck model has been further developed. What is worrying is that the transfer of rural labor, the promotion of modern agricultural technology, the low degree of marketization and industrialization, the weakening of cultural awareness, and the change in climate have posed huge threats and challenges to the traditional Chinese rice–fish–duck system. The protection and development of the system are urgently needed. Therefore, we recommend delimiting active protection areas, establishing scientific research bases, improving relevant systems, developing rural tourism markets, and innovating farming technology, which also provide guidance for protecting and developing other agricultural cultural heritages.

Keywords: rice–fish–duck symbiosis system; globally important agricultural heritage system; value; technology; challenge; countermeasure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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