About us | Contact us | Testimonials | FAQs | Sitemap | IndoShop  info@indochinatravelservice.com  +84 43 722 5869   HOME VIETNAM LAOS CAMBODIA CROSS-INDOCHINA TAILOR-MADE TRIP HOT TRAVEL DEALS NEWSLETTER LINK   Jul 28 Fish and rice, together at last A new long-term project aims to boost fish stocks in rice fields. That was not a typo. For years, rice farmers in Cambodia have swept up fish – as well as frogs, snails and other aquatic fauna – that make their way from streams, canals and floodplains into rice fields. They then sell the fresh catches on the side or eat them at home. And now a four-year project funded by USAID is kicking off that reaches across four provinces in an attempt to replenish declining stocks, increase yields and provide an ongoing protein-rich source of food in poorer communities. “What we are doing here is nothing new to what they do traditionally,” said Alan Brooks, director for Malaysia-based WorldFish Center, the research institution overseeing much of the work. “People are very reliant on the seasonal pulses of fish that are there in the rice field naturally. Trekking to highlands, sleeping in trees 20/11/2012 08:37:42 In the process of developing tourism industry 20/11/2012 08:33:24 New appearance of ethnic wellbeing crucial 20/11/2012 08:29:27 Gaint Cham temple of Po Nagar 20/11/2012 08:26:06 Welcome HCM - Spanish cultural week 20/11/2012 08:16:30 Vietnamese devotional objects in Thai Binh province has been restored 20/11/2012 08:13:00 VIB funds Vietnam Airlines for new Airbus A321 aircrafts 20/11/2012 08:10:00 + Trekking to highlands, sleeping in trees + In the process of developing tourism industry + New appearance of ethnic wellbeing crucial + Gaint Cham temple of Po Nagar + Welcome HCM - Spanish cultural week + Vietnamese devotional objects in Thai Binh province has been restored   Vietnam Travel News Travel Events Travel Festival   Laos Travel News Travel Events Travel Festival   Cambodia Travel News Travel Events Travel Festival 11/20/2012(7) 11/19/2012(5) 11/17/2012(4) 11/16/2012(3) 11/15/2012(6) 11/14/2012(5) 11/13/2012(5)   HOME | GREAT ADVENTURES | TOP TRAVEL CHOICES | CRUISE IN STYLE | BEST HOTEL DEALS | LOWEST AIRFARES | TRAVEL GUIDES | TRAVEL NEWS | CONTACT US indochinatravelservice.com © 2006 Dong Duong Co. All Rights reserved.