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Diversity of farming systems integrating fish pond aquaculture in the province of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mafwila Kinkela, Patrick; Kambashi Mutiaka, Bienvenu; Dogot, Thomas et al.
2017In Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 118 (1), p. 149-160
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Keywords :
crops; fish farming; integrated farm; livestock; urban agriculture; ponds
Abstract :
[en] Agriculture and aquaculture systems are used by many farmers in various tropical countries of Asia, America and Africa. They have proven their relevancy to increase the productivity of farms by optimising nutrient fluxes and reducing requirements for external fertilisers. This article analysed the current state of fish farming and the way it is integrated with other farm subsystems in the urban/peri-urban and rural areas of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. More precisely, it examined the allocation of resources at the farm level, the recovery of helophytes plants, and the fate of fish production choices and it explored the possibility of intensifying these existing integrated farming systems. After a census of ponds in the urban and rural areas of Kinshasa, an on-site survey was conducted on 150 fish pond farms to assess the different activities practiced on farms, the impact of integrating crops and livestock to fish pond aquaculture and the constraints of the system. A total of three thousand and twenty (3020) fish ponds were recorded in the urban and rural areas of Kinshasa. Among these farms integrated aquaculture-agriculture systems exist with a wide diversity of practices (about 79% of farms combined fish with livestock and/or vegetable production). No striking differences between fish farms according to the allocation of resources, fish production method such as monoculture or polyculture, the recovery of helophytes plants and the fate of fish production choice were found depending on the location. However, fish farms were differently managed when combined with agriculture and/or livestock. Regarding the integration of the different subsystems through nutrient fluxes, 11 different movements of material between subsystems were found in integrated farms. However, not all fluxes are equally used in all farms and therefore improvements cannot be generalised. Improvements to be explored are such as making better use of manure pond mud and helophyte plants. For this purpose, proper training of farmers might be critical. Finally, bringing farmers together in cooperatives could also contribute to reduce the cost of purchase and transportation of fish fry and feed.
Research center :
ULg - Université de Liège
Disciplines :
Agriculture & agronomy
Author, co-author :
Mafwila Kinkela, Patrick ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Kambashi Mutiaka, Bienvenu ;  Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Ingénierie des productions animales et nutrition
Dogot, Thomas ;  Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Modélisation et développement
DOCHAIN, Denis
ROLLIN, Xavier
NTOTO, Roger
KINKELA, Charles
MAFWILA, Jacques
Bindelle, Jérôme  ;  Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Ingénierie des productions animales et nutrition
Language :
English
Title :
Diversity of farming systems integrating fish pond aquaculture in the province of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Publication date :
2017
Journal title :
Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics
ISSN :
1612-9830
eISSN :
2363-6033
Publisher :
Kassel University Press, Kassel, Germany
Volume :
118
Issue :
1
Pages :
149-160
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
PROJET PIC SYSTEME INTEGRE "INTENSIFICATION ECOLOGIQUE DES SYSTEMES INTEGRES PORC-POISSON"
Funders :
ARES - Académie de Recherche et d'Enseignement Supérieur [BE]
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