Could fish be a secret ingredient for rice farmers to avoid disease and make more money?
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Researchers in Senegal's rice valley are testing an integrated farming system adding nearly 1,900 tilapia to rice paddies to simultaneously address food insecurity, farmer income, and schistosomiasis (a parasitic disease) by having fish eat disease-carrying snails while providing protein and fertilizer.
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