Monument to the first known treatise on fish farming, written by Fan Li, located in Wuxi, China
©FAO/Stankus. Editorial use only. Photo credit must be given. Fan Li (范蠡) wrote the first known document on fish farming in 475 BCE. This publication outlined commercial polyculture techniques of growing carp and turtles together, highlighting the economic returns. This monument is located at the Freshwater Fisheries Research Centre of Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (FFRC) which is located in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China. Similar production practices continue to this day, with the basic agroecological concepts being continually refined through innovation through the generations. Read more about FAO and FFRCs collaboration through South South Cooperation here: www.fao.org/south-south-gateway/database/detail/en/c/288473/
Author(s) (N. Surname)
A. Stankus
Keywords
Agroecology, Agriculture-aquaculture, integrated- (IAA), Carp culture, Aquaculture, freshwater-, Broodstock (a)
Credits
@FAO Aquaculture photo library
