Raising Rice and Fish Together Cuts Disease From Snails While Boosting Crop Yields by 25%

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The chronic disease schistosomiasis wreaks havoc on more than 220 million people around the world, with the vast majority of cases being in sub-Saharan Africa. New research published in Nature Sustainability by scientists from Notre Dame has explored how raising freshwater fish in the rice paddy could help reduce disease incidence and poverty along the […] The post Raising Rice and Fish Together Cuts Disease From Snails While Boosting Crop Yields by 25% appeared first on Good News Network.