Can Integrated Aquaculture-Agriculture Systems Contribute to Food Security in Egypt? – A Review | ||||
| International Journal for Holistic Research | ||||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 24 April 2024 | ||||
| Document Type: Review articles | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijhr.2024.284237.1010 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Magdy Ahmed Salah Eldeen1; Wael Mohamed Khairy   2
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| 1National Water Research Center (NWRC), Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation | ||||
| 2Faculty of Engineering, Heliopolis University,Department of Civil Engineering (Water Engineering Program), Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Aquaculture practices are in continuous development making it the fastest-growing food production sector in the world by 11% in the last two decades. The sector's sustainability is at stake due to the predicted effects of climate changes on water resource availability and aquaculture activities. The strategy to produce more food from every drop of used water is vital to face the challenges of climate change. The application of Integrated Aquaculture and Agriculture Systems (IAAS) is acknowledged as an efficient water use to increase water productivity, profitability, and sustainability. It reduces risks associated with water scarcity. Such an application provides a chance for effective recycling of one waste product from aquaculture as input to a different agricultural component. This IAA integration allows the crops to use the water’s nutrients provided by the fish which improves water quality for fish use and emerges as a sustainable means of organic food production. However, income from aquaponic systems mainly comes from the sale of crops rather than fish. Egypt is the first in Africa and among the top ten countries in the world in the field of aquaculture, and it has substantial experience in raising freshwater fish, mainly tilapia. There are some IAAS in Egypt but still a pilot scale. Thus, it is feasible to provide inexpensive technological solutions for various aquaculture practices in Egypt. The paper provides an overview of the climate change impacts on the different IAAS that have great potential to increase food productivity and reduce risks associated with water scarcity. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Aquaculture; Integrated farming system; climate change; water productivity; more crop per drop | ||||
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