Journalists have recently been informed by tsai jin city that in 2025, 17,865 acres of rice fields using bird-friendly rice farming technology programmes increased their revenues by 79. 21 per cent。
A pilot and extension project on rice-friendly rice (co-farming) farming techniques in the liao river is part of the united nations development programme (undp)-global environment facility (gef) project to build a network for the protection of migratory birds in china on the east asia-australia migration route。
The project, which is centred on artificial wetland paddy fields around the liao ning liao river mouth protected area, promotes bird-friendly rice farming models, divided into core demonstration bases and surrounding extension areas, all of which use a combination of cropping patterns, as compared to the usual large-scale mechanized intensive mono-paddy farming models, with the greatest difference being that rice cultivation is accompanied by river crab farming using the surface of rice fields. This integrated cropping model, which achieves “one water and two crops”, not only effectively increases the benefits of integrated agriculture and increases farmers' incomes, but also provides a habitat and feeding site for migratory birds, increases the number and density of migratory populations, contributes to the conservation of migratory birds and achieves “win-winners”。
In accordance with the bird friendly rice farming technology programme, which was tested and formed in 2023 and 2024, in 2025 the city of tuang selected a core demonstration base of 3560 acres of rice fields on the outskirts of the national nature reserve of the liao river mouth and promoted bird friendly rice farming techniques in its surroundings, 56 demonstration households and 14305 acres and a total of 17,865 acres of waterbird friendly rice fields。
As the sale of crab fishing and the sale of rice harvests was fully completed, the project area was measured according to the cost, yield and earnings of rice farming, respectively, compared to the conventional mechanized mono-paddy farming model in the surrounding area. Of these, the core demonstration displays rice fields at a cost of $2334. 6/acre, with 1306 kg/acre of rice, 46 kg/accre of crabs and $2795. 1 of rice fields and $460. 5 of net acre benefits. The cost of rice field farming in the surrounding extension areas is $2172/acre, yielding 1416 kg/acre of rice, harvesting 83 kg/accre of crabs, earning $249. 6 for rice acres and $237. 6 for acres; the cost of rice field farming in the surrounding areas is $1811/cres for customary paddy fields, yielding 1455 kg/accres of rice, and income of 1964. 25 for rice acres and $153. 25 for acres. (liaoning daily reporter)
