Growing rice in fish pond helps farmers shake off poverty
Zhong'an village in SW China's Chongqing city is expanding its rice-fish farming field to help locals shake off poverty. /CFP

Zhong'an village in SW China's Chongqing city is expanding its rice-fish farming field to help locals shake off poverty. /CFP

The village built a rice-fish system in 2019, which allowed the production of fish, crabs, and crawfish from the same rice field area. Its wide range of farm products sold well on markets. /CFP

The village built a rice-fish system in 2019, which allowed the production of fish, crabs, and crawfish from the same rice field area. Its wide range of farm products sold well on markets. /CFP

Cheered by last year's success, the local government decided to expand the pond from 13,340-square-meter pond to 100,000 square meters this year. /CFP

Cheered by last year's success, the local government decided to expand the pond from 13,340-square-meter pond to 100,000 square meters this year. /CFP