00:00Why are these vegetables planted right above a fish pond?
00:03The thing is, farmers in India came up with a genius way to grow fish.
00:07They use hanging gardens with vegetables directly above the water.
00:10First, they flood the fields and plant veggies along the edges.
00:14As the plants grow, their fruits hang down like a canopy over the water.
00:18Meanwhile, fish are released into the pond below, feeding on the veggies and growing.
00:23In the end, the farmer gets two harvests from the same space.
00:26No extra cost, no chemicals, just profit.
00:29And the rice farmers in China aren't far behind.
00:32They use a natural rice-fish symbiosis.
00:35They release young fish into the rice paddies to aerate the soil and control pests.
00:40At the same time, the fish waste acts as natural fertilizer for the rice.
00:44So, chemical fertilizers aren't needed.
00:47The growing cycles of rice and fish match perfectly.
00:50And by the time the rice is ready to harvest, the fish are also ready to sell.
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