The Power of Duck

by Takao Furuno

If you are like us, on a quest for knowledge about sustainable design systems... HAD ENOUGH? We're talking about the rubbish popularised by chemical companies that rice production is chemical dependent - 10,000 Japanese rice growers have proved otherwise. This book is written by a farmer for farmers - a complete guide to integrated duck and rice farming. Takao Furuno, a Japanese rice farmer has been producing sustainable, profitable organic rice for the last ten years. Abundantly illustrated, tabled and photographed, this book serves as a text-book for case studies and farmer-evolved natural systems.

Paperback

Published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Bre]

A very well put together manual for how to integrate duck culture into rice culture and a couple other symbiotic organisms, to reduce fertilizer and tillage inputs.

It is a very practical handbook. I'd recommend being versed in at least one of the primary (rice or duck) cultures. I came from small-scale rice. That being said, I'm going to have to experiment with scaling down from the production scale described in the book, and I'm raising my first set of ducks this year off-rice to make sure I have a handle on duck care.

[Don]

"Good idea"

[Najmi]

this book is good for paddy farmers which have problems with golden apple snails and weeds. hope you can practice the knowledge in this book

[Eden]

Brilliant system, explained in detail.