Lampsar, Senegal, Sept 15, 2026 (AFP) - Just add fish: Scientists pursue more rice, less disease in Senegal paddies

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Half smiling through crinkled eyes, Moussa Ndiaye, in his long tunic and skull cap, watched a combine harvest his northern Senegal rice paddy, where he expects a good haul, but not just of grain. His field is part of a study which aims to fight one of the world's major parasitic diseases and increase rice yield by adding fish into paddies, which can then be caught and sold for profit: a rare win-win-win for local farmers. In Senegal, rice and fis......

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