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A promising tale from Senegal of fish, rice .... and dangerous worms

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NPR News reports that farmers in Senegal are introducing fish to their rice paddies. The strategy offers multiple benefits: the fish waste fertilizes the crop, they serve as a food source, and they eat snails that carry parasitic worms.

Source: https://www.npr.org/2026/07/12/nx-s1-5803170/farmers-fish...

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