There is very little published information on the economics of rizipisciculture. Vincke (1979) cites the data of Tan et al (1973) on rizi-pisciculture farms in Malaysia.
The following is the summary of Tan's observations.
| Farmers' own Farms | Farms on Rental | |||
| Double harvest | Single harvest | Double harvest | Single harvest | |
| Revenue (annual) per farm (U.S. Dollars) (Average size of farm: 1.1 ha) | 762 $ | 366 $ | 393 $ | 184 $ |
| Percentage of annual revenue from fish | 6% | 27% | 12% | 52% |
Average production of paddy in these forms was 2270 – 2966 kg/ha/year and fish production 132 kg/ha/year. The major species cultured were Trichogaster pectoralis (72%), Clarias macrocephalus (20%), Ophiocephalus (Channa) striatus, (6%) and Anabas testudineus (20%).
Table VIII
Fish production in rice fields
(from Vincke, 1979)
| Continent/ Country | Methods of rizi-pisciculture | Production | |
| ASIA | |||
| Indo-Pacific | Rizipisciculture extensive | 100–200 kg/an | |
| Rizip. intensive experimental | 17.5–152.5 kg/71 days | ||
| Rizip. intensive experimental | Tilapia 100 Kg/3 | ||
| China (Province of Taiwan) | (Tilapia mossambica prawns | crevettes 200 kg/3 | |
| Rizip. intensive (T. mossambica) | 220 kg/an | ||
| Indonesia | Rizip. extensive (common carp) | 150 kg/4 mois | |
| Idem (T. mossambica) | 75–100 kg 3–4 months | ||
| Rizip. intensive | 30–50 kg/40–60 days | ||
| Rizip. extensive | 3 kg/6 mois | ||
| Japan | Rizip. intensive (common carp production) | 100–200 kg/an | |
| feed fingerlings 2 years | 700–1000 kg/an | ||
| Malaysia | idem carp 3 years harvest | 1,100–1,800 kg/an to 2,250 kg/an | |
| Rizip. extensive (Trichogaster pectoralis | 135 kg/6–10 months | ||
| Rizip. intensive | 10–400 kg/6 months | ||
| Rizip. intensive (T. pectoralis) | 132 kg/ha | ||
| Thailand | Rizip. intensive (T. nilotica and carp) | 210 kg/ha | |
| idem + feeding | 250 kg/ha | ||
| idem + feeding + fertilization | 418 kg/ha | ||
| Vietnam | Rizip. intensive (common carp) | 80–100 kg/3 months | |
| idem | 100–150 kg/6–7 months | ||
| AFRICA | Rizip. extensive | 10–20 kg/2 months | |
| Cote d'Ivoire | |||
| Rizip. intensive monoculture Heterotis niloticus | 139 kg/ha/an-120 days | ||
| idem monoculture (T. nilotica) | 44,5 kg/ha/an-120 days | ||
| idem monoculture (T. macrochir) | 37,7 kg/ha/an-120 days | ||
| Gabon | |||
| Rizip. intensive polyculture (T. nilotica - H. niloticus) | 680 kg/an-6 months | ||
| Liberia | Rizip. intensive (T. macrochir) | 234–283 kg/ha/an | |
| Madagascar | Rizip. intensive (carp common) | 200–250 kg/ha/an | |
| idem (carp + carasaius) | 200 kg/an | ||
| idem (carp + commune) | 150–200 kg/130 days | ||
| Rhodesia | idem (T. mossambica) | max. 70 kg/4 months | |
| Tanzania | idem (T. nilotica) | 110 kg/an | |
| Zaire | idem polyculture Tilapia + Haplochromis mellandi | 100 kg/an | |
| USA | Rizip. intensive (Icralurus + rendalli) | 166–562 kg/an | |
| BRAZIL | Rizip. intensive (carpe + T. rendalli) | 100 kg/an | |
| ITALY | Carassius |
