The population of people living in Nigeria has risen tremendously in recent years with its corresponding
increase in demand for food. Thus, there is the need for a suitable agricultural system to meet this
increasing demand and also maximize the utilization of the available limited resources without much
wastage integrated fish farming offers hope in this direction. This system of farming was introduced
into the country some years back, its uniqueness, lies in the fact, that it has capability of combining fish
culture with live stock and crop production. Its economic benefits in the enhancement of food
production and self sufficiency are thoroughly discussed. Its significance in making various types of
food available all the year round as well as making farmers self reliant and occupied most time of the
year sets it apart from all other systems of farming. Its ecological importance which are often
overlooked by farmers i.e. manure loading, nutrient cycling and productive capacity of ponds, are
critically analyzed. This ecological consideration is of paramount importance in integrated fish farming
in that it allows recycling, and maximum utilization of resources without wastage. Suggestions,
therefore, have been made on how integrated fish farming can be ecologically sustained.