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Fish ponds are also being promoted in [[developing countries]]. They provide a [[source of food]] and income from the sale of fish for small farmers and can also supply irrigation needs and water for livestock.<ref>FAO, [ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/011/i0528e/i0528e.pdf Farm ponds for water, fish and livelihoods]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} FAO, Rome, 2009</ref> The ecosystem and production services offered by carp farming in fishponds have immense societal and economic advantages. For example - per production cycle, [[common carp]] aquaculture in the whole [[Central and Eastern Europe]] fishponds offer at least 579 million € worth of services, some of which are realized while a larger part is intangible. European carp aquaculture in fishponds is probably cleaner than most food production sectors in the [[EU]], offering lesser nutrient burden to the environment than standard crop and livestock sectors.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Roy |first1=Koushik |last2=Vrba |first2=Jaroslav |last3=Kaushik |first3=Sadasivam J. |last4=Mraz |first4=Jan |title=Nutrient footprint and ecosystem services of carp production in European fishponds in contrast to EU crop and livestock sectors |journal=Journal of Cleaner Production |date=October 2020 |volume=270 |pages=122268 |doi=10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122268 |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652620323155 |accessdateaccess-date=15 June 2020|doi-access=free }}</ref>