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The baffling simplicity of FMNR
When the pioneer of Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR), Tony Rinaudo held a workshop in Kijabe, Kenya, the invited participants from the Beating Famine conference were baffled by the simplicity of what they heard and saw. During the FMNR tour, the message was clear and simple. That the best thing to do when confronted with a barren land crying out for regreening is to simply leave it alone and just wait for trees to regenerate from remnant tree root systems. Continue Reading
Simple, cheap practices help African farmers adapt to climate shifts
With the same aim of improving local agricultural practices, the World Agroforestry Centre has teamed up with international aid agency World Vision to gather diverse experts in Nairobi this month to explore innovative ways to tackle Africa’s unending cycle of drought and food insecurity. Click here to read more. Continue Reading
Agriculture: Part of the Solution to Climate Change-World Bank Report
The World Bank cites Evergreen Agriculture as an impressive example that will bring a sustainable agricultural growth in the world. For more information, click here. Continue Reading
Creating an Evergreen Agriculture in Africa: for Food Security and Environmental Resilience-World Agroforestry Center Publication
A publication by the World Agroforestry Center talks about lessons learnt and best practises of evergreen agriculture. For a copy of the publication, click here. Continue Reading
Evergreen agriculture: re-greening Africa’s landscape-New Agriculturalist Article
Evergreen agriculture is seen as the new way of increasing global tree cover. For more information click here. Continue Reading
‘Evergreen Agriculture’ wins for climate change and hunger
A recent article by ScieDev Net higlights the importance of Evergreen Agriculture in tackling climate change and booste crop yields to achieve food seurity. To read the article, click here Continue Reading