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From desperation comes hope: FMNR in Somaliland
Even for a dry region like Somaliland there is hope for a better life and as bad as the drought is, it is also an opportunity for people to think of alternate livelihood strategies. Many pastoralists are now ready to settle down and grow fruits and vegetables. World Vision supports this new thinking and […] Continue Reading
Sustainable Land Management Practices: A focus on Parkland Agroforestry
This video on Sustainable Land Management in Africa looks at the use of parkland agroforestry as part of effective and sustainable integrated farming. Click here to watch the video Continue Reading
Scaling up FMNR, CAWT and planted agroforestry
Challenges and Opportunities 1. FMNR – Widespread with diverse range of trees with multiple products and uses 2. Faidherbia – highly valued but distribution is not uniform and densities are low: Natural regeneration in natural range Plant air pruned seedlings outside its range Direct sow with pre treated seed 3. Other Planted Systems: Tephrosia, P peas, Gliricidia etc […] Continue Reading
Can We Restore 350 Million Hectares by 2030?
Originally published on the World Resources Institute website. With growing awareness of the economic costs of land degradation, political leaders are adopting ambitious targets to restore degraded forests and agricultural land. Building on the interest in forest landscape restoration generated by the Bonn Challenge, in 2014, countries adopted the New York Declaration on […] Continue Reading
ICRAF and One Acre Fund chart way forward on trees
Originally published on the World Agroforestry Centre website. Rubengera, Rwanda — Farmer Cecile Mukabutera , 32, looks approvingly at her small tree, one of ten she received from One Acre Fund. Its branches will eventually give her up to 30 poles per year. These 2-3 meter poles are essential for the cultivation of climbing […] Continue Reading
Humbo: a bare mountain becomes a dense forest
Originally published on the FMNR Hub website. In 2008, decades of continuous clearing of trees for charcoal and firewood had left thousands of hectares of hills barren, exposing the residents to severe drought and starvation. To address this degradation, and the negative effects it was having on the community, the Humbo FMNR project began. World Vision’s intervention […] Continue Reading