Over 35 years ago, the Australian agronomist Tony Rinaudo began implementing what became known as Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR). It all started in Maradi, Niger. Following the Beating Famine conference in Mali, Tony returned to Maradi, to visit friends and evaluate the impact of FMNR. He sent this report: 20 years after the formal…
Tony Awarded Order of Australia Australian agronomist Tony Rinaudo has gained global recognition as ‘The Forest Maker’, through his Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) method. Since 1983, Tony has demonstrated on a grand scale how drylands can be regreened at minimal cost, providing a solution to address extreme deforestation and desertification across the Sahel region…
Outstanding Practices in Agroecology 2019 Announced The recognition highlights outstanding practices advancing the transition towards agroecology from the global South. Out of 77 nominations from 44 countries, 15 receive recognitions, including practices from across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Berlin, 17 January 2019 – 15 outstanding projects, programmes, social enterprises and non-governmental organisations from the…
Alternative Nobel Prize laureate, Tony Rinaudo, addresses a global audience on the potential of Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) to restore degraded landscapes, improve food security and tackle the challenges of climate change. Australian agronomist, Tony Rinaudo, recently received the 2018 Right Livelihood Award, often called the Alternative Nobel Prize, “for demonstrating on a…
Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration is an approach which World Vision uses to restore degraded land in projects throughout the world. The practice of FMNR can increase crop yields, firewood and livestock fodder. It can diversify household income sources through the sale of excess tree and non-tree products. It also has the ability enhance resilience to…