FMNR: Definition

By Tony Rinaudo

1. “I visited 385 agricultural programs in
95 countries.
Very few programs have scaled up.
The FMNR story is unique”.
Roland Bunch.
International Agricultural Consultant.

2. How big an impact do you want to have?
• Farmers group level?
• ADP level?
• Catchment level?
• Landscape level?
• Regional level?
• Country level?
• International level?
Dream/Pray!

3. Please write down your goal –
how big an impact
do you want to have?

4. 2010
2015
2013
2015
2013
2012
Tony’s goal: FMNR in 100 countries by 2020.

5. “You need to see
cabbages in your head,
before you see them in
the ground.”
Sanchez. Human Farm

6. 1.What was the environment (water supply,
weather, soil fertility, biodiversity, …) like
when you were a child?
2.What is the environment like now?
3.If we do nothing – what will the
environment be like for our children and
grandchildren?

7. “If you only focus on landscape restoration you
will fail. If you focus on changing mindsets you
will succeed.” Aba Hawi, Abreha Weatsbha, Tigray, Ethiopia.

10. Select desired tree
stumps and for each
stump, choose number
of (tallest and
straightest stems to
leave
Remove
unwanted stems
and side branches
Cull emerging
new stems and
prune side
branches from
time to time
FMNR: Systematic regeneration & management of trees
& shrubs growing from living tree stumps, roots &
seedlings on farmland, rangeland, forestland & even
wasteland.

12. REFORESTATION
WITHOUT PLANTING
TREES?

13. Niger – denuded farmland. Note – even
here there are tree stumps -

16. 2. For each stump,
choose number of
stems to leave.

22. 1.Select desired
tree stumps.

23. FMNR on
Farmland

24. Training of Trainers, May, 2012, Abote ADP.

26. FMNR on
grazing land

27. Grazing land.
Can you see the vast underground forest -
waiting to be released?

29. July 2010
May 2012
March, 2014

31. ~ 3 year old growth!

33. FMNR in Forest

35. “We are too much happy.”
2,700 ha. Humbo Community
Managed Natural Regeneration
Project, Ethiopia.

36. 15 years old – very slow growth!
No pruning, no thinning, no removal
of disease

39. Pruning + thinning + removal of
diseased wood.
- Very rapid growth (one year)
1.5
meters
growth in
12
months.

43. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmer_Managed_Natural_Regeneration
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9DpptI4QGY
http://www.fmnrhub.com.au

44. Certified Wood Market
established
Base price for wood: farmer
33% profit – farmer
33% profit – social committee
33% profit – forestry service.

45. F. Albida saplings - Strong, vigorous and
everywhere!
But -

46. “We are too much happy.”
Humbo, Ethiopia.

48. What methods have been tried in 
Tanzania?
Which ones work? Why do they work?
Which ones do not? Why don’t they 
work?

49. Discussion
1. What is required to introduce FMNR to Tanzania?
2.a) What are the existing laws on tree and land use?
2.b) Do these laws encourage or discourage FMNR?
3. How would you deal with issues such as:
• Fire
• Livestock
• FMNR on communal land
• FMNR on private land
• Charcoal making and wood cutting.