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In 1984 famine crippled Chad, which came as a brutal blow to a country which had just come out of two decades of political and social unrest.
Today, in 2007, 80% of Chad’s population remains reliant upon the land for subsistence farming and livestock-raising. |
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Because of this, one of the most pressing issues for Chad (a Saharan/sub-Saharan country) is the rate of desertification due to deforestation, inappropriate farming techniques and crop selection.
In 1984 famine crippled Chad, which came as a brutal blow to a country which had just come out of two decades of political and social unrest. Today, in 2007, 80% of Chad’s population remains reliant upon the land for subsistence farming and livestock-raising. Because of this, one of the most pressing issues for Chad (a Saharan/sub-Saharan country) is the rate of desertification due to deforestation, inappropriate farming techniques and crop selection.
In 1984 famine crippled Chad, which came as a brutal blow to a country which had just come out of two decades of political and social unrest. Today, in 2007, 80% of Chad’s population remains reliant upon the land for subsistence farming and livestock-raising. Because of this, one of the most pressing issues for Chad (a Saharan/sub-Saharan country) is the rate of desertification due to deforestation, inappropriate farming techniques and crop selection.
Through the implementation of a farmer managed natural regeneration (FMNR) project, World Vision, through the support of the Computershare Change a Life Foundation, can ensure that natural diversity is reinstated, giving alternative sources of food and income, significantly reducing the impact of drought and famine. It will also protect communities and future generations from enduring similar hardship to that faced in 1984 and during subsequent hunger periods.
What is Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration?
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FMNR is an extraordinarily cost-effective, rapid and sustainable form of re-vegetation.
It re-establishes the most appropriate trees for a territory and biodiversity that could not be achieved except through more costly plantation reforestation. |
FMNR is a method of agro-forestry in which naturally occurring re-growth (shoots) from the stumps of felled trees are managed by the local farmers.
FMNR involves the selection and pruning of shoot re-growth from existing tree stumps. This pruning results in rapid growth, environmental restoration and the production of an economic resource for home consumption and for sale.