norbert akolbila talensi farmer managed natural regeneration (fmnr)-fara-aasw6-2013
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WORLD VISION GHANA
EVER GREEN AGRICULTURE WEEK SIDE EVENT-ACCRA INT. CONFERENCE CENTRE-JULY 15, 2013.
PRESENTATION ON TALENSI FARMER MANAGED NATURAL
REGENERATION (FMNR)
BY: NORBERT AKOLBILA
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
! INTRODUCTION-WHAT IS FMNR?
! BEFORE COMMENCEMENT OF FMNR IN
TALENSI
! INTRODUCTION OF FMNR IN TALENSI
! STRATEGIES ADOPTED
! BASELINE AND END OF PHASE EVALUATION
PHOTO COMPARISONS
! MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS/IMPACT
! CHALLENGES/WAY FORWARD
FMNR Definition: systematic regeneration of trees from living tree stumps, shrubs & seedlings. 1. Select desired tree stumps.
2. For each stump, choose number of (tallest and straightest) stems to leave.
3. Remove unwanted stems and side branches.
4. Cut emerging new stems and prune side branches from time to time.
BEFORE COMMENCEMENT OF FMNR ! Wildlife and bush land had disappeared
! Crop yields had declined along with soil fertility
! Climatic conditions had become more severe
! Wind speeds had increased
! Bushfires were a common dry season occurrence
-most people thought nothing could be done to
prevent them.
! Lack of fodder for animals particularly in the dry
season.
BEFORE COMMENCEMENT OF FMNR –There is no fodder for the cattle in the background as area is completely burnt.
FMNR- CHIEF OF TONGO BEO SHOWS THE WAY BY PRUNING SHRUBS AS A DEMONSTRATION FOR OTHER FARMERS- FEBRUARY 2010
Talensi FMNR Project Evaluation-June 2012 (3yrs after project implementation
Baseline and end-of-project site comparisons
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Because of bushfire in 2011, the size of trees in 2012 is the same as 2010 at the baseline.
JICA Consultant for Ghana Office, Visits FMNR Field
Farmers introduce more shea trees by sowing seeds
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS/IMPACT (Source: Evaluation Report-2012 FMNR Adoption: ! 180 Lead farmers (90 women and 90 men)
trained and adopted FMNR and related NRM techniques, and train others in community.
! 574 households have adopted FMNR approach Regreening Landscapes: ! 161 ha. under new forest cover with average
tree densities of 2334 per ha. (from a baseline of 5 per ha.)
! 336 ha. of farmland under FMNR management with average tree densities of 57 per ha. (from a baseline of 5 per ha.)
! MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS/IMPACT ! 19,024 additional indigenous FMNR trees
on farm land by July 2012 ! 376,871 additional indigenous FMNR
trees in forest areas July 2012 ! 94% of FMNR adopters report an
increase in soil fertility (against 26% among the comparison group)
! 66% of FMNR adopters report improvement in soil erosion (against 17% in the comparison group)
! MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS/IMPACT ! 46% observed that the FMNR practices have
generated more wild fruits and food (fruits, nuts, rabbits and partridges).
! The recovered forest areas give a better access to herbal medicines, in terms of availability and shorter proximity
! The FMNR regrowth trees are having some reported effect on protecting fields from severe wind storms
! Unity. The project created avenues for people to work together to achieve a common goal
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS/IMPACT ! Better shade, beauty and comfort of the
community�s surroundings. ! Asset creation: Trees: A rafter, hewn from
a tree trunk of a young tree is worth around GH¢4 (USD2). Thus, even in the short-term, the additional 393,410 FMNR trees have created assets worth 1.5million GHC (over USD800,000), excluding the value of the trees� products, such as fruit, nuts and seeds
PROJECT CHALLENGES ! Bush fires from communities that have not
adapted FMNR remains a challenge. ! Low collaboration with cattle herders who
pass through the area-Fulani�s ! Elevated fear of snakebite when pruning
shrubs.
WAY FORWARD ! Continue Campaign against bush fires ! Leverage the new local practitioners to enable
promotion and education in new communities. ! Peace-building with pastoral Fulani herds men
to ensure young pruned trees and not destroyed by cattle.
! Pursue scale-up by greater encouragement of FMNR into individual farms and home compounds.
! Advocate for Government adoption of FMNR especially the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA).