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- INTRODUCED TO TALENSI BY TONY RINAUDO OF WV AUSTRALIA -JULY 2009

FMNR- CHIEF OF TONGO BEO SHOWS THE WAY BY PRUNING SHRUBS AS A DEMONSTRATION FOR OTHER FARMERS- FEBRUARY 2010

! YAMERIGA FARMERS POSE FOR PHOTO AFTER PRUNING- 2010

Strategy: Engaged & Won the support of Chiefs, Land Custodians and Local Government Officials.

SEPAAT CHIEF LEDS HIS PEOPLE TO FMNR DEMOSTRATION FIELD.

�There is no honour sitting on my skin when my precious trees are burnt� Tongo-Beo Chief

FIRE VOLUNTEERS TRAINED TO SUPPORT FMNR ACTIVITIES

Volunteer Farmers trained and sent to Burkina Faso to learn from their colleagues

Forestry Research Institute and farmers monitors growth of pruned shrubs

YAMERIGA COMMUNITY PILOT FIELD AFTER 2 YEARS

Talensi FMNR Project Evaluation-June 2012 (3yrs after project implementation

Baseline and end-of-project site comparisons

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Yameriga, site 1

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Yameriga, site 2

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Because of bushfire in 2011, the size of trees in 2012 is the same as 2010 at the baseline.

Farmers from other Districts Visit Talensi FMNR to learn and replicate

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).

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AS WE ENJOY THE FRUITS FROM FMNR !!!!!!!!!!