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Here is our theme pack of FRI resources for April, this time about farmer-managed natural regeneration, or FMNR, which involves regenerating native trees and shrubs in agricultural fields from the mature root systems of previously cleared trees and shrubs.

Interviews

• Farmers in Niger benefit from letting trees grow in their fields
• Improved fallows for African farmers
• Farmers who use improved fallows must replace phosphorous in soils

Barza Wire stories

• Zambia: Money grows on trees, so don’t uproot them
• East Africa: East African farmers rewarded for letting grass grow under their feet
• Kenya: Trees help farmers restore soil fertility and increase crop production

The following resource is available in Swahili

Kenya: Miti husaidia wakulima katika urutubishaji wa ardhi na kuongeza uzalishaji wa mazao

The following resource is available in Hausa:

Manomar Niger na cin moriyan barin bishiyoyi su tsira akan filayen su

“This resource was prepared with support from Justdiggit through its Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration Project in Dodoma”