Farmer-managed natural regeneration (FMNR) is another technique that has produced successful results for desert reclamation. Since 1980, this method to reforest degraded landscape has been applied with some success in Niger. This simple and low-cost method has enabled farmers to regenerate some 30,000 square kilometers in Niger. The process involves enabling native sprouting tree growth through selective pruning of shrub shoots. The residue from pruned trees can be used to provide mulching for fields thus increasing soil water retention and reducing evaporation. Additionally, properly spaced and pruned trees can increase crop yields. The Humbo Assisted Regeneration Project which uses FMNR techniques in Ethiopia has received money from The World Bank's BioCarbon Fund, which supports projects that sequester or conserve carbon in forests or agricultural ecosystems.
farmer-managed natural regeneration (fmnr) is another technique that has produced successful results for desert reclamation since 1980 this method to reforest degraded landscape has been applied with some success in niger this simple and low-cost method has enabled farmers to regenerate some 30000 square kilometers in niger the process involves enabling native sprouting tree growth through selective pruning of shrub shoots the residue from pruned trees can be used to provide mulching for fields thus increasing soil water retention and reducing evaporation additionally properly spaced and pruned trees can increase crop yields the humbo assisted regeneration project which uses fmnr techniques in ethiopia has received money from the world bank's biocarbon fund which supports projects that sequester or conserve carbon in forests or agricultural ecosystems