Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) in Ghanas Upper West Region @PotsdamInstitute
Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) in Ghanas Upper West Region  @PotsdamInstitute
Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This film provides a short introduction to FMNR, the adaptation strategy Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration. In FMNR systems, farmers use pruning to encourage the growth of trees and shrubs that regenerate the soil and enhance crop yields. Furthermore, the growth of trees and shrubs can help to prevent soil erosion and, therefore, serve as a flood protection. It can also increase the amount of shade and deliver valuable by-products for food and fodder production.

It is based on the results of the “Climate Risk Analysis for Identifying and Weighing Adaptation Strategies for the Agricultural Sectors – A Study at District Level in the Upper West Region in Northern Ghana”. The study was conducted by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

This film was produced by Barbara van Rijn from BvR Producties in cooperation with Francis Jarawura from the University of Development Studies (UDS) in Wa, Ghana, the Ghanaian Ministry of Food and Agricultura (MoFA) and the GIZ project Resilience Against Climate Change (REACH).

For more information, please visit: agrica.de
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Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) in Ghana's Upper West Region

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