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Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration
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The world’s most scalable land restoration technique.
FMNR is practiced by millions of smallholder farmers across 27 countries. By protecting and managing naturally regenerating trees, communities restore degraded land — faster, cheaper, and more reliably than any other method.
Learn how it worksA global movement
27 countries.One technique.
From a single field in Niger, FMNR has spread to Asia, the Pacific and Latin America — driven entirely by farmers sharing what works.
Selective pruning
The simplest step — choosing which branches to keep and which to remove
Women at the heart of FMNR
In many communities, women are leading the restoration movement
Hands-on learning
Young farmers across Africa and Asia are adopting FMNR as their own
FMNR Hub
Your learning hub for FMNR
Everything you need to understand, adopt and scale Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration — from introductory guides to peer-reviewed research.
From the field
FMNR Stories
Real accounts from the farmers, communities and organisations transforming land — and lives — through FMNR.
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“God showed me there was a ‘forest’ hidden underground”
Tony Rinaudo — Founder of modern FMNR, World Food Prize Laureate
The FMNR StoryHow it works
How does FMNR work?
FMNR restores degraded land through five simple, repeatable steps — no planting and no nurseries required. Select a step to see how it works.
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Ethiopia
4.6M hectares
Total FMNR Area
- Direct
- 700,000 ha
- Indirect
- 3.9M ha
Kenya
4.5M hectares
Total FMNR Area
- Direct
- 744,681 ha
- Indirect
- 3.76M ha
Uganda
2.28M hectares
Total FMNR Area
- Direct
- 571,526 ha
- Indirect
- 1.71M ha
Zambia
2M hectares
Total FMNR Area
- Direct
- 600,000 ha
- Indirect
- 1.4M ha