Reforestation and Organic Farming is improving Soil Fertility and Increasing Crop Yields in Africa

MDG-7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability MDG target 7. B: Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving, by 2010, a significant reduction in the rate of loss ConStraint: Desertification Caused by Deforestation and Destructive Farming and Livestock Practices Lack of... More

MDG-7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability MDG target 7. B: Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving, by 2010, a significant reduction in the rate of loss ConStraint: Desertification Caused by Deforestation and Destructive Farming and Livestock Practices Lack of information and technologies to combat unsustainable deforestation, farming and livestock practices Niger’s Environmental Rehabilitation consisted of various policies and Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) initiatives to contribute to reforestation by managing natural tree regeneration. By conserving trees on agricultural land, farmers have not only contributed to reforestation, but have also benefited from the natural fertilizer that the leaves provide, improved soil fertility, increased crop yields and increased incomes from forest products. Results: The intervention of managing natural tree regeneration has had many knock-on effects in• Niger through improved soil fertility, improved access to fuel-wood energy, fodder Less