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title: Restoring degraded land, growing futures
description: Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) is a simple, scalable, sustainable land management approach that empowers farmers to stop and reverse land degradation through regrowing trees on farmlands, on grazing lands, and in degraded forests.
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# Restoring degraded land, growing futures

Written by [World Vision Staff](https://www.worldvisionphilanthropy.org/resources/author/world-vision-staff) on Feb 13, 2021 6:02:20 PM

[![fmnr_doc-1](https://www.worldvisionphilanthropy.org/hs-fs/hubfs/resources/fmnr_doc-1.jpg?width=151&name=fmnr_doc-1.jpg)](https://www.worldvisionphilanthropy.org/hubfs/resources/Economic%20Empowerment%20-%20Farmer%20Managed%20Natural%20Regeneration%202pg%20%26%20case%20studies.pdf)Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) is a simple, scalable, sustainable land management approach that empowers farmers to stop and reverse land degradation through regrowing trees on farmlands, on grazing lands, and in degraded forests. With measurable improvements in yields, income diversification, and environmental benefits, FMNR is an important tool for building improved and resilient livelihoods for smallholder farmers.

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