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Hi Martin
Glad to meet you here. I am a forester based in Kenya promoting regenerative reforestation (FMNR). I saw your mail on the FLR forum and thought it could be great to interact and probably build synergy and collaborate. FMNR is gaining traction globally and Kenya is taking lead in Africa interacting FMNR with livelihood and food security, the results are overwhelming with vulnerable communities reporting on improved HH food security and livelihoods.
Looking Forward to interact,
Festus
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Skype: live:festuszion
Happy to do so! We’re a bit under lockdown here in France. I will likely be implementing new techniques you’ve probably already experimented like assisted natural regeneration. I’m also looking into grafting fruit trees onto less demanding species. I’m just now launching the website - officially this weekend!
Happy to hear from you despite the situation. We are also on partial lock down here, we have done some little work here and trying to integrate high value trees as well. Great initiative,
Thank you! Trying to make something sensible happen ;-)
Keep me posted, I can support you probono. Thanks
@festuszion happy to receive your thoughts on this https://www.praxisforest.org/post/innovation-praxis-experiments-underway
@Martin Guillaume, 1. Reading through the Experiment on Manuka Honey production, it sounds pragmatic to me, I like the approach where you do a Pilot on its performance of the cultivars prior to scale up and a possible fall back plan in case a -ve is realized. Apart from its endemic zone (New Zealand) where it thrives, am wondering if the spp has been tested elsewhere?In an area with similar eco-zone as France or available literature that proof? Your projections and/or justification on expected incomes, has it worked elsewhere? It will be interesting to know the honey quality both nutrient and the medicinal content. Honey is used here to treat colds and flus and for recovering patients especially from fractures. I practice apiculture here in Kenya and I worked with an organization that was promoting organic honey (from Acacia trees), it is an amazing venture with many research venues. Keep in mind also also other bee products such as propolis, wax etc. 2. For the fruits, you may use biotechnology to come up with cultivars with shortened juvenile stage and fast maturity. Good to test both improved and local varieties and assess fruit contents 3. I will be interested also to see your thoughts on regenerating the oak trees, I notice your objective is to find viability of both trials which is okay. We promote regenerative reforestation in this region for improved livelihoods and foodsecurity for farming communities and pastoralists with components of agroforestry, holistic pasture management, regenerative agriculture among many complimentary components/techniques. We achieve this through integration based on objective of farmers and the prevailing conditions in a context specific approach. Those are my thoughts and who knows the honey may deal with this global bug. Cheers,