Renew The Land. Speaker Profile: Rob Francis
April 7, 2014
The Triple Bottom Line of FMNR: FMNR and the Principles of Sustainable Development.
Speaker’s name: Rob Francis.
Position: Project Manager, FMNR, Food Security and Climate Change Team, World Vision Australia (WVA).
Biography: As Project Manager for FMNR at WVA, Rob has supported the global spread of Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration and the establishment of the FMNR Hub. Rob was formerly the Community Projects Manager at WVA where he established the national forum series ‘One Just World’, which became a leading public discussion forum on poverty and development.
Previously he managed a vineyard in Northeast Victoria, produced and directed high-rating TV programs, corporate communications campaigns (notably Landcare) and is a published author. He has a Master of Corporate Environmental & Sustainability Management, a Bachelor of Business (Agricultural Commerce), Graduate Diploma of Education and a Diploma of Film & TV Production.
Presentation Summary
This presentation will offer a preview of a yet-to-be published literature review on FMNR entitled A Synthesis of the Evidence and Experiences of the Impacts of Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration on Food Security and Resilience in Developing Countries.
It was written by Rob Francis and Evaluation Advisor, Peter Weston, from the Food Security and Climate Change Team at WVA. The authors reviewed some 80 peer-review journal articles, reports from organisations specialising in sustainable agriculture, and reports from World Vision’s FMNR community development projects. As a key proponent and financier of FMNR globally, WVA undertakes regular project monitoring and rigorous end-of-project evaluations.
The review discusses the following research questions:
- What does the literature identify as the key impacts and contribution of FMNR to social, economic and environmental outcomes in target communities/regions?
- Within the literature, what are the priority areas where research/evidence is lacking?
- How can FMNR stakeholders position themselves to lead knowledge generation in these areas?
The paper identifies the benefits and impacts of FMNR under the sustainable development or triple bottom line paradigm of ‘social’, ‘environmental’ and ‘economic’. It identifies 10 main social impacts, eight main environmental impacts and six main economic impacts – 24 key beneficial impacts in all.
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