Holistic Management International
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| Abbreviation | (HMI) |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1984 |
| Type | Non-profit INGO |
| Purpose | Promotion of and education in holistic management. |
| Headquarters |
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HMI offices Albuquerque, New Mexico
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| Website | www |
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Formerly called
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Center for Holistic Management The Savory Center |
Holistic Management International (HMI) is a not-for-profit organization promoting holistic management in agriculture, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[1] It maintains an international network of educators and "land stewards" who "use holistic management strategies to manage more than 30 million acres around the globe".[2]
Contents
About
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Holistic Management International was founded in 1984 by Allan Savory and Jody Butterfield to promote the practice of holistic management on a global level.[3][4][2] It was originally called the Center for Holistic Management[5] and later The Savory Center.[6]
HMI has the goal of educating people in ways to manage natural resources in such a way as to build biodiversity,[7] improve natural growth production, enhance land and financial sustainability,[8] and improve the overall land quality for those who use it.[9][10][11]
In 1992 it launched the Africa Centre for Holistic Management, based in Zimbabwe.[12][13] This became a regional office of HMI,[14] but separated in 2010.
Savory left HMI in 2009 to form the for-profit Savory Institute.[15]
In February 2010, PBS broadcast a documentary called First Millimeter: Healing The Earth detailing the work HMI was doing around the world.[16][17]
Programs
Education and educator training
HMI offers introductory and advanced courses in Holistic management practices and an Individualized Certified Educator Training Program.[18]
In October 2011 HMI ran a series of seminars as part of their 'Beginning Farmers and Ranchers' programs in Texas. They were designed to teach women resource management skills.[19]
Whole Farm Planning
Beginning farmers in the Northeast can learn more about whole farm planning in a program developed specifically for women and funded by a USDA grant.[20] This program has been expanded to include 6 Northeast states and Texas
Publications
HMI publishes an online journal called In Practice.[21]
Awards and grants
In 2005 HMI was awarded a substantial grant from U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for work in Africa.[12]
In 2008 HMI was awarded $329,750 from USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance to address drought disaster issues in Zimbabwe.[22]
In 2009 HMI was awarded $639,301 for their beginning farmers program.[23]
In 2011 Farm Aid awarded a grant to HMI for $5000 in support of their Beginning Farmers and Ranchers program in Texas. In 2012 $7,500 to help new farmers incorporate environmental, economic and social sustainability through the Whole Farm Planning curriculum.[24]
In 2012 HMI was awarded a $537,101 federal grant from USDA to train first-time women farmers in whole farm planning.[25][26]
See also
References
- ↑ Holistic Management by Walter Nicholls (Flavor Magazine, 22 June 2012)
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- ↑ Holistic Management: A New Framework for Decision Making by Allan Savory & Jody Butterfield (Island Press, 1988) [2nd ed, ISBN 1-55963-487-1]
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- ↑ Daggat, Dan. Gardeners of Eden: Rediscovering Our Importance to Nature [Paperback]. University of Nevada Press, 2005 ISBN 9780966622911
- ↑ Butterfield, Jody. Holistic Management Handbook: Healthy Land, Healthy Profits. Island Press, 1988 ISBN 978-1-55963-885-2
- ↑ Impact of livestock management on water quality and streambank structure in a semi-arid, African ecosystem by A.M. Strauch (Journal of Arid Environments 73, 2009) p. 795–803
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- ↑ NRCS in Texas presents at Holistic Management Seminars, United States Department of Agriculture, October 2011.
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