Holistic Management International Explained

Holistic Management International
Former Name:Center for Holistic Management
The Savory Center
Abbreviation:(HMI)
Formation:1984
Type:Non-profit INGO
Purpose:Promotion of and education in holistic management.

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] HMI's mission is to envision and realize healthy, resilient lands and thriving communities by serving people in the practice of Holistic Decision Making & Management.

About

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] This became a regional office of HMI,[13] but separated in 2010.

Savory left HMI in 2009 to form the for-profit Savory Institute.[14]

In February 2010, PBS broadcast a documentary called First Millimeter: Healing The Earth detailing the work HMI was doing around the world.[15] [16]

Programs

Education and educator training

HMI offers introductory and advanced courses in holistic management practices and an Individualized Certified Educator Training Program.[17]

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.[18]

Whole Farm/Ranch Planning

Beginning farmers in the Northeast learned more about whole farm/ranch planning in a program developed specifically for women and funded by a USDA grant.[19] This program was expanded to include 6 Northeast states and Texas

Publications

HMI publishes an online journal called In Practice.[16]

Awards and grants

In 2005 HMI was awarded a substantial grant from U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for work in Africa.[20]

In 2008 HMI was awarded $329,750 from USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance to address drought disaster issues in Zimbabwe.[21]

In 2009 HMI was awarded $639,301 for their beginning farmers program.[22]

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.[23]

In 2012 HMI was awarded a $537,101 federal grant from USDA to train first-time women farmers in whole farm planning.[24] [25]

In 2013 HMI was awarded a $60,400 federal grant from USDA Western SARE to train agricultural professionals in Holistic Management® Whole Farm/Ranch Planning.[26]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://flavormagazinevirginia.com/hmi/ Holistic Management
  2. Book: Woodrow W. Clark II. The Next Economics: Global Cases in Energy, Environment, and Climate Change. 8 April 2013. 2013. Springer. 978-1-4614-4972-0. 240–.
  3. https://books.google.com/books/about/Holistic_Management.html?id=MPx0jrDqDo4C& Holistic Management: A New Framework for Decision Making
  4. 2009 . 25th Anniversary Celebration! . Holistic Management in Practice . Holistic Management International . April 1, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130409190203/http://www.etiwanda.com.au/pdf/125MayJune.pdf . April 9, 2013 . dead .
  5. 1998 . Building Capacity . Holistic Management in Practice . Center for Holistic Management . 61. April 1, 2013.
  6. 2004 . Holism - The Emerging Future. Holistic Management in Practice . The Savory Center. 99 . April 1, 2013.
  7. Daggat, Dan. Gardeners of Eden: Rediscovering Our Importance to Nature [Paperback]. University of Nevada Press, 2005
  8. Butterfield, Jody. Holistic Management Handbook: Healthy Land, Healthy Profits. Island Press, 1988
  9. 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
  10. Web site: Maddox. Peggy. Fourth graders attend Kids On the Land at 69 Ranch. Sweetwater Reporter. 10 April 2013.
  11. Web site: Coppedge. Clay. Program introduces kids to the land. Country World. Monday, 16 July 2012. 10 April 2013.
  12. 2004 . The Africa Centre; a participants perspective . Holistic Management in Practice . Center for Holistic Management . 98. April 1, 2013.
  13. Web site: Holistic Management of Rangelands in Dimbangombe, Zimbabwe. Ecoagriculture Snapshots. 10 April 2013.
  14. News: A Whole View . The Cattleman . February 1, 2012 . Fears, Robert . https://web.archive.org/web/20140629113349/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2591288231.html. dead. June 29, 2014.
  15. Web site: First Millimeter: Healing The Earth. KQED. 20 April 2013.
  16. Web site: Sacks. Adam. The Climate Solution: Got Cows?. Grist. 30 April 2013.
  17. Web site: Coppedge. Clay. Cattle and Quail: Management requires a plan. Country World Friday, 31 August 2012. 11 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130617210100/http://www.countryworldnews.com/news/headlines/1196--cattle-and-quail-management-requires-a-plan.html. 17 June 2013. dead.
  18. http://www.nedc.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/tx/newsroom/?cid=nrcs144p2_002539 NRCS in Texas presents at Holistic Management Seminars
  19. News: Kure-Jensen. Sanne. Marketing from farm to restaurant. 10 April 2013. Country Folks New England Farm Weekly. 9 April 2012.
  20. Book: David S. Fick. Africa: continent of economic opportunity Page 165. 8 April 2013. 2006. STE Publishers. 978-1-919855-44-8.
  21. Holistic Management International Awarded New USAID Funding To Address Drought Disaster . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402211919/http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/01/07/idUS105446+07-Jan-2008+BW20080107 . dead . 2 April 2015 . Business Wire . 7 January 2008 . 20 February 2012.
  22. Web site: Martin. Jennifer. USDA Announces $17 Million in Grants to Train Beginning Farmers and Ranchers. USDA. 21 April 2013.
  23. Web site: 2011 Grants for Family Farm Agriculture . 9 January 2012 . 10 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120107024102/http://www.farmaid.org/site/c.qlI5IhNVJsE/b.2723621/k.9C20/Grant_Program.htm . 7 January 2012 . dead .
  24. Web site: Domrzalski. Dennis. Holistic Management to train 360 women to become farmers. Albuquerque Business First. 8 July 2013.
  25. Web site: Havermann. Tracy. Holistic Management International, (HMI) Awarded $537,101 Grant to Train Beginning Women Farmers. USDA-NIFA. Heartland News. 8 July 2013.
  26. Web site: Final Report for EW13-021. projects.sare.org.

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