Holistic Management International

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Founded in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1984 by Allan Savory, Jody Butterfield, and Don Sylvester of the USDA to "train as many (USDA) SCS employees as possible."[1] Until he fully retired in 1989, Sylvester coordinated government and university training through the center.

In 1992 it launched the Africa Centre for Holistic Management, based in Zimbabwe.[2][3] This became a regional office of HMI,[4] but separated in 2010.

Today, its international network of educators and "land stewards... use holistic management strategies to manage more than 30 million acres around the globe."[5]

Grants

USDA

In 2009 HMI was awarded $639,301 for their beginning farmers program.[6]

In 2012 HMI was awarded a $537,101 federal grant from USDA to train first-time women farmers in whole farm planning.[7][8][9]

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.[10]

USAID

In 2005 HMI was awarded a substantial grant from U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for work in Africa.[2]

In 2008 HMI was awarded $329,750 from USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance to address drought disaster issues in Zimbabwe.[11]

  1. https://issuu.com/hmi-in_practice/docs/ip_118_lr/16
  2. 2.0 2.1 David S. Fick (2006). Africa: continent of economic opportunity Page 165. STE Publishers. ISBN 978-1-919855-44-8. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  3. "The Africa Centre; a participants perspective". Holistic Management in Practice. Center for Holistic Management (98). 2004. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  4. "Holistic Management of Rangelands in Dimbangombe, Zimbabwe" (PDF). Ecoagriculture Snapshots. Retrieved 10 April 2013.Template:Fix/category[permanent dead link]
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=JVaLsmAndwsC&pg=PA240
  6. Martin, Jennifer. "USDA Announces $17 Million in Grants to Train Beginning Farmers and Ranchers". USDA. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  7. Domrzalski, Dennis. "Holistic Management to train 360 women to become farmers". Albuquerque Business First. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  8. Havermann, Tracy. "Holistic Management International, (HMI) Awarded $537,101 Grant to Train Beginning Women Farmers" (PDF). USDA-NIFA. Heartland News. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  9. http://issuu.com/leepublications/docs/cn-120409
  10. "Final Report for EW13-021". projects.sare.org.
  11. "Holistic Management International Awarded New USAID Funding To Address Drought Disaster" (Press release). Business Wire. 7 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2012.