Holistic Management International
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]
- ↑ https://issuu.com/hmi-in_practice/docs/ip_118_lr/16
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "The Africa Centre; a participants perspective". Holistic Management in Practice. Center for Holistic Management (98). 2004. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Holistic Management of Rangelands in Dimbangombe, Zimbabwe" (PDF). Ecoagriculture Snapshots. Retrieved 10 April 2013.Template:Fix/category[permanent dead link]
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=JVaLsmAndwsC&pg=PA240
- ↑ Martin, Jennifer. "USDA Announces $17 Million in Grants to Train Beginning Farmers and Ranchers". USDA. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ↑ Domrzalski, Dennis. "Holistic Management to train 360 women to become farmers". Albuquerque Business First. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ Havermann, Tracy. "Holistic Management International, (HMI) Awarded $537,101 Grant to Train Beginning Women Farmers" (PDF). USDA-NIFA. Heartland News. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ http://issuu.com/leepublications/docs/cn-120409
- ↑ "Final Report for EW13-021". projects.sare.org.
- ↑ "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.