A “crazy” dream? How World Vision is leading efforts to rehabilitate a billion hectares of land over the next 10 years
Geelong, Australia Australian agronomist Tony Rinaudo has a dream – to see trees regenerated on a billion hectares of degraded land within the next decade using a process known as Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration. “On a human level, that’s crazy…” said Rinaudo, noting that it equates to three hectares per second for every second over […]
Agronomist’s autobiography wins Australian Christian Book of the Year
Geelong, Australia The autobiography of world-renowned agronomist Tony Rinaudo has won the 2022 Australian Christian Book of the Year. Tony Rinaudo (left) accepts the award from SparkLit president Paul Barker. PICTURE: Screenshot. The Forest Underground: Hope for a Planet in Crisis tells of how Rinaudo discovered a simple method of reviving damaged trees instead of […]
World Vision agronomist Tony Rinaudo honoured in Australia Day awards
World Vision agronomist Tony Rinaudo – who has spent more than 35 years working with communities to regenerate degraded lands across Asia and Africa – is among those honoured in this year’s Australia Day awards. Rinaudo, who has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia, said he hoped the award “spurs a conversation […]
TURNING DESERTS INTO FARMLAND: HOW AN AUSTRALIAN AGRONOMIST HAS EMPLOYED AN ANCIENT FARMING PRACTICE TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF MILLIONS
DAVID ADAMS speaks to World Vision’s Tony Rinaudo, named last week as one of the winners of this year’s “alternative Nobel Prize”, the Right Livelihood Awards, about his passion for turning deserts into farmland…