Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration of trees is the practice whereby farmers groom and nurture young trees growing on their fields rather than destroy them for the purpose of farming.

It said the destruction of trees by farmers during land preparation contributes significantly to climate change variability such as irregular rainfall pattern and rise in temperature, which has adverse impact on livelihoods and agricultural production.

Mr Danniel Banuoku, the Deputy Director for CIKOD, said this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency at Lawra during a workshop.

The workshop was organised by CIKOD to validate community disaster plans, drafted in consultation with eight communities in the Lawra Municipal and Nandom District under the "Ecological Agriculture in the Sahel" project being funded by the Margret Cargil Foundation.

He said CIKOD has trained about 5,000 farmers in the Lawra Municipal and Nandom District to adopt agro-ecological agricultural practices including FMRN and composting.

Mr Banuoku said as part of the climate mitigating strategies, they have supported farmers in some communities in the two districts including: Pavuu, Ermong, Goziiri and Koo communities among others to reclaim about 100 acres of degraded land through the FMNR.

He said scientist have predicted about three to five per cent rise in temperature, particularly in the Sub-Sahara Africa between 2020 and 2050 and warned that if measures are not put in place to avert the trend the rise could be higher.

The impact of climate change, Mr Banuoku said, could lead to a decline in agriculture production resulting in food insecurity and diseases among others.

He said Burkina Faso is already facing the effects of climate change and farmers have adopted climate resilient strategies such as the "half-moon", and "zai" farming methods to maximise both the meagre rains they experienced and soil fertility to increase food production.

Mr Banuoku said the Government of Burkina Faso has prioritised irrigation farming through the construction of dams to counter the limited rainfall of three months duration, which is currently being experienced there.