CBTF Regional Workshop on Organic Agriculture in East Africa

Arusha, Tanzania, 06 March 2006

This workshop will share, with stakeholders, the results of the four background studies prepared under the project, including the initial overview study, and studies on food security, best practices for governments and organic markets.

The finalized national background documents and progress reports on assessment that have been prepared under the country projects on Integrated Assessment of the Organic Agriculture Sector will also be presented as well as the work of the Regional Standard Technical Working Group. This workshop will provide an opportunity to exchange information, share experiences and strengthen networking between project stakeholders and other interested parties, and contribute to existing regional cooperation between Kenya, the Republic of Tanzania and Uganda.

Documents and Presentations

	Title	Author	Handout	Ppt	Study
	Final Report	Secretariat
	Agenda	Secretariat
	Registration form	Secretariat
	Logistics Note	Secretariat
	Demand for Organic Products from East Africa	Rudy Kortbech-Olesen, ITC
	Best Practices for Organic Policy: What developing country governments can do to promote the organic sector	Gunnar Rundgren, Grolink
	Overview of the Current State of Organic Agriculture in Kenya, Uganda and the Republic of Tanzania and the Opportunities for Regional Harmonization	Alastair Taylor, Agro Eco
	Outline of the East African Organic Standard	Secretariat
	Integrated Assessment Kenya - The Status of Organic Agriculture, Production and Trading Opportunities in Kenya	Eric Oyare, Bridge Africa
	Integrated Assessment Tanzania - The Status of Organic Agriculture Production and Trading Opportunities in Tanzania	Esther Mella, ENVIROCARE, Fanual Shechambo, University of Dar es Salaam
	Integrated Assessment Uganda - The Status of Organic Agriculture Production and Trading Opportunities in Uganda	Godber Tumushabe, Advocates Coalition for Development Environment
	Tackling Poverty and Food Insecurity Among Smallholder Farmers through Organic Trade	Peter Murage, MOOF Africa
	Study 3. Organic and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in East Africa March 2006	Rachel Hine and Jules Pretty, Centre for Environment and Society
	Supply of organic products from East Africa – NOGAMU’s experience	Ruth Sebagareka, NOGAMU
	UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force on Trade, Environment and Development	Secretariat
	Integrated Assessment: A tool for integrating environmental, social and economic considerations in the organic agriculture policies	Asad Naqvi, UNEP
	Framework East African Organic Standard	Eva Mattson, Regional Standards Technical Working Group (RSTWG)
	IFOAM worldwide	Anne Boor, IFOAM
	International Task Force on Harmonisation and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture	Diane Bowen, ITF
	Organic Agriculture in the Region	AgroEco Consultancy BV, Uganda Branch
	IFOAM Organic standards, East Africa (OSEA) project	Gunnar Rundgren, IFOAM

Coordinators