East African Organic Conference, Unleashing the Potential of Organic Agriculture

Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, 28 May 2007

The conference aimed to mobilize support for organic agriculture in East Africa by sensitizing decision makers, development cooperation partners, and the public about the potential of organic agriculture as a market and sustainable development opportunity. It also provided a platform for dialogue on the findings of studies and country projects undertaken in the region and for the development of an action plan to take the organic agenda forward. The conference also launched the East African organic products standard and the associated East African Organic Mark. The Conference was a manifestation of global partnership for promotion of organic agriculture in the region.

It was jointly organized by the:
- UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force on Trade, Environment and Development (CBTF), a joint initiative of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
- Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement (TOAM), and
- Export Promotion of Organic Products from Africa (EPOPA)

In cooperation with:
- Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives, United Republic of Tanzania
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and
- International Trade Centre (UNCTAD/WTO)

The conference was supported by:
- The European Union, and
- Sida

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Documents and Presentations

	Title	Author	File
	Agenda 28-29 May	Secretariat
	Agenda 30-31 May	Secretariat
	Brochure	Secretariat
	Registration Form	Secretariat
	Logistics Note	Secretariat
	East African organic products standard	Secretariat
	Capacity Building Study 3: Organic Agriculture and Food Security in East Africa	Rachel Hine and Jules Pretty
	Workshop Proceedings Report	Secretariat
	May 28	.
	A Consumer Survey of Attitudes and Preferences Towards Organic Foods	Samuel K. Ndungu, KOAN
	Organic Markets in Africa	Gunnar Rundgren, IFOAM
	Local Organic marketing in Uganda	Moses. K. Muwanga, NOGAMU
	UCHUMI supermarkets	Peter Nderu, UCHUMI
	Bonde la Chemchem Sabuko in Siha Kilimanjaro.	Ng'maryo
	Parallel A	.
	The relationships among quality assurance systems	Mattsson, Grolink
	Internal Control System (ICS)	Ray Mjunguli, Agro Eco Tz
	ICS Experience for Smallholder Farmer Groups	Gabriel Lyatuu, KNCU
	Certification: how it works in reality	Leonard Mtama, TanCert
	Parallel B	.
	Contract Farming - A framework to link smallholder farmers to markets	Edmond Ringo, Matchmakers
	Facilitating Small-holder Farmers to Access Markets Case Study, Kenya	KOAN
	Organizing smallholder supply chains for Allanblackia markets	FAIDA
	Organising Smallholder Supply Chain For Local Markets	Ministry of Agriculture, Tanzania
	Panel presentations	.
	The East African organic product standard- EAS 456:2007 Process of development	Msaki, Tanzania Bureau of Standards
	East African Community Standardisation Process	Manyindo, Uganda National Bureau of Standards
	The East African organic product standard- EAS 456:2007 Use and content	Kiarii, KOAN
	Organic Agricultural Development In Uganda	Opolot, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
	Organic Production in Rwanda	Kalibata, Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources
	Kenya Organic Agriculture Paper	.
	Organic Agricultural Development In Uganda	Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
	May 29	.
	Launching of the East African Organic Standard and Mark	.
	Household Food Security Effects of Organic Export Production a gendered analysis	Danish Institute for International Studies
	Global Market Trends for Organic Products	Kasterine, International Trade Centre
	International Organic Outlook	Caudle. IFOAM
	Summary of the International Conference on Organic Agriculture (OA) and Food Security	Bouagnimbeck, IFOAM
	Organic Agriculture and Food Security in East Africa	Hine and Pretty, University of Essex
	Export Promotion of Organic Products from Africa	EPOPA
	What is in the East African organic product standard?	Sana
	Organic Production in Rwanda	Kalibata, Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources
	May 30	.
	United States African Development Foundation	Fields, USADF
	Organic in African in COMESA	Miti
	Progress on Organic Agriculture in Kenya	Amatha, Ministry of Agriculture
	The Role Of EAC And Bureaus Of Standards In Standardization Of OA	East African Community Secretariat
	Integrated Assessment of Uganda’s Organic Agriculture Sub-Sector Potential Growth Scenarios, Impacts and Policy Response Options	.
	Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation	Hivos
	From Integrated Assessment to Integrated Policy Making	Naqvi, Secretariat
	IFAD and Organic Agriculture	Juma, IFAD
	Kenya Country Report	Kenyan Stakeholders
	Process and Recommendations of IAP - Kenya	Oyare, Bridge Africa
	Organising Smallholder Supply Chain For Local Markets	Mwasha, Ministry of Agriculture Food Security and Cooperatives
	Organic Agriculture in Sudan	Adam, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests
	Implementing Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP)	Mwape AU/NEPAD/FAO
	Organic agriculture in Uganda	Dinah, Ministry of Agriculture animal Industries & Fisheries
	The Tanzania Integrated Assessment	Shechambo, Envirocare
	Organic Agriculture in Sudan	.
	SWOT Analysis Of Organic Agriculture In Other African Countries	Group 4
	Moving the Organic Agenda Ahead in Ghana	Monney, Ministry of Food and Agriculture
	May 31	.
	Improving Market Access For Drylands Commodities	Drylands Development Centre
	Implementation Plan for Kenya	.
	ITC Technical Assistance in the Organics Sector	ITC
	Scaling up Organic Agriculture Production and Trade Recommendations	.
	Perspectives on Organic Agriculture Development in Uganda	Muwanga
	Development Options for the Emerging Organic Sectors	Boor, IFOAM
	Co-operating in partnership for strengthening organic agriculture and reducing poverty	Aigelsperger

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