East Africa
Promoting Production and Trading Opportunities for Organic Agricultural Products in East Africa

1. Background studies

The project will commission capacity-building studies prepared by international and national experts on key issues identified in the course of previous consultations and activities focused on OA in the three countries. The studies will be focused on providing relevant stakeholders in these countries with essential information and analysis in the promotion of OA production and trading opportunities. At present the following studies are foreseen:

• Overview of the current state of organic agriculture in East Africa and opportunities for regional harmonization (Kick off study)
  This initial study will give an overview of the current status of the organic sector and relevant policies in the three East African countries. It will also examine the harmonization movement in these countries as well as the feasibility and impact of a regional East African standard.
• What developing country Governments can do to promote production and trade in organic agriculture
  This study will identify best practices and lessons learnt, particularly regarding effective and efficient government policies and actions, in promoting production of and trade in organic agricultural products in developing countries. Examples of national experiences in countries around the world will be used as evidentiary support.
• Organic agriculture and food security in Africa
  This study will examine the relationship between organic agriculture and food security in Africa. Data permitting, it will also look into agricultural productivity and yields of traditional, conventional, and organic agriculture in Africa ?Other studies envisaged include a study on trading opportunities for organic products from East Africa.
• Export development of organic products from East Africa
  The study will be undertaken jointly with the International Trade Centre (ITC) with contributions from the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) and the national organic bodies in Kenya, the Republic of Tanzania and Uganda. The study will examine the supply situation of East Africa organic products and export potential, as well as the demand for organic products from East Africa. Several selected products will also be studied in depth to determine their marketing prospects.
  

2. National integrated assessments of organic agriculture

National integrated assessments of organic agriculture will be undertaken in Kenya, the Republic of Tanzania and Uganda. The assessments will build upon studies and other work already carried out. Main components of the national assessment studies could include:

• overview of current state of the national organic sector;
• identification of main actors/stakeholders;
• review of current agricultural, trade, environmental, financial and other national policies impacting the organic agricultural sector, including a description of those impacts;
• development of policy options for promoting the organic agricultural sector;
• assessment of the potential environmental, social and economic impact of implementing these policy options, including potential impacts to income generation, food security, protection of traditional knowledge, sustainable trade promotion, and poverty reduction; and
• identification of further public awareness, training and capacity-building requirements for policy-makers, producers, exporters and consumers.

The three national assessment studies are being carried out, led by national institutions (e.g. academic institutions, think-tanks or non-governmental organizations), who have been designated by, and work in close cooperation with, relevant national government ministries, such as the ministries of agriculture, environment, trade and development.

The national institutions are responsible for facilitating the overall implementation of the assessment studies, including organizing workshops and consultations, etc.

For each of the country projects, National Steering Committees will be established to identify the main issues and concerns to be addressed, to define methodologies to be followed, and to provide guidance on responding to the outcome of the integrated assessment initiatives.

The integrated assessment studies will be launched at national workshops that could include training seminars for project partners on integrated assessment methodologies. The national workshops will also provide a forum for the participation of relevant stakeholders, including farmers, local community organizations, organic agricultural associations, non-government organizations, the private sector, and others. Stakeholder involvement is a critical component of the assessments. A regional workshop will also be convened to ensure cohesion between the three national assessments and to allow partners to discuss successes and constraints to implementation.

A synthesis report will be developed summarizing the results of the assessment studies, outlining the national policy options and suggesting future activities. Finally, a regional/international workshop will be convened to allow the assessment study project participants to present the results to a wider audience.

• Integrated Assessment of Organic Agriculture Production and Trade in Kenya The lead government agency for the assessment is the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) and the designated institution is Bridge Africa.
  Integrated Assessment Organic Agriculture in Kenya: An Integrated Assessment for Policy Advocacy.


• Integrated Assessment of Organic Agriculture Production and Trade in Tanzania The lead government agency for the assessment is the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the designated institution is Envirocare.
  Integrated Assessment The Integrated Assessment of Organic Agriculture in Tanzania Policy Options for Promoting Production and Trading Opportunities for Organic Agriculture


• Integrated Assessment of Organic Agriculture Production and Trade in Uganda The lead government agency for the assessment is the Uganda Export Promotion Board and the designated institution is Advocates Coalition for Development and (ACODE).
  Integrated Assessment of Uganda’s Organic Agriculture Sub-Sector. Economic Opportunities and Policy Options to Mitigate Negative Socio-economic and Environmental Impacts.
  

3. Regional Cooperation among Kenya, the Republic of Tanzania and Uganda

Activities under the regional cooperation component will build on work already carried out in the region, in particular through the Export Promotion of Organic Products from Africa (EPOPA) project, funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). The aim of the regional component is to facilitate exchange of national experiences, ensure overall project coherency, identify areas for regional cooperation, and explore the development of an East African Organic Agriculture Standard.

The mechanisms created to assist regional cooperation include the Regional Steering Committee, the Regional Standard Technical Working Group and regional workshops to be held during the project. The first meeting of the Regional Steering Committee was held in Kampala, Uganda, on 20 October, 2005 (see link for details). The Committee includes one government representative from each country, one representative from the private organic sector of each country, and one representative from each national institution participating in the national assessment studies.

The first meeting of the Regional Standard Technical Working Group was also held in Kampala, on 24 October, 2005. This group includes individuals with technical knowledge of organic production standards from each country, and at least one of whom has been involved in the development of the draft national standards.

A second regional workshop is planned for March, 2006, in Arusha, Tanzania. At this meeting the draft regional standard developed by the technical working group will be discussed and reviewed as well as the institutional arrangements to implement the standard and other forms of regional cooperation in the area of organic agriculture.

	Date	Title of East African project material	Author	Handout	Ppt	Study
	24 September 2008	International Task Force on Harmonisation and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture (ITF)	Secretariat
	24 September 2008	UNEP-UNCTAD CBTF: Promoting Production and Trading Opportunities for Organic Agricultural Products	Secretariat
	24 September 2008	Opening Remarks made by Mrs. Lakshmi Puri, Acting Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD	Secretariat
	24 September 2008	List of participants	Secretariat
	24 September 2008	Summary	Secretariat
	17 December 2007	Workshop Proceedings Report	Secretariat
	31 October 2007	Final report	Secretariat
	09 October 2007	Opening Statement by Ambassador Eckart Guth, Permanent Delegation of the European Commission	.
	09 October 2007	Opening Statement by Ms. Katharina Kummer Peiry, Executive Secretary, Secretariat of the Basel Convention/UNEP	.
	08 October 2007	Opening Statement by Mr. Paulo De Mesquita, Minister Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of Brazil	.
	08 October 2007	Opening Remarks made by, Mr. Harsha V. Singh, Deputy Director-General, WTO	.
	08 October 2007	List of participants	Secretariat
	08 October 2007	Concluding Remarks	Secretariat
	04 October 2007	Opening Remarks made by Mrs. Lakshmi Puri, Acting Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD	Secretariat
	04 October 2007	Opening Remarks made by Mr. Shafqat Kakakhel, Deputy Executive Director of UNEP	Secretariat
	03 October 2007	Session II - Electric and electronic goods in Thailand: adjusting to environmental directives	Mr C Hengrasmee
	03 October 2007	Session II - Main Concerns & Key Challenges facing Developing Countries: Focus on the Situation in India	Mr R Goel
	03 October 2007	Session II - EU developments in the sector of electrical and electronic equipment	Mr Kurt van der Herten
	03 October 2007	Session I - Organic Production in Rwanda	Mr George Kayonga
	03 October 2007	Session I - Development of the East African Organic Products Standards: Unfolding trading opportunities within and out side the region	Mr Musa.K. Muwanga
	03 October 2007	Session I - Organic Production and Trade: Contributions, opportunities, challenges and constraints	Ms Echeverría
	01 October 2007	Final Agenda	Secretariat
	01 October 2007	Sector Background Note – Organic Agriculture	.
	01 October 2007	Sector Background Note – Electrical and Electronic Equipment	.
	17 September 2007	Leaflet	Secretariat
	04 June 2007	Household Food Security Effects of Organic Export Production a gendered analysis	Danish Institute for International Studies
	04 June 2007	The East African organic product standard- EAS 456:2007 Use and content	Kiarii, KOAN
	04 June 2007	Organic Agricultural Development In Uganda	Opolot, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
	04 June 2007	Organic Production in Rwanda	Kalibata, Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources
	04 June 2007	Kenya Organic Agriculture Paper	.
	04 June 2007	East African Community Standardisation Process	Manyindo, Uganda National Bureau of Standards
	04 June 2007	Launching of the East African Organic Standard and Mark	.
	04 June 2007	Organizing smallholder supply chains for Allanblackia markets	FAIDA
	04 June 2007	Global Market Trends for Organic Products	Kasterine, International Trade Centre
	04 June 2007	International Organic Outlook	Caudle. IFOAM
	04 June 2007	Summary of the International Conference on Organic Agriculture (OA) and Food Security	Bouagnimbeck, IFOAM
	04 June 2007	A Consumer Survey of Attitudes and Preferences Towards Organic Foods	Samuel K. Ndungu, KOAN
	04 June 2007	Organic Agricultural Development In Uganda	Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
	04 June 2007	Organic Markets in Africa	Gunnar Rundgren, IFOAM
	04 June 2007	Organising Smallholder Supply Chain For Local Markets	Ministry of Agriculture, Tanzania
	04 June 2007	Facilitating Small-holder Farmers to Access Markets Case Study, Kenya	KOAN
	04 June 2007	Contract Farming - A framework to link smallholder farmers to markets	Edmond Ringo, Matchmakers
	04 June 2007	Certification: how it works in reality	Leonard Mtama, TanCert
	04 June 2007	ICS Experience for Smallholder Farmer Groups	Gabriel Lyatuu, KNCU
	04 June 2007	Internal Control System (ICS)	Ray Mjunguli, Agro Eco Tz
	04 June 2007	The relationships among quality assurance systems	Mattsson, Grolink
	04 June 2007	Bonde la Chemchem Sabuko in Siha Kilimanjaro.	Ng'maryo
	04 June 2007	UCHUMI supermarkets	Peter Nderu, UCHUMI
	04 June 2007	Organic Agriculture and Food Security in East Africa	Hine and Pretty, University of Essex
	04 June 2007	Local Organic marketing in Uganda	Moses. K. Muwanga, NOGAMU
	04 June 2007	Capacity Building Study 3: Organic Agriculture and Food Security in East Africa	Rachel Hine and Jules Pretty
	04 June 2007	The East African organic product standard- EAS 456:2007 Process of development	Msaki, Tanzania Bureau of Standards
	04 June 2007	Implementation Plan for Kenya	.
	04 June 2007	Export Promotion of Organic Products from Africa	EPOPA
	04 June 2007	Agenda 30-31 May	Secretariat
	04 June 2007	The Role Of EAC And Bureaus Of Standards In Standardization Of OA	East African Community Secretariat
	04 June 2007	Co-operating in partnership for strengthening organic agriculture and reducing poverty	Aigelsperger
	04 June 2007	Development Options for the Emerging Organic Sectors	Boor, IFOAM
	04 June 2007	Perspectives on Organic Agriculture Development in Uganda	Muwanga
	04 June 2007	ITC Technical Assistance in the Organics Sector	ITC
	04 June 2007	Improving Market Access For Drylands Commodities	Drylands Development Centre
	04 June 2007	Moving the Organic Agenda Ahead in Ghana	Monney, Ministry of Food and Agriculture
	04 June 2007	SWOT Analysis Of Organic Agriculture In Other African Countries	Group 4
	04 June 2007	Organic Agriculture in Sudan	.
	04 June 2007	The Tanzania Integrated Assessment	Shechambo, Envirocare
	04 June 2007	Organic agriculture in Uganda	Dinah, Ministry of Agriculture animal Industries & Fisheries
	04 June 2007	United States African Development Foundation	Fields, USADF
	04 June 2007	Organic Agriculture in Sudan	Adam, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests
	04 June 2007	Organising Smallholder Supply Chain For Local Markets	Mwasha, Ministry of Agriculture Food Security and Cooperatives
	04 June 2007	Process and Recommendations of IAP - Kenya	Oyare, Bridge Africa
	04 June 2007	Kenya Country Report	Kenyan Stakeholders
	04 June 2007	IFAD and Organic Agriculture	Juma, IFAD
	04 June 2007	From Integrated Assessment to Integrated Policy Making	Naqvi, Secretariat
	04 June 2007	What is in the East African organic product standard?	Sana
	04 June 2007	Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation	Hivos
	04 June 2007	Organic Production in Rwanda	Kalibata, Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources
	04 June 2007	Integrated Assessment of Uganda’s Organic Agriculture Sub-Sector Potential Growth Scenarios, Impacts and Policy Response Options	.
	04 June 2007	Progress on Organic Agriculture in Kenya	Amatha, Ministry of Agriculture
	04 June 2007	Organic in African in COMESA	Miti
	04 June 2007	Scaling up Organic Agriculture Production and Trade Recommendations	.
	04 June 2007	Implementing Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP)	Mwape AU/NEPAD/FAO
	14 May 2007	East African organic products standard	Secretariat
	14 May 2007	Logistics Note	Secretariat
	04 May 2007	Registration Form	Secretariat
	04 May 2007	Brochure	Secretariat
	04 May 2007	Agenda 28-29 May	Secretariat
	17 January 2007	East Africa Organic Standard Final Draft	Secretariat
	13 December 2006	International Task Force on Harmonization and Eqivalency in Organic Agriculture (ITF)	Secretariat
	13 December 2006	CODEX Guidelines On Organically Produced Foods	Selma H. Doyran, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme
	13 December 2006	East African Organic Standards as an East African Community Standard	Kenya Bureau of Standards
	13 December 2006	The East African Organic Standard	Secretariat
	13 December 2006	Certification of small holders in India	Mariella Sandini
	13 December 2006	Participatory Guarantee Systems	IFOAM
	13 December 2006	Revision of EU regulation 2092/91 Target 1 January 2009	Secretariat
	13 December 2006	Organic Agriculture Standards In East Africa	Charles Walaga
	13 December 2006	The Organic Agriculture Sector in the East Africa Region, (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi)	Eustace Kiarii, Kenya, KOAN, EAOT
	13 December 2006	IFOAM Organic Guarentee System (OGS)	IFOAM
	13 December 2006	Work of the RSTWG	Gama Jam Toam
	13 December 2006	Organic standards, Organic standards, certification, and regulations certification, and regulations in Thailand	Organic Agriculture Certification Thailand (ACT)
	11 December 2006	Progress of the Tanzania Integrated Assessment Work	Fanuel Shechambo
	11 December 2006	Concrete Action to be Taken at the National Level: Tanzania	Tanzania
	11 December 2006	Organic Policy	Gunnar Rundgren
	11 December 2006	Integrated Assessment and Planning (IAP) for Organic Agriculture in Kenya. Draft Country Report	Bridge Africa
	11 December 2006	Organic Sector Development in Zambia Organic Producers and Processors Association of Zambia	OPPAZ
	11 December 2006	The IA of the OA sub-sector in Uganda: The Process, Key Issues and PolicyRecommendations	ACODE
	11 December 2006	Organic Policy Formulation Process in Tanzania	Mafs
	11 December 2006	Rwanda’s Policy on Organic Agriculture	Charles Rutagengwa
	08 December 2006	Capacity Building Study 3: Organic Agriculture, Sustainability and Food Security in East Africa	Rachel Hine and Jules Pretty
	08 December 2006	Integrated Assessment and Planning (IAP) for Organic Agriculture in Kenya	KIPPRA
	08 December 2006	Overview of the Current State of Organic Agriculture in Kenya, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania and the Opportunities for Regional Harmonization	Secretariat
	08 December 2006	Integrated Assessment of Uganda’s Organic Agriculture Policy. Socio-economic and Environmental Impacts, Alternative Scenarios and Policy Response Options	Godber Tumushabe, Alice Ruhweza, Moses, Ben Naturinda
	07 December 2006	Comments on the 2nd draft of the East African Organic Standard	Secretariat
	06 December 2006	Best practices for organic policy: what developing country governments can do to promote the organic sector	Gunnar Rundgren, IFOAM
	25 May 2006	Draft Agenda	Secretariat
	25 May 2006	Members and Observers	Secretariat
	25 May 2006	East African Organic Standard - Draft 1	Secretariat
	05 April 2006	Final Report	Secretariat
	05 April 2006	IFOAM Organic standards, East Africa (OSEA) project	Gunnar Rundgren, IFOAM
	05 April 2006	Organic Agriculture in the Region	AgroEco Consultancy BV, Uganda Branch
	05 April 2006	International Task Force on Harmonisation and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture	Diane Bowen, ITF
	05 April 2006	IFOAM worldwide	Anne Boor, IFOAM