Second African Organic Conference in Lusaka, Zambia: Conference details now available

The date of the 2nd African Organic Conference (AOC2) ”Mainstreaming organic agriculture in the African development agenda” will be held May 2 to 4, 2012 in Lusaka, Zambia.

The conference will promote mainstreaming of organic agriculture in African Government policies, in African intergovernmental organizations as well as among development partners. It will provide evidence on the benefits of organic agriculture and its contributions to the challenges and needs in Africa.

The conference will:

• present successful small-scale organic agriculture projects and case studies in organic production including biodiversity and seed production, livestock, climate mitigation, demonstrating impacts on food security;
• present successful organic agriculture projects and case studies in marketing and trade of organic products, including how organic guarantee systems can be shaped to be supportive of both local, regional and external trade; and
• highlight successful initiatives and case studies in public policy, research and sector development.

Based on this the conference will propose ways ahead for organic agriculture to reach its full potential and contribute substantially to the African Agriculture and development agenda.

Conference programme

1^st of May: Pre-conference tours
1^st of May: Side meetings and events
2^nd of May: Press conference, inauguration of exhibition and pre-meetings
2^nd of May Opening ceremony in the evening
3^rd of May: Conference and exhibition
4^th of May: Conference, exhibition and official closing
5^th of May: Side meetings and events

Conference 2009

The first African conference took place 2009 in Kampala, Uganda.

More information

http://africanorganicconference.com