Head of Division- Rural Economy, Dr. Janet Edeme Addressing participants during opening ceremony of the conference.

The 5th African Organic Conference is currently ongoing in Kigali Rwanda under the auspices of the African Organic Network (AfrONet) and hosted by Rwanda Organic Agriculture Movement (ROAM).

AfrONet is the umbrella body of organic agriculture actors in Africa representing the National and Regional Organic Agriculture Movements (NOAMs/ROAMs). While ROAM is the National Umbrella Organization for producers, farmers, processors, exporters, and importers involved in organic agriculture with over 5000 members. ROAM is a partner of Biovision Africa Trust (BvAT) and the Country Implementing Partner for the KHEA project in Rwanda, a project that is coordinated by BvAT.

The conference running from December 12 – 15, 2023 is being conducted at the Marriott Hotel in Kigali Rwanda under the theme, “Strengthening Resilient and Sustainable Food Systems in Africa through Organic Agriculture”.,

The four-day event has brought together key stakeholders in the agroecology space in Africa under the leadership of the African Union Commission through the Division of Rural Economy which chairs the EOA Initiative on the continent. The Knowledge Hub for Organic Agriculture and Agroecology in Eastern Africa (KHEA) team with partners from Kenya-PELUM Kenya, Uganda-PELUM Uganda, Rwanda-Rwanda Organic Agriculture Movement (ROAM), Tanzania-Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement (TOAM), and Madagascar-GSDM&SYMABIO are in attendance exhibiting agroecological products and inputs.

The conference will exploit ways of strengthening Resilient and Sustainable Food Systems in Africa through Organic Agriculture and share experiences from across the continent.

Prepared by: Hudson Were