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African Organic Conference ends tomorrow

By Guardian Nigeria
09 October 2015   |   1:49 am
THE 3rd African Organic conference that began on Monday in Lagos ends tomorrow after a successful hosting of the second edition in Lusaka, Zambia with great success. The forumwith the theme: ‘Achieving Social and Economic Development Through Ecological and Organic Agricultural Alternatives’ is anchored and sponsored by the International Foundation for Organic Agriculture (IFOAM). It…

screen_shot_2015-08-17_at_15.51THE 3rd African Organic conference that began on Monday in Lagos ends tomorrow after a successful hosting of the second edition in Lusaka, Zambia with great success.

The forumwith the theme: ‘Achieving Social and Economic Development Through Ecological and Organic Agricultural Alternatives’ is anchored and sponsored by the International Foundation for Organic Agriculture (IFOAM). It had representatives from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, International Society for Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and Food Organic Agriculture (FAO) in attendance.

There was a panel discussion on issues surrounding organic standards, challenges of marketing organic products with presentations from Swiss Development and Cooperation (SDC) and Louis Bolk Institute, Ghana. Also another panel compared notes on agricultural policies as they affected and promoted organic agriculture in countries in Africa.

The conference aimed at showcasing the potential of organic agriculture in the context of poverty alleviation, climate change adaptation, food security and trade, facilitate the sharing of knowledge, information, experiences and skills among key stakeholders in the organic sector.

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