{"id":5462,"date":"2023-12-08T12:15:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T11:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/?post_type=ajde_events&p=5462"},"modified":"2023-12-08T12:16:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T11:16:59","slug":"strengthening-resilient-and-sustainable-food-systems-in-africa-through-organic-agriculture-the-5th-african-organic-conference-aoc-in-kigali-rwanda-at-marriot-hotel-from-12-15-december-2023","status":"publish","type":"ajde_events","link":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/fr\/events\/strengthening-resilient-and-sustainable-food-systems-in-africa-through-organic-agriculture-the-5th-african-organic-conference-aoc-in-kigali-rwanda-at-marriot-hotel-from-12-15-december-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00ab\u00a0Strengthening Resilient and Sustainable Food Systems in Africa Through Organic Agriculture,\u00a0\u00bb The 5th African Organic Conference (AOC) in Kigali, Rwanda at Marriot Hotel from 12-15 December 2023."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The African Organic Network (AfrONet), a<\/a>n umbrella body of
\norganic agriculture actors in Africa in collaboration with Rwanda Organic
\nAgriculture Movement (ROAM), the Ecological Organic Agriculture (EOA-I)
\nsecretariat, Organic agriculture actors in Africa, and the African Union Commission
\n(AUC), are organizing the 5th African Organic Conference (AOC) to take place in
\nKigali, Rwanda at Marriot Hotel, from 12 – 15, December 2023. The theme of the
\nconference is \u00ab\u00a0<\/span>Strengthening
\nResilient and Sustainable Food Systems in Africa Through Organic
\nAgriculture,\u00a0\u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The AOC is held every 3 years. The 4th AOC was held in
\nNovember 2018 at Sally, Senegal. The 3rd AOC was held in Lagos, Nigeria in
\nOctober 2015. The 2nd AOC was in Lusaka, Zambia in May 2012 while the 1st AOC
\nwas held in Kampala, Uganda in 2009.<\/p>\n

The conference shall constitute information exchange through
\npresentations covering various topics, and It will be presented in the Policy,
\nFarmers\u2019, Value Chain & Marketing, and Research tracks. <\/p>\n

 Objectives of the
\nconference <\/strong><\/p>\n

i<\/strong>. To bring together organic stakeholders to discuss Organic
\nAgriculture development, progress, and challenges encountered in Africa.<\/p>\n

ii<\/strong>. To share information about the benefits of
\norganic agriculture and its contribution to the economy, human health, soil
\nhealth, climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience building.<\/p>\n

iii<\/strong>. To influence research and extension, financing opportunities,
\npolicy, and institutionalization of Organic Agriculture through relevant
\norganizations across the continent including the African Union Commission,
\nUNFAO, development partners, regional bodies, national governments, and the
\nprivate sector, etc.<\/p>\n

iv<\/strong>. To support the harmonization of approaches and
\npromote intra-Africa collaborations and trade.<\/p>\n

The conference will engage a diverse range of participants
\nacross the organic agriculture spectrum, including <\/strong>farmers, Business
\nDevelopment Services (BDS), Researchers, Retailers, and Policymakers.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Call for presentation, participation, and sponsorship <\/strong><\/p>\n

AfrONet and Partners therefore invite multi-stakeholder
\nactors of the organic agriculture value chain within and outside Africa to
\nsubmit presentations of their research findings, innovations, and success
\nstories on Organic Agriculture and Agroecological practices. All these aim at showcasing
\nhow these interventions are contributing to Strengthening Resilient and
\nSustainable Food Systems in Africa.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u201cEmbark on a Transformative Journey at the 5th African
\nOrganic Conference.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/strong><\/p>\n

                                          \u201cDon\u2019t Plan to miss\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Click<\/a><\/strong><\/span>  for more detail>>> <\/span><\/strong>https:\/\/www.africanorganicconference.net\/<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"tags":[],"event_type":[45,46],"event_type_2":[84],"event_type_3":[44],"event_type_4":[170],"class_list":["post-5462","ajde_events","type-ajde_events","status-publish","hentry","event_location-marriott-hotel-kigali-rwanda","event_type-physical","event_type-virtual","event_type_2-ruanda","event_type_3-public","event_type_4-east-africa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ajde_events\/5462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ajde_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ajde_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5462"},{"taxonomy":"event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_type?post=5462"},{"taxonomy":"event_type_2","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_type_2?post=5462"},{"taxonomy":"event_type_3","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_type_3?post=5462"},{"taxonomy":"event_type_4","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_type_4?post=5462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}