The overall objective of the 2nd African Organic Conference is to further promote mainstreaming of organic agriculture in African Government policies, in intergovernmental organizations as well as among development partners. The conference will provide evidence on the benefits of organic agriculture and its contributions to the challenges and needs in Africa. It will present successful organic agriculture related projects and case studies from all over Africa in organic production including biodiversity and seed production, livestock, climate mitigation, demonstrating impacts on food security; share experiences 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; 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.