East African Organic Conference in Tanzania

From July 2 to 4 2013, the proponents of the IFOAM OSEA II project in partnership with the Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement (TOAM) are organizing the third East African Organic Conference in Dar es Salaam under the theme Sharing Achievements Made and Lessons Learned. The conference will bring together organic stakeholders to share experiences learned since the launch of the East African Organic Products Standards six years ago.

In particular, the conference will report on the implementation of this standard, the East African Organic Mark and the growth of organic market; present organic agriculture related project and case studies; report on progress made in mainstreaming organic agriculture into relevant national and regional policies; introduce new aspects of organic production such as aquaculture and Participatory Guarantee Systems; and share successful research initiatives and sector development experiences. Besides the main conference event, the OSEA Project and key partners will organize a number of separate workshops and meetings. At the East African organic exhibition, producers will show the public what organic agriculture has to offer. More information is available here: http://www.ifoam.org/en/events/east-africa-conference

Also at the conference, Organic Services will present the Ecert Grower Group Certification software and its benefits for small farmers, certifiers and other market actors during two sessions. The presentation Capacity Building of Farmers - Ecert Group Module will be held on 3 July 2013 and a workshop on the software will take place on 4 July 2013. More information and a video tutorial about the software is available here: Organic Services