Side-event for the Food Systems Summit

Can organic agriculture  improve yields and incomes  for smallholder farmers in Africa ?

This side event will explore different forms  of organic agriculture performed in various  real farm settings across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and to what extent they can contribute to sustainable development.
Take a glimpse at the groundbreaking results of a recent study showcasing:

• Different kinds of organic agriculture in SSA in several real farm settings.
• Achievements from different initiatives  introducing organic agriculture and the  successes of organic farming as a management system.
• Detailed, reliable data over a two-year time span, featuring a significant sample size  and a scientifically sound comparison with  a comparable conventional control group.

About the event

Organic agriculture is certainly not a silver bullet for solving food security issues in SSA. However, organic farming needs to be re-framed from a “do not use specific inputs”  to a “do better agroecosystem management” approach.

We will demonstrate that, if implemented well, organic  agriculture can drastically boost productivity and farm  incomes and thus substantially contribute to sustainable development in Africa. We will also highlight examples of various policy measures supporting organic and agro-ecology in African countries.