The first months of 2024 have started with many local and international events attended by partners from all Knowledge Hubs. A special highlight in this edition is the BIOFACH and the panel session organised together with IFOAM and FiBL that brought together powerful women to share their experiences as change-makers in organic agriculture and agroecology.
GIZ Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture in Africa Newsletter, Issue no. 9, December 2023
The year is coming to an end. This special issue of the newsletter aims to present the highlights and perspectives following the fifth CCAB networking meeting.
GIZ Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture in Africa Newsletter, Issue no. 8, October 2023
The second half of 2023 has started with a strong focus on creating and attending events where all Knowledge Hubs expand their networks and awareness of organic agriculture and agroecology in their communities and internationally. This edition includes many activities highlighting the engagements of all Hubs in disseminating organic knowledge and in constantly improving trainings and offers to multipliers and farmers
Policy Brief: Ecological Organic Agriculture
Benefits in the Agriculture Sector
Knowledge Hub for Organic Agriculture in Eastern Africa (KHEA)
This brochure specifically talks about the KCOA Project and highlights focus areas on the project.
KHEA Handbook _IFOAM Organics International Quality Assurance Manual
The Master Trainers from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda under the Knowledge Hub for Organic Agriculture in Eastern Africa (KHEA) worked with a consultant from IFOAM to develop a Quality
KHEA_PELUM Uganda PGS Facilitator’s Guide
The Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) Facilitators’ Guide for Farmer Groups was developed under the auspices of the Knowledge Hub for Organic Agriculture in Eastern Africa (KHEA). This Facilitators guide illustrates a simplified
Mwangani (Swahili), Thageti (Kikuyu), Tsisaka (Luhya), Alot-dek (Luo), Saget (Kalenjin), Chinsaga (Kisii), Mwianzo (Kamba)
Spider plant is an erect herbaceous annual herb with hairy, often purple stems and many branches growing to a height of about one metre. The plant has edibleleaves; each leaf
Cowpea, Kunde, Thoroko (Kikuyu), Likhuvi (Luhya), a lot-bo (Luo), Nthooko (Kamba), Egesare (Kisii)
Cowpeas are leguminous crops that can be used to provide vegetable and grain for food. The crop can withstand drought, short growing period and its multi-purpose use makes it an
Amaranthus or pigweed (Mchicha (Swahili), Terere (Kikuyu), Lidodo (Luhya), Ododo (Luo))
Amaranth is an herbaceous annual belonging to the family Amaranthaceae with green or red leaves and branched flower stalks (heads) bearing small seeds, variable in color from cream to gold
Black nightshade or Garden huckleberry. Mnavu (Swahili), Managu (Kikuyu), Lisutsa (Luhya), and Osuga (Luo)
Narrow-leaved African nightshade is widely distributed throughout the tropics and can be found throughout East Africa. The plant is an erect,many-branched herb growing 0.5 to 1.0m high. The plant bears
How Onesmus Asiimwe from Uganda turned to organic farming – Success Stories
Asiimwe Onesmus is a former conventional farmer who is now an organic farmer, thanks to KHEA farmer trainings. In the period under review, KHEA conducted farmer trainings across the region
KCOA-KHEA Phase One Stories Booklet (August 2019 – June 2022)
This booklet, the KCOA-KHEA Phase One Stories Booklet shares the exciting journey of the KCOA initiative in the region. Besides and account of the achievements attained during the phase, the
Quality Assurance in Training of Teams of Facilitators (ToToF) Workshop by IFOAM for the Knowledge Hub for Eastern Africa
