The State Minister, Mr. Fred Bwino 5th from right with EOA-I and KCOA delegation
The EOA Secretariat had the pleasure of hosting the Ugandan State Minister for Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Fisheries, Hon Fredrick Bwino Kyakulaga at the BIOFACH trade fair that took place in February 2024 in Nuremburg, Germany. He was accompanied by the BvAT- EOA team of Dr David Amudavi, Ms Venancia Wambua and Alex Mutungi. Uganda is one of the leading countries in the implementation of EOA in Africa and has developed a National Organic Policy. The Minister alongside the EOA team, attended side networking meetings, presentations, and toured organic exhibitions. Based on his experience at the BIOFACH 2024 trade fair, the State Minister has promised to present a brief on the potential of organic trade in Uganda and Africa to the President of Uganda with the aim of passing the National Organic Bill that is currently in Parliament.
Biovision Africa Trust (BvAT) is glad to announce its role in the coordination of the new Agroecology Promotion Project (APP) for the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) component. The APP is funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and will be launched this month in May. It is anticipated to potentially have significant positive impacts on food systems transformation through agroecology interventions.
The overall goal of the APP is Agroecology – inclusive to like-minded approaches – is broadly promoted as a pathway for food systems transformation to truly sustainable, resilient, and dynamic food and farming systems, worldwide and particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. The APP will run for a period of 4 years from 2024-2028. Partners involved in SSA component include Biovision Africa Trust, AFRONET, Pelum Association, Pelum Kenya and Agroecology fund with a global component that will be coordinated by IFOAM Organics International.
Prepared by Venancia Wambua