Conference Theme:
Reducing synthetic Fertilizers and Pesticides by scaling up Agroecology and Promoting Ecological Organic Trade
Conference Overview
The world faces challenges: poverty, hunger and malnutrition are prevailing, the global society has unfair distribution of wealth and power, we lose biodiversity of life forever, the natural resources like soil and water are deteriorating and the planet ́s climate is changing.
Based on evidence of successful practitioners in the field and in the trade around the world, based on the calls of world leaders in agriculture including from FAO and African Union, we believe that agroecology/ecological organic production systems are the true future of East Africa’s food systems. These systems are very knowledge intensive and take advantage of both traditional knowledge and modern science through collaboration between farmers and researchers based on mutual respect.
This Conference will:
- underscore the call for private and public decision makers to support food and agricultural systems and practices that are healthy, equitable, efficient, resilient, and culturally diverse, using renewable energy resources.
- Emphasize and strongly support women’s role in the production of nutritious food, recognizing the importance of engaging the women, youth and communities as active partners in sustainable food systems.
- Endorse the right of people, communities and countries to define their own food systems, which are ecologically, socially, economically and culturally appropriate to their unique contexts, and to empower producers and consumers to make better decisions and choices.
