Plenary Session 1: Impact of Synthetic Fertilisers & Pesticides: Need for Healthy & Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems

Prof. Tyrone Hayes: Keynote Speaker
Prof. Tyrone Hayes Keynote Presentation

Prof. Don Huber
Understanding glyphosate’s universal toxicity to soil, plants, animals, and humans

Prof. Ratemo Michieka
Fertilizers & Pesticides in Agriculture, Environment & Health

Dr. Judy Carman
Are GMOs safe to eat? Current inadequate safety requirements

Plenary Session 2: Leadership Roundtable

Keynote Speech Presentation

Dr. Hans R. Herren
Pathway to food system transformation in Africa

Plenary Session 3: Agroecology Practices and Systems

Prof. Zeyaur Khan: Keynote Speaker
Push Pull Technology for Food Security and Environment Sustainability in Africa and Beyond

Dr. Emma Siliprandi
Agroecology Scaling up Initiative

Mr. Zachary Makanya
Ecological Organic Agriculture Initiative in Africa

Ms. Dorith von Behaim , GIZ
Knowledge Centers for Organic Agriculture in Africa

BreakOut Sessions


BreakOut Session 1: Impact of synthetic inputs

Darcy Ogada & Martin Odino
Breaking the silence: Africa’s wildlife poisoning crisis

BreakOut Session 2: Alternative technologies and methodologies to reduce synthetic input use and contamination

Prof. Tyrone Hayes
Prof. Tyrone Hayes BreakOut Presentation

Robinson Rue
PROVIDING SAFER, SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES TO HARZADOUS CHEMICAL PESTICIDES TOSUPPORT AGROECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE

BreakOut Session 3: Frameworks, methods of performance assessment and scaling up strategies

Fabio Leippert, Biovision & El Hadji, Enda Pronat
The Potential of Agroecology to Hedge against Climate Change.

Gerard Lawry
Visioning Agroecology on a Diversified Small Scale Australian Farm

Ivy Saunyama, FAO
Phasing out Highly Hazardous Pesticides with agroecology

Venancia Wambua
Key achievements, lessons learnt and future prospects of EOA Initiative

BreakOut Session 4: Impact of Genetic Engineering and GMOs

Prof. Tyrone Hayes
Are GMOs safe to eat? What happens when you exceed current inadequate safety requirements?

Plenary Session 4: Strengthening Regional Ecological Organic Trade and its opportunities and challenges towards different markets

Mr. Malick Kane, Project Coordinator, National Green Export Country Project UNCTAD
Organic Markets and Africa; State of the Play and Perspectives

Ms. Barbara Zilly, Head of Capacity Development, IFOAM OI
Impact of SIDA support to the Organic Sector in East Africa

Mr. Bo van Elzakker, AgroEco Louis Bolk Institute
Agroecology and Organic Trade In Symbiosis or as Counterparts

Ms. Martha Kihara, Fun Zone
Experiences of Developing Local Markets for Organic Products

BreakOut Sessions


BreakOut Session 5: Impact of synthetic inputs

Don M. Huber Professor Emeritus, Purdue University
The Impact of Glyphosate and It’s Remediation

Teresa Mogoi Kenyanya, Department of Environmental Science, Egerton University
DETERMINATION OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN SELECTED EXOTIC VEGETABLES

BreakOut Session 6: Alternative technologies and methodologies to reduce synthetic input use and contamination

Ms. Christine Zimmerman
Taking Urban Agriculture to New Heights around the World".The impact of Vertical Farming

Aggrey Atuhaire
Best practices to reduce consumer dietary exposure to synthetic pesticides: Insights from Uganda

Robinson Rue
Impact of organic and conventional farming systems on agriculture sustainability

BreakOut Session 7: Linking Organic Farmers and aggregators to the retail sector

Experiences of ProFound & Green Rhino Kenya, Bert-Jan Ottens – 19 June 2019
Linking Organic Farmers & Aggregators to Retail Markets in Kenya.

Mrs. Lillian Kamathi
BIIOTO CONCEPT

Pietro Campus, Italy’s Institute for Ethical and Environmental Certification
Organic farming and the role of certification systems: A success story in Italy

BreakOut Session 8: Organic Guarantee Systems and Policy Environment in East Africa

Louise Luttikholt
Organic Guarantee Systems and Policy frameworks

Jack Juma, JMC secretary ,EAOM secretariat
Alternative accredation of local Certification bodies

Andrien Sibomana, Burundi Organic Agriculture Movement
Use of local organic fertilizers and bio pesticides : the winning alternative to chemicals.

Plenary Session 5: Food Security, Nutrition & Sustainable Consumption

Mr. Andre Leu, Co-Founder Regeneration International, Former President IFOAM OI
Agroecological Pest, Weed and Disease Management

Dr. Million Belay, Coordinator of Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
Adapting agriculture to changes in Africa – the path to agroecology

Ms. Gladys Mugambi, Ministry of Health
Nutrition Health and Agriculture

Dr. Dennis Garrity, Drylands Ambassador, UN Convention to Combat Desertification
The Perennialization of Agriculture: Vision for an agroecological future

Barbara Zilly, Head of Capacity Development Department IFOAM Organics International
Drivers of change for sustainable nutrition

BreakOut Sessions


BreakOut Session 9: Impact of synthetic inputs

Million Belay (PhD) Coordinator – AFSA & Panel member - IPES FOOD
Adapting agriculture to changes in Africa – the path to agroecology

Bollmohr, S
Banned pesticide use in Kenya, an urgent need to change agricultural practices

BreakOut Session 10: Alternative technologies and methodologies to reduce synthetic input use and contamination

Prof. Mwine Julius, African Center of Agroecology and Livelihood Systems
Technologies/ methodologies to reduce synthetic inputs and contamination

Jane Wairimu Wangu
Effect of organic and inorganic amendments on the population of nematode destroying fungi

BreakOut Session 11: Drivers of adoption of Agroecological systems

Anne Majani, HIVOS
Contributing towards transforming food system

Charles Odhong’, Charlotte Pavageau, Stefanie Pondini and Hans Herren
Investment in Agricultural Research for Development: What Role for Agroecology?

BreakOut Session 12: Creating an enabling policy and legislative environment for the organic sector

Mathius Wafula, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries & Irrigatio
Progress towards development of national organic policies: The case of Kenya

Prof Raphael G. Wahome
Policy implications raised by the results from the ProGrOV project: Potential Gains for the Organic Sector Under Positive Policy Interventions

Plenary Session 6: Food Security, Nutrition & Sustainable Consumption

DR. EDITH KAREKO- MUNENE
The Legislation and Policy Environment.For Ecological Organic Agriculture in Eastern Africa

Dr. Frank Eyhorn, Vice-President, IFOAM – Organics International & Senior Advisor, HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation
Coherent policies Driving Sustainable Agriculture

Dr. Oscar Magenya (PhD) on behalf of the Principal Secretary, Agricultural Research and Acting PS Crops Development, Prof. H. Boga, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation
Policies and Legislations: Success in Synthetic Fertilizers and Pesticides Reduction, Scaleup Agroecology and Ecological Organic Trade

Dr. Mohammed Anwar
SEKEM

Sarah Olembo
THE AU HEADS OF STATE DECISION ON ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

BreakOut Sessions


BreakOut Session 13: Impact of synthetic inputs

Mutwedu Bwana Valence, Department of Animal Production, Université Evangélique en Afrique, Bukavu-DR Congo
Growth and Reproductive Parameters Impairment of Glyphosate (herbicide) in Male Guinea Pig (Cavia porcellus)

OLABIYI ADELEKE
Comparative effects of Biological and Synthetic Nematicides in the Management of Nematode Pests of Okra

BreakOut Session 14: County Government Experiences in Policies & Legislations in Support of Agroecology based Programmes

MCA Gathuru Mburu, MCA Lari Githunguri
Evidence-based policy formulation around agro-ecology in Kiambu County

Stella Lutalo, Pelum Uganda
Uganda experiences in Agroecology scale up initiatives

BreakOut Session 15: Role of knowledge platforms in promoting the Organic Sector

Monique Hunziker - Programme Manager Biovision, Pauline Mundia - Outreach Manager BVAT, Belinda Weya - Infonet Manager
INFONET-BIOVISION

BreakOut Session 16: Partnerships, Networking and Financing Innovations

Malick Kane, UNCTAD
Partnerships & networking: Improving access to finance for sustainable agriculture

Dr.Nicholas Ozor, Executive Director, African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS)
Financing Research and Innovation

James Kimotho, Jungle nuts
Smallholder farmer access to finance through Jungle Mhela system

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