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The Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture and Agroecology in Africa (KCOA, www.kcoa-africa.org) is a global project commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ). It is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in cooperation with its Partners (as listed here below, together referred as “KCOA Partners”). KCOA Partners collect, validate and disseminate information along the organic agriculture value chain in order to promote organic agriculture in Africa and endeavour to provide knowledge products of the highest quality. Knowledge products (KPs) are technical and methodological products that serve education / training, extension, policy dialogue, communication and awareness raising. KPs contain relevant valuable information on organic agriculture and agroecology.
To that end, KCOA partners are committed to ensuring that the information on this website is faithful to the principles of organic agriculture; and was legally and ethically collected and disseminated. Nevertheless, KCOA partners do not assume any responsibility for the usage being made of the information and the results obtain doing so. Users of the information are free to utilise it in accordance to their own judgement and at their own risk.
The Knowledge Products are provided to you “as is/as are”. Neither of the KCOA partners, nor their employees, nor anyone associated with this information shall be liable for any loss, damage or inconvenience, including loss of profits, revenues or intellectual property; directly or indirectly caused or alleged to be caused by the use of, or the inability to use the information on the KCOA website, www.kcoa-africa.org or any other mean of dissemination used by KCOA partners, including, but not restricted to, leaflets, posters, factsheets, training materials, pictures, videos or audio recordings.
Furthermore, KCOA partners cannot guarantee that its services will be uninterrupted or error-free.
KCOA partners assume no responsibility for the contents and availability of third-party websites accessed via links on www.kcoa-africa.org. The inclusion of any link should not be taken as an endorsement of any kind by KCOA partners of the linked website or any association with its operators.
List of organisations involved in KCOA (“KCOA partners”)
Donor
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Implementation
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Knowledge Hub Southern Africa (KHSA)
Zambia
- Sustainability Institute (SI, www.sustainabilityinstitute.net)
- Participatory Ecological Land Use Management Zambia (PELUM Zambia, www.pelumzambia.org)
- Kasisi Agriculture Training Centre
South Africa
- Sustainability Institute (SI, www.sustainabilityinstitute.net)
- South African Organic Sector Organisation (SAOSO, www.saoso.org)
- PGS South Africa
Namibia
- Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF, www.nnf.org.na)
- Namibian Organic Agriculture (NOA, www.noa.org.na)
Malawi
- Kusamala Institute
- Soil, Food and Healthy Communities (SFHC, soilandfood.org)
Knowledge Hub North Africa (KHNA)
Egypt
- SEKEM Development Foundation (SFD, www.sekem.com/en/cultural-life/sekem-development-foundation)
- Heliopolis University (HU, hu.edu.eg)
Morocco
- Fédération Interprofessionnelle Marocaine de la Filière Bio (FIMABIO, www.fimabio.com)
Tunisia
- Centre Technique de l’Agriculture Biologique (CTAB, www.ctab.nat.tn)
Knowledge Hub Eastern Africa (KHEA)
Uganda
- Biovision Africa Trust (BvAT, www.biovisionafricatrust.org)
- Participatory Ecological Land Use Management Uganda (PELUM Uganda, www.pelumuganda.org)
Kenya
- Biovision Africa Trust (BvAT, www.biovisionafricatrust.org)
- Participatory Ecological Land Use Management Kenya (PELUM Kenya, www.pelumuganda.org)
Tanzania
- Tanzanian Organic Agriculture Movement (TOAM, www.kilimohai.org)
Rwanda
- Rwandan Organic Agriculture Movement (ROAM, www.roam.org.rw)
Madagascar
- Tbc
Knowledge Hub West Africa (KHWA)
Senegal
- Environnement Développement Action pour la Protection Naturelle des Terroirs (ENDA Pronat, www.endapronat.org)
- Fédération Nationale pour l’Agriculture Biologique (FENAB, www.fenab.org)
- AGRECOL Afrique (www.agrecolafrique.org)
Benin
- Centre Songhai (www.songhai.org)
Mali
- Coordination Nationale des Organisations Paysannes (CNOP, www.cnop-mali.org)
Nigeria
- Association of Organic Agriculture Practitioner of Nigeria (NOAN, www.noanigeria.net)
Gambia
- Tbc
Knowledge Hub Central Africa (KHCA)
Cameroon
- Centre Polyvalent de Formation de Mbouo (CPF, www.cpfmbouocmr.net)
- Cercle International pour la Promotion de la Création (CIPCRE, www.cipcre.org)
- Groupement d’Appui pour le Développement Durable (GADD, www.ong-gadd.org)
- Inades-Formation Cameroun (www.inadesformation.net)
- Service d’Appui aux Initiatives Locales de Développement (SAILD, http://www.saild.org/)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Tbc
Chad
- Tbc