The International Conference ‘Ecological Organic Agriculture: The alternative for Africa’ is being held on 15-16 November 2011 at UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi/Kenya.

In addition to building awareness of accessible, productive and resilient organic farming systems, the conference will help to build alliances, capitalising on the African Union’s Resolution on Organic Farming. It will also implement the African Ecological Organic Agriculture Action Plan.

World Food Prize Laureate and winner of the One World Award, Hans Herren, and Peace Nobel Laureate, Wangari Maathai, will be speakers at the conference. In addition, the speakers’ line-up also includes three African Alternative Nobel Prize Laureates: Tewolde Eghziaber (Ethopia), Helmy Abouleish (Egypt) and Nnimmo Bassey (Nigeria).

Conference website: www.ifoam.org/events/ifoam_conferences/Organic_Alternative_for_Africa_2011.html