Conference Tracks
Five conference tracks will guide the conference. The tracks will be coordinated/ led by organizations that have experience and demonstrated the ability to
organize activities around such tracks.
Agroecological systems & scale up strategies
Women, youth & agroecology transitions
Market development & trade
Innovations, research & development
Policy reforms & agroecology investments
#About The Conference
1ST EASTERN AFRICA AGROECOLOGY CONFERENCE
Target Groups
The Conference will bring together over 500 participants (300 physical, 200 virtual) and 30 exhibitors from various countries who have a strong interest in the growth and development of the agroecological sector. Specifically, the participants will include:-
- Policy makers and governments, representatives from various related line
Ministries (agriculture, health, environment, water, etc) at national and regional levels - Â Organizations and initiatives working towards food system transformation.
- Farmers and Farmer Organizations
- Agroecology practitioners and Civil Society organizations
- Private sector in organic industry
- Â Consumer associations
- Strategic partners and donor agencies
- Education and training institutions including Academia (Universities)
- Institutional and individual donors.
- Local, national, regional and international media
Format
- Online preparatory phase (webinars)
- Â Main conference (2 days, hybrid), consisting of:
i. Plenary sessions on food system transformation topics, with inspiring keynote presentations and panel discussions involving key stakeholders
ii. Break-out sessions along conference tracks with interactive formats (short presentations, panel discussions, fish-bowl discussions, World Cafés). - Excursions to understand how agroecology works along the value chain (research, farming, inputs, processing, retail…)