KNOWLEDGE HUB FOR ORGANIC AGRICULTURE AND AGROECOLOGY IN EASTERN AFRICA (KHEA)

About KHEA

The Knowledge Hub for Organic Agriculture and Agroecology in Eastern Africa (KHEA) is one of the five Knowledge Hubs under the The Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture and Agroeocology in Africa (KCOA) Project.

This KHEA Hub is being coordinated by Biovision Africa Trust (BvAT) in Kenya as the lead agency with a co-hosting arrangement with Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Uganda. KHEA is currently being implemented in five Eastern Africa countries with Country Implementing Partners (CIPs) as follows: Kenya; PELUM Kenya, Uganda; PELUM Uganda, Rwanda; ROAM, Tanzania; TOAM and Madagascar; GSDM and SYMABIO.
 
The main goal of the KHEA Hub is to integrate Ecological Organic Agriculture (EOA) into the participating countries’ agricultural systems by generating, capturing, and sharing information know-how and integrating these into agricultural practices and decision-making for improved livelihood.
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Strengthening Ecological Organic Agriculture (EOA) in Rwanda through the KCOA-KHEA Project and EOA Initiative
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Historic First Visit: KHEA CIPs - PELUM Uganda and PELUM Kenya Unite for a Gender Learning Exchange
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TOAM Showcases Organic Agriculture Innovations at the 2024 National Farmers Exhibition Week (NANE NANE)
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GIZ Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture and Agroecology in Africa Newsletter, Issue no. 11, August 2024
GIZ Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture and Agroecology in Africa Newsletter, Issue no. 11, August...
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The KCOA´s Gender Guide was launched.
The KCOA´s Gender Guide Launch“And remember that this guide is not only a document but a tool that...
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GIZ Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture and Agroecology in Africa Newsletter, Issue no. 10, April 2024
GIZ Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture and Agroecology in Africa Newsletter, Issue no. 10, April...
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KCOA-KHEA team and partners at the BIOFACH and VIVANESS 2024
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GIZ Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture and Agroecology in Africa Newsletter, Issue no. 9, December 2023
GIZ Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture in Africa Newsletter, Issue no. 9, December 2023
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KHEA Focus Areas

In ensuring farmers have access to relevant and timely information necessary to make informed decisions and improve their livelihoods,

The project is intervening in three focus areas:

Collecting/Preparing and Validating Organic Agriculture Knowledge: 

Validated technical and methodological knowledge for the promotion of organic agriculture, including processing, is prepared for the context of the participating countries and stakeholder groups made available through suitable knowledge products.

Capacity Building and Dissemination of Organic Agriculture Knowledge: 

Validated knowledge, strategies and good practices in the field of organic agriculture, adapted to the local contexts is disseminated to relevant users.

Networking within the Organic Agriculture Value Chains:

This focus areas concerns Key actors in the organic agriculture value chains of the participating countries in Eastern Africa are networked to strengthen markets and consumption patterns for organic products.

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Youths reached through capacity-building services

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Countries implementing the KCOA Project under the KHEA Hub

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