Activities
ProEcoAfrica
- Review of comparative literature and existing data sets on the productivity and profitability of organic and conventional production systems
- Design of a research methodology and data collection strategy for selected organic and conventional production systems
- Collection of quantitative and qualitative data at field and farm levels for the selected production systems from more than 1,600 smallholder farms
- Cleaning, verification and analysis of data, synthesis of results and dissemination
- Promotion of networking among stakeholders
- Support to EOA on policy related activities and to NOARA on organic research in Africa
OFSA
- Partner, farmer and community sensitizations
- Methodology development and capacity building of partners
- Farm level sustainability assessment of more than 2,000 smallholder farms using SMART-Farm Tool
- Capacity building among farmers and extension agents – sharing and discussing results with farmers and extension agents, and exploring suitable options for improving sustainability
- Dissemination of findings – scientific publications and conferences, advocacy and informing policy and decision makers
- Evaluations on key activities
PMCA-Kenya
- Partner, farmer and community sensitizations
- Identification of PMCA Facilitators and of value chain actors
- Methodology development and capacity building of partners and PMCA Facilitators
- Joint analysis of challenges and market opportunities for organic products
- Identification of business ideas and groups centered on concrete organic products for local and export markets (including coaching and capacity development on agripreneurship and unique selling point concept)
- Facilitation of dialogue, collaboration and marketing among the business groups
Nutridecisions-Kenya
- Partner and farmer sensitizations
- Focus group discussions on dietary diversity, nutrition practices and decisions
- Quantitative data collection on food production, purchase, preservation, preparation, choices, and consumption patterns and practices
- Data cleaning, verification and analysis, synthesis of results, and dissemination