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2 nd AFRICAN ORGANIC CONFERENCE 2012
May 2-4, 2012 in Lusaka, Zambia
THE ORGANIC MANAGEMENT OF RABBITS: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REVERSING
FOOD INSECURITY FOR THE URBAN AND PERI-URBAN POOR. THE KENYAN CASE 20
EXPERIENCES OF PARTNERING WITH LOCAL BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN DISSEMINATION OF ORGANIC
AGRICULTURE INFORMATION AND ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION: INFONET-BIOVISION AND PARTNERS 21
EFFECTIVENESS OF ORGANIC FERTILIZER IN INCREASING PRODUCTION - THE EXPERIENCE OF
FARMER FIELD SCHOOLS IN ZANZIBAR 21
BUILDING ON SUCCESS: PGS AND THE ORGANIC VALUE CHAIN IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. 22
EFFECT OF MIXED-MANURE COMPOST AND FARM YARD MANURES ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF MAIZE 22
FIGHTING VARROA DESTRUCTOR IN THE AFRICAN HONEYBEES USING ORGANIC CONTROL METHODS 23
WOMEN COOPERATIVE CENTER. 24
INTERCROPPING WITH CROTALARIA BREVIDENS BENTH. REDUCES BACTERIAL WILT DISEASE INCIDENCES IN TOMATO CROP. 24
DIVERSITY: A NORM FOR AFRICA’S ORGANIC AGRICULTURE AND INDISPENSIBLE MEANS FOR
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION 25
CAN ORGANIC FOOD REDUCE CHILD MORTALITY(MDG 4) IN SSA? 26
ENHANCED PRODUCTIVITY OF TWO SOYBEAN (GLYCINE MAX (L.) MERRILL) VARIETIES THROUGH
APPLICATION OF SPENT POULTRY MANURE 26
HOW FAIR TRADE STRENGTHEN ORGANIC FARMING AND VICE VERSA, ESPECIALLY IN AFRICA 27
ORGANIC FARMING IN THE CONTEXT OF KILIMO KWANZA, TANZANIA 27
SYSTEM OF RICE INTENSIFICATION: CASE STUDY OF A RICE CULTIVATION METHOD FOR INCREASING
RICE GRAIN YIELD THROUGH BETTER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 28
DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIC STANDARDS IN AFRICA – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES 29
THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ORGANIC POLICY IN SOUTH AFRICA 30
GROWTH, YIELD AND PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFICIENCY OF MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.) AS INFLUENCED BY
COMPOST RATES IN AN ORGANIC BASED CROPPING SYSTEM 31
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION IN KENYA 31
ORGANIC FARMING AS A PANACEA TO DEFORESTATION: THE CASE OF NAMINYANGA
ORGANIC FARMERS ASSOCIATION (NOFA), MALAWI. 32
GROWTH AND YIELD OF TWO VARIETIES OF JEWS MALLOW (CORCHORUS OLITORUS L.)
UNDER DIFFERENT RATES OF ORGANIC FERTILIZER 33
INNOVATIVE PRACTICES TO ENHANCE ORGANIC AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION AMONG
LOW TECHNOLOGY FARMERS 33
RABBIT REARING: AN OPORTUNITY TO REVERSE FOOD INSECURITY FOR THE ZAMBIAN
PERI-URBAN POOR AND RURAL COMMUNITIES 34
MOBILIZING LOCAL MARKETS: THE ROLE OF SME'S 34
EFFECT OF ORGANIC PESTICIDE SPRAYS ON COTTON PESTS AND YIELDS IN NORTHERN UGANDA 35
DOES SOIL TYPES AFFECT PHOSPHORUS RELEASE PATTERN OF TITHONIA DIVERSIFOLIA
COMPOST AND POULTRY MANURE? 36
EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVE MICROORGANISMS (EM) TECHNOLOGY ON MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.)
GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND YIELD IN MOROGORO TANZANIA 36
STIMULATING DOMESTIC ORGANIC MARKET DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ORGANIC FARMERS MARKETS:
KENYAN EXPERIENCE 37
ASSESSMENT OF EFFICIENCY DIFFERENTIALS AMONG ORGANIC AND IN-ORGANIC USER
SMALL SCALE ARABLE FARMERS IN NIGERIA. A STOCHASTIC FRONTIER APPROACH. 38
COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF OKRA (ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS) UNDER SUBSISTENCE
ORGANIC FARMING USING DRIP AND WATERING CAN METHODS OF IRRIGATION 38
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT AND HOW THESE CAN AND DO SUPPORT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 39
FACING THE CHALLENGES OF ORGANIC LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN THE SEMI-ARID SAVANNAH
CLIMATE OF NAMIBIA WITH THE HELP OF HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT 40
COMMUNITY BASED RANGELAND AND LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT (CBRLM) AS A MULTIPLE-BENEFIT
STRATEGY FOR IMPROVING MEAT PRODUCTION WITH LOW EXTERNAL INPUTS 41
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