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	Organizations involved in Organic Agriculture in Ethiopia



	Institute for Sustainable Development - ISD Contact person: Sue Edwards Email of the contact person: sustainet@yahoo.co.uk Permanent email: sustaindeveth@ethionet.et Postal address: PO Box 171-1110, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Phone: +251 11 618 67 74 Fax: +251 11 618 67 69 Web: www.isd.org.et Year of Foundation: 1996 Mission: To raise the importance of using environmentally and ecologically sound and sustainable knowledge, practices and innovations to support and improve the livelihoods of farmers, youth, students, women, disadvantaged persons, wise people and professionals incorporating the best from both traditional and modern knowledge through sharing experiences, open dialogue, study, research and training based on genuine participation Type of Organization: NGO Scope of the Organization: National Organic Agriculture related main activities: General Promotion of organic agriculture Food security Women’s rights and empowerment Advocacy and lobbying against GMOs Education, research and training on organic agriculture Rural development/Poverty Alleviation Extension on organic agriculture Climate change and combating desertification Assisting local communities develop and use bylaws for improved management of their natural resources Ethiopian Association of Organic Agriculture (EAOA) Contact person: Mohammed Kiyar Email of the contact person: mohammedkiyar@yahoo.co.uk Postal address: P.O.Box 14230, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Phone: +251 911 89 58 40 / +251 911 20 33 60 / +251 114 19 77 79 Year of Foundation: 2007 Mission: The association Mission is to coordinate and promote organic agricultural development, networking and marketing. The Association is established to unite producers, processors, marketers, consumers, trainers and other stakeholders who are interested in promoting organic agriculture.The goal of EAOA in general is to achieve sustainable agriculture, poverty reduction and environmental stability in the country. Type of Organization: NGO Scope of the Organization: National Organic Agriculture related main activities: General promotion of organic agriculture Food Security Advocacy and Lobbying against GMOs and against the Alliance for the Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) International marketing and trade on organic agriculture Local organic market development Education and training on organic agriculture Rural development/Poverty Alleviation Consumer awareness of organic products Climate change Tradin Africa Contact person: Precious Mugadza Email of the contact person: precious@tradinorganic.com Permanent email: Postal address: Yehwala Werk Bldg 4 th floor, Room 24 K.k. Kirkos Kebele 03 House nr. 122, Addis Ababa Phone: +251 114 16 74 99 Fax: +251 114 16 74 98 Web: www.tradinorganic.com IFOAM is constantly updating the information on this website. Please contact the African Office Coordinator with your comments or suggestions.




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