Organizations involved in Organic Agriculture in Malawi
Malawi Organic Growers Association (MOGA)
Contact person: Stanley Chidaya Email of the contact person: stanleychidaya@yahoo.com Permanent email: mogaorganics@hotmail.com Postal address: MOGA, PO BOX 20288, Lilongwe, Malawi Phone: +265 75 28 18 Fax: +265 75 28 18 Year of Foundation: 2000 Mission:
The Mission of MOGA is to promote and safeguard the interests of organic producers through capacity building, market access and advocacy and its vision is to see empowered organic producers that enjoy sustainable livelihood.
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 a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
International marketing and trade on organic agriculture
Local market development
Education and training on organic agriculture
Rural development/Poverty alleviation
Extension on organic agriculture
Consumer awareness of organic products
Nutrition and health
Policy review for organic agriculture
Climate change
Food processing
The Regional Schools and Colleges Permaculture (RESCOPE) PROGRAMME
Contact person: Mugove Walter Nyika Email of the contact person: zipscope@yahoo.co.uk Permanent email: rescope@sdnp.org.mw Postal address: PO BOX 32280, Blantyre 3, Malawi Phone: +265 183 13 73 Fax: +265 183 13 63 Web: www.rescopeprogramme.org Year of Foundation: 2006 Mission:
To transform schools in Africa into productive agro-ecological resource-rich centers for their communities.
Type of Organization: NGO Scope of the Organization: Regional Organic Agriculture related main activities:
General promotion of organic agriculture
Food security
Women’s rights and empowerment
Advocacy and lobbying against GMOs and against the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
Local organic market development
Education, research and training on organic agriculture
Rural development/poverty Alleviation
Extension on organic agriculture
Consumer awareness of organic products
Climate change and combating desertification
Policy review
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