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	List of organic certification bodies operating in Africa



	The list has been developed to enable African organic stakeholders and others interested in Organic Agriculture to have an overview on organizations providing organic certification services in Africa. The data used for this list are from the Organic Certification Directory 2006 and the respectively organizations’ websites. The organizations are listed by country in alphabetical order. A, B, C, D, E, G, K, L, M, N, R, S, T, U, Z Angola Ecocert International Gueterbahnhofstr. 10 D-37154 Northeim, Germany Contact: Michel Reynaud Phone: + 49-555-190 84 30 Fax: + 49-555-190 843 80 Email: ofﬁce.international@ecocert.com Benin Ecocert Charlotte COPPEE, Auditeur principal Afrique de l'Ouest 11 BP 203 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Phone: + 226 50 36 09 93/ + 226 70 24 41 14 Fax: + 226 50 36 09 93 Email: charlotte.coppee@ecocert.com Botswana Ecocert Southern Africa-Afrisco (Pty) Ltd P.O. Box 74192 0040 Lynnwood Ridge, South Africa Contact: Diana Callear Phone: + 27-12-349 10 70 Fax: + 27-12-349 10 70 Email: afrisco@global.co.za Burkina Faso Ecocert Charlotte COPPEE, Auditeur principal Afrique de l'Ouest 11 BP 203 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Phone: + 226 50 36 09 93/ + 226 70 24 41 14 Fax: + 226 50 36 09 93 Email : charlotte.coppee@ecocert.com Associazione Suolo e Salute Via San Lorenzo, 1 40037 Sasso Marconi (BO), Italy Contact: Bruno D’Aprile Phone: + 39-051-675 12 65 Fax: + 39-051-675 12 66 Email: estero@suoloesalute.it up Burundi Ecocert-Bureau Madagascar / East Africa Lot II K 48 A, Rue Pasteur Rabary Ankadivato 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar Contact: Sandra Randrianarisoa Phone: + 261 20 22 54864 Fax: + 261 20 22 54864 Email: office.madagascar@ecocert.com Cameroon Ecocert Charlotte COPPEE, Auditeur principal Afrique de l'Ouest 11 BP 203 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Phone: + 226 50 36 09 93/ + 226 70 24 41 14 Fax: + 226 50 36 09 93 Email : charlotte.coppee@ecocert.com IMO Institute for Marketecology Weststrasse 51 CH-8570 Weinfelden Switzerland Phone: + 41(0) 71 626 0 626 Fax: + 41 (0) 71 626 0 623 Email: imo@imo.ch Naturland-Verband Kleinhaderner Weg 1 82166 Gräfelﬁng, Germany Contact: Birgit Wilhelm Phone: + 49-89-898 082-0 Fax: + 49-89-898 082-90 Email: naturland@naturland.de Chad Ecocert Charlotte COPPEE, Auditeur principal Afrique de l'Ouest 11 BP 203 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Phone: + 226 50 36 09 93/ + 226 70 24 41 14 Fax: + 226 50 36 09 93 Email: charlotte.coppee@ecocert.com up Congo Ecocert Charlotte COPPEE, Auditeur principal Afrique de l'Ouest 11 BP 203 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Phone: + 226 50 36 09 93/ + 226 70 24 41 14 Fax: + 226 50 36 09 93 Email: charlotte.coppee@ecocert.com Democratic Republic of the Congo Ecocert Charlotte COPPEE, Auditeur principal Afrique de l'Ouest 11 BP 203 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Phone: + 226 50 36 09 93/ + 226 70 24 41 14 Fax: + 226 50 36 09 93 Email: charlotte.coppee@ecocert.com Uganda Organic Certiﬁcation Ltd (UgoCert) P.O.Box 33743 Kampala, Uganda Contact: Charles Walaga Phone: + 256-41-269 416 Email: info@ugocert.org Djibouti Ecocert International Gueterbahnhofstr. 10 D-37154 Northeim, Germany Contact: Michel Reynaud Phone: + 49-555-190 84 30 Fax: + 49-555-190 843 80 Email: ofﬁce.international@ecocert.com Egypt BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH Cimbernstraße 21 90402 Nürnberg, Germany Contact: Tobias Fischer Phone: + 49-911-424 390 Fax: + 49-911-424 39 71 Email: info@bcs-oeko.com COAE Center for Organic Agriculture in Egypt P.O. Box 1535, Alf Maskan, 14 Ibrahim El – Shawarby Street New Nozha, Cario, Egypt Contact: Mohamed Youssri Hashem Phone: + 20-2-624 88 19 Fax: + 20-2-624 8819 Email: coae@tedata.net.eg Egyptian Center of Organic Agriculture (ECOA) 29, Yathreb Street, Dokki 12311 Cairo, Egypt Contact: Dr. Khairy Elshrief Phone: + 20-2-336 52 61 Fax: + 20-2-335 31 73 Email: info@ecoa.com.eg Instituto Mediterraneo di Certiﬁcazione (IMC) Via C.Pisacane, 32 60019 Senigallia (AN), Italy Contact: Remo Ciucciomei Phone: + 39-071-792 87 25 Fax: + 39-071-791 00 43 Email: imcert@imcert.it Soil Association Certiﬁcation Ltd 40-56 Victoria Street Bristol, BS1 6BY United Kingdom Contact: Emma Yeats Phone: + 44-117-987 45 65 Fax: + 44-117-314 50 46 Email: eyeats@soilassociation.org up Ethiopia AGRIOR Ltd 121 HaChashmonaim Street Tel Aviv 67011 Israel Contact: Neri Lahad Phone: + 972-3-561 48 98 Fax: + 972-3-624 18 97 Email: agrior@netvision.net.il Control Union Certifications Ethiopia P.O. Box 7642 Addis Abeba Ethiopia Phone: + 251-011-629-8330 Email: lbelaineh@controlunion.com Ecocert-Bureau Madagascar / East Africa Lot II K 48 A, Rue Pasteur Rabary Ankadivato 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar Contact: Sandra Randrianarisoa Phone: + 261 20 22 54864 Fax: + 261 20 22 54864 Email: office.madagascar@ecocert.com Institute for Marketecology (IMO) Dr. Hassen Jemal IMO contact Ethiopia Woreda 7 Kebele 16/17 house nr 412 P.O. Box 56604 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Phone: + 251 11 276 26 49 Email: hassenjm@yahoo.ca Gabon Ecocert Charlotte COPPEE, Auditeur principal Afrique de l'Ouest 11 BP 203 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Phone: + 226 50 36 09 93/ + 226 70 24 41 14 Fax: + 226 50 36 09 93 Email: charlotte.coppee@ecocert.com Gambia Ecocert Charlotte COPPEE, Auditeur principal Afrique de l'Ouest 11 BP 203 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Phone: + 226 50 36 09 93/ + 226 70 24 41 14 Fax: + 226 50 36 09 93 Email: charlotte.coppee@ecocert.com Ghana Ecocert Charlotte COPPEE, Auditeur principal Afrique de l'Ouest 11 BP 203 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Phone: + 226 50 36 09 93/ + 226 70 24 41 14 Fax: + 226 50 36 09 93 Email: charlotte.coppee@ecocert.com Institute for Marketecology (IMO) Mr. Kofi Bempah IMO contact Ghana P.O. Box CT 995, Cantonements, Ghana Phone: + 233 244 624987 Email: kofibempah@yahoo.com Soil Association Certiﬁcation Ltd 40-56 Victoria Street Bristol, BS1 6BY United Kingdom Contact: Emma Yeats Phone: + 44-117-987 45 65 Fax: + 44-117-314 50 46 Email: eyeats@soilassociation.org Guinea Ecocert Charlotte COPPEE, Auditeur principal Afrique de l'Ouest 11 BP 203 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Phone: + 226 50 36 09 93/ + 226 70 24 41 14 Fax: + 226 50 36 09 93 Email: charlotte.coppee@ecocert.com Guinea-Bissau Ecocert Charlotte COPPEE, Auditeur principal Afrique de l'Ouest 11 BP 203 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Phone: + 226 50 36 09 93/ + 226 70 24 41 14 Fax: + 226 50 36 09 93 Email: charlotte.coppee@ecocert.com up Kenya Africert Ltd P.O. Box 74696 Nairobi, Kenya Contact: Ruth Nyagah and Francis Akivaga Phone: + 254-020-828 857/8 Fax: + 254-020-828 859 Email: rnyagah@africert.co.ke Ecocert-Bureau Madagascar / East Africa Lot II K 48 A, Rue Pasteur Rabary Ankadivato 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar Contact: Sandra Randrianarisoa Phone: + 261 20 22 54864 Fax: + 261 20 22 54864 Email: office.madagascar@ecocert.com EnCert Ltd P.O. Box 74510 00200 Nairobi, Kenya Contact: Musa Njoka Phone: + 254-724-910 240 Email: musanjoka@yahoo.com Soil Association Certiﬁcation Ltd 40-56 Victoria Street Bristol, BS1 6BY United Kingdom Contact: Emma Yeats Phone: + 44-117-987 45 65 Fax: + 44-117-314 50 46 Email: eyeats@soilassociation.org Lesotho Ecocert Southern Africa-Afrisco (Pty) Ltd P.O. Box 74192 0040 Lynnwood Ridge, South Africa Contact: Diana Callear Phone: + 27-12-349 10 70 Fax: + 27-12-349 10 70 Email: afrisco@global.co.za Liberia Ecocert Charlotte COPPEE, Auditeur principal Afrique de l'Ouest 11 BP 203 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Phone: + 226 50 36 09 93/ + 226 70 24 41 14 Fax: + 226 50 36 09 93 Email: charlotte.coppee@ecocert.com up Madagascar Ecocert-Bureau Madagascar / East Africa Lot II K 48 A, Rue Pasteur Rabary Ankadivato 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar Contact: Sandra Randrianarisoa Phone: + 261 20 22 54864 Fax: + 261 20 22 54864 Email: office.madagascar@ecocert.com IMO Institute for Marketecology Weststrasse 51 CH-8570 Weinfelden Switzerland Phone: + 41(0) 71 626 0 626 Fax: + 41 (0) 71 626 0 623 Email: imo@imo.ch Malawi Ecocert-Bureau Madagascar / East Africa Lot II K 48 A, Rue Pasteur Rabary Ankadivato 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar Contact: Sandra Randrianarisoa Phone: + 261 20 22 54864 Fax: + 261 20 22 54864 Email: office.madagascar@ecocert.com Mali Ecocert Charlotte COPPEE, Auditeur principal Afrique de l'Ouest 11 BP 203 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Phone: + 226 50 36 09 93/ + 226 70 24 41 14 Fax: + 226 50 36 09 93 Email: charlotte.coppee@ecocert.com Mozambique Ecocert Southern Africa-Afrisco (Pty) Ltd P.O. Box 74192 0040 Lynnwood Ridge, South Africa Contact: Diana Callear Phone: +27-12-349 10 70 Fax: +27-12-349 10 70 Email: afrisco@global.co.za Marocco Demeter-International e.V. Brandschneise 1 64295 Darmstadt, Germany Contact: Ute Bucholski Phone: + 49-61-558 469 99 Fax: + 49-61-558 469 11 Email: info@demeter.net Ecocert-Bureau Maroc BP-3916, Post Talborjt Agadir - MAROC Phone: + 212 48 22 07 42/ + 212 61 43 12 24 Fax: + 212 48 22 07 42 Email: office.morocco@ecocert.com Qualité-France SA Batiment le Guillaument, 60 Av. Du Gal de Gaulle 92046 Paris la Defense Cedex, France Contact: Philippe Nourrit Phone: + 33-1-419 700 74 Fax: + 33-1-419 708 32 Email: bio@fr.bureauveritas.com up Namibia Ecocert Southern Africa-Afrisco (Pty) Ltd P.O. Box 74192 0040 Lynnwood Ridge, South Africa Contact: Diana Callear Phone: + 27-12-349 10 70 Fax: + 27-12-349 10 70 Email: afrisco@global.co.za Soil Association Certiﬁcation Ltd 40-56 Victoria Street Bristol, BS1 6BY United Kingdom Contact: Emma Yeats Phone: + 44-117-987 45 65 Fax: + 44-117-314 50 46 Email: eyeats@soilassociation.org Niger Ecocert Charlotte COPPEE, Auditeur principal Afrique de l'Ouest 11 BP 203 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Phone: + 226 50 36 09 93/ + 226 70 24 41 14 Fax: + 226 50 36 09 93 Email: charlotte.coppee@ecocert.com Nigeria Ecocert Charlotte COPPEE, Auditeur principal Afrique de l'Ouest 11 BP 203 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Phone: + 226 50 36 09 93/ + 226 70 24 41 14 Fax: + 226 50 36 09 93 Email: charlotte.coppee@ecocert.com Soil Association Certiﬁcation Ltd 40-56 Victoria Street Bristol, BS1 6BY United Kingdom Contact: Emma Yeats Phone: + 44-117-987 45 65 Fax: + 44-117-314 50 46 Email: eyeats@soilassociation.org up Rwanda Ecocert-Bureau Madagascar / East Africa Lot II K 48 A, Rue Pasteur Rabary Ankadivato 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar Contact: Sandra Randrianarisoa Phone: + 261 20 22 54864 Fax: + 261 20 22 54864 Email: office.madagascar@ecocert.com Senegal Ecocert Charlotte COPPEE, Auditeur principal Afrique de l'Ouest 11 BP 203 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Phone: + 226 50 36 09 93/ + 226 70 24 41 14 Fax: + 226 50 36 09 93 Email: charlotte.coppee@ecocert.com Sierra Leone Ecocert Charlotte COPPEE, Auditeur principal Afrique de l'Ouest 11 BP 203 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Phone: + 226 50 36 09 93/ + 226 70 24 41 14 Fax: + 226 50 36 09 93 Email: charlotte.coppee@ecocert.com Somalia Ecocert International Gueterbahnhofstr. 10 D-37154 Northeim, Germany Contact: Michel Reynaud Phone: + 49-555-190 84 30 Fax: + 49-555-190 843 80 Email: ofﬁce.international@ecocert.com South Africa BDOCA P. O. Box 71906, Bryanston 2021 Johannesburg, South Africa Contact: Crispin Jackson Phone: + 27-12-650 02 84 Fax: + 27-12-650 02 07 Email: bdoca@telcomsa.net Debio N-1940 Bjørkelangen Norway Contact: Morten Ingvaldsen Phone: + 47-63-862 650 Fax: + 47-63-856 985 Email: kontor@debio.no Ecocert Southern Africa-Afrisco (Pty) Ltd P.O. Box 74192 0040 Lynnwood Ridge, South Africa Contact: Diana Callear Phone: + 27-12-349 10 70 Fax: + 27-12-349 10 70 Email: afrisco@global.co.za IMO Institute for Marketecology Weststrasse 51 CH-8570 Weinfelden Switzerland Phone: + 41(0) 71 626 0 626 Fax: + 41 (0) 71 626 0 623 Email: imo@imo.ch Soil Association Certiﬁcation Ltd 40-56 Victoria Street Bristol, BS1 6BY United Kingdom Contact: Emma Yeats Phone: + 44-117-987 45 65 Fax: + 44-117-314 50 46 Email: eyeats@soilassociation.org up Sudan COAE Center for Organic Agriculture in Egypt P.O. Box 1535, Alf Maskan, 14 Ibrahim El – Shawarby Street New Nozha, Cario, Egypt Contact: Mohamed Youssri Hashem Phone: +20-2-624 88 19 Fax: +20-2-624 8819 Email: coae@tedata.net.eg Ecocert International Gueterbahnhofstr. 10 D-37154 Northeim, Germany Contact: Michel Reynaud Phone: + 49-555-190 84 30 Fax: + 49-555-190 843 80 Email: ofﬁce.international@ecocert.com Tanzania Ecocert-Bureau Madagascar / East Africa Lot II K 48 A, Rue Pasteur Rabary Ankadivato 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar Contact: Sandra Randrianarisoa Phone: + 261 20 22 54864 Fax: + 261 20 22 54864 Email: office.madagascar@ecocert.com Institute for Marketecology (IMO) Mr. Joachim Weber IMO contact Tanzania P.O. Box 6487, Moshi, Tanzania Phone: + 255 784 618 490 Email: imo-tanzania@tanzania-organics.com Naturland-Verband Kleinhaderner Weg 1 82166 Gräfelﬁng, Germany Contact: Birgit Wilhelm Phone: + 49-89-898 082-0 Fax: + 49-89-898 082-90 Email: naturland@naturland.de TanCert Sokoine drive, Old Post Ofﬁce Building, First ﬂoor, Room 7, P.O. Box 70089 Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Contact: Leonard Mtama Phone: + 255-22-212 44 41 Fax: + 255-22-212 44 41 Email: lm@TanCert.org Uganda Organic Certiﬁcation Ltd (UgoCert) P.O.Box 33743 Kampala, Uganda Contact: Charles Walaga Phone: + 256-41-269 416 Email: info@ugocert.org Togo Ecocert Charlotte COPPEE, Auditeur principal Afrique de l'Ouest 11 BP 203 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Phone: + 226 50 36 09 93/ + 226 70 24 41 14 Fax: + 226 50 36 09 93 Email: charlotte.coppee@ecocert.com Institute for Marketecology (IMO) Mr. Frederick Ablam Kouwoaye IMO contact Togo B.P. 20816 Residence du Benin, Lomé, Togo Phone: +228 934 03 05 Email: fablamk@yahoo.fr up Tunisia Ecocert-Bureau Tunisie N°63, Imm. Océan Bleu Rue Habib Thameur, 3000 – Sfax, Tunisia Phone: + 216 74 225 458 Fax: + 216 74 200 868 Email: office.tunisia@ecocert.com Demeter-International e.V. Brandschneise 1 64295 Darmstadt, Germany Contact: Ute Bucholski Phone: + 49-61-558 469 99 Fax: + 49-61-558 469 11 Email: info@demeter.net Instituto Mediterraneo di Certiﬁcazione (IMC) Via C.Pisacane, 32 60019 Senigallia (AN), Italy Contact: Remo Ciucciomei Phone: + 39-071-792 87 25 Fax: + 39-071-791 00 43 Email: imcert@imcert.it Uganda Ecocert-Bureau Madagascar / East Africa Lot II K 48 A, Rue Pasteur Rabary Ankadivato 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar Contact: Sandra Randrianarisoa Phone: + 261 20 22 54864 Fax: + 261 20 22 54864 Email: office.madagascar@ecocert.com Institute for Marketecology (IMO) Mrs. Nirali Pandya IMO contact Uganda P.O. Box 34335, Kampala, Uganda Phone: + 25 671 213 46 78 Email: niralip@rediffmail.com Naturland-Verband Kleinhaderner Weg 1 82166 Gräfelﬁng, Germany Contact: Birgit Wilhelm Phone: + 49-89-898 082-0 Fax: + 49-89-898 082-90 Email: naturland@naturland.de Soil Association Certiﬁcation Ltd 40-56 Victoria Street Bristol, BS1 6BY United Kingdom Contact: Emma Yeats Phone: + 44-117-987 45 65 Fax: + 44-117-314 50 46 Email: eyeats@soilassociation.org Uganda Organic Certiﬁcation Ltd (UgoCert) P.O.Box 33743 Kampala, Uganda Contact: Charles Walaga Phone: + 256-41-269 416 Email: info@ugocert.org up Zambia Ecocert Southern Africa-Afrisco (Pty) Ltd P.O. Box 74192 0040 Lynnwood Ridge, South Africa Contact: Diana Callear Phone: + 27-12-349 10 70 Fax: + 27-12-349 10 70 Email: afrisco@global.co.za Zimbabwe Ecocert Southern Africa-Afrisco (Pty) Ltd P.O. Box 74192 0040 Lynnwood Ridge, South Africa Contact: Diana Callear Phone: + 27-12-349 10 70 Fax: + 27-12-349 10 70 Email: afrisco@global.co.za




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