About KCOA Project

The Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture and Agroecology in Africa is dedicated to empowering African farmers and stakeholders by providing practical, accessible resources to support the shift toward sustainable farming practices. Through a network of five regional knowledge hubs, we make it easier for users to access valuable information on organic and agroecological methods, build technical skills, and connect with a supportive community of professionals. Our mission is to bridge the gap between need and knowledge, helping users strengthen their skills, expand their networks, and become more effective advocates for sustainable agriculture across the continent. The KHEA Hub is one of the five Hubs of the Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture and Agroecology in Africa (KCOA) Project. It is part of the One World – No Hunger initiative by the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through its executing agency GIZ to support a network of regional knowledge hubs for organic farming in Eastern, Western, Northern, Central and Southern Africa. Biovision Africa Trust (BvAT) is the Lead Coordinating Agency of the project in Eastern Africa and Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Uganda is a Co-Host of the KCOA-KHEA Project. The implementation of Phase I and II of the Knowledge Hub for Organic Agriculture and Agroecology in Eastern Africa (KHEA) Project started in August 2019 and ended in January 2025. The KCOA-KHEA Project aligns with the Ecological Organic Agriculture Initiative (EOA-I), an African Union-led continental undertaking with the oversight of the African Union Commission (AUC) Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment (DARBE) Countries Implementing the KCOA-KHEA Project KHEA is currently being implemented in Implementing Partners (CIPs) as follows: Kenya; PELUM Kenya, Uganda; PELUM Uganda, Rwanda; ROAM, Tanzania; TOAM and Madagascar; GSDM and SYMABIO. Overall Goal of KHEA The overall goal of the KHEA Project is to ensure that Ecological Organic Agriculture is integrated into the various countries’ agricultural systems. About the Digital Knowledge Platform One of the key project achievements has been the development of the Digital Knowledge Platform (DKP) which is part of the KCOA Project coordinated by GIZ as a major component of the initiative. This online resource currently provides excellent learning materials and resources for multipliers, farmers and other value chain actors. The DKP was launched in the Phase II of the KCOA-KHEA Project The project focus on three main action fields, namely: Collecting/preparing knowledge in organic agriculture: Validated technical and methodological knowledge for the promotion of organic agriculture, including processing, is prepared for the context of the participating countries and stakeholder groups. Dissemination of knowledge to many users: Validated knowledge, strategies and good practices in the field of organic agriculture, adapted to the contexts of the countries participating in the regional knowledge hubs, are disseminated to various target user groups. Networking within agricultural value chains: Key actors in the organic agriculture value chains of the participating countries in the three regions network in an exemplary manner for replication