EOAI Eastern Africa Directory 2017 PDF

ECOLOGICAL ORGANIC AGRICULTURE
INITIATIVE (EOAI) IN AFRICA

© 2017 Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Kenya
Ecological Organic Agriculture Initiative (EOAI) is a Pillar based initiative responding to the
Africa Union (AU) decision, with an overall goal of mainstreaming Ecological Organic Agriculture
into national systems by 2025 in order to improve agricultural productivity, food security, market
access and sustainable development in Africa.
The Africa Union Heads of State decision EX.CL/Dec.621 (XVIII) in support of Ecological Organic
Agriculture (EOA) was passed in the 18th Ordinary Session in January 2011. The Lead Coordinat-
ing Organizations for the initiative are Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM)
Kenya and Biovision Africa Trust (BvAT).
PELUM Kenya hosts the Regional EOAI Secretariat. PELUM Kenya is a Kenyan network which
works with its member organizations to promote ecological land use management practices and
principles for improved livelihoods among small holder farmers.
This directory has been prepared by PELUM Kenya on behalf of EOAI Eastern Africa Regional
Steering Committee.
The directory has been prepared with the support of:
Biovision
SwedishSocietyforNatureConservation Africa
Trust
The views herein shall not necessarily be taken to reflect the official opinion of
PELUM Kenya’s funding partners
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P.O. Box 38461-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
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© 2017 Participatory Ecological Land Use Management ( PELUM) Kenya

CONTENTS
ABOUT ECOLOGICAL ORGANIC AGRICULTURE INITIATIVE .................................................... 5
EOAI Vision ........................................................................................................................................................... 5
EOAI Mission.......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Objectives .............................................................................................................................................................. 6
Strategic Focus/Pillars Of EOAI..................................................................................................................... 6
WHAT IS ORGANIC AGRICULTURE .................................................................................................. 7

What are organic foods? ................................................................................................................................. 7
Why Organic Food? .......................................................................................................................................... 7
1.0 ECOLOGICAL ORGANIC AGRICULTURE ACTORS IN KENYA .............................................. 9

1.1 Lead Organizations/Agencies ......................................................................................................... 9
1.2 Country Lead Organization- Kenya ............................................................................................. 9
1.3 Organic Restaurants .......................................................................................................................... 9
1.4 Food Stores .......................................................................................................................................... 10
1.5 Input Suppliers ..................................................................................................................................... 11
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1.7 Processors / Traders / Exporters .................................................................................................. 14
1.8 Producers / Farms / Groups............................................................................................................ 18
1.9 Non-Governmental Organizations and Community
based Organizations .......................................................................................................................... 22
1.10 Organic Technical Service Providers ......................................................................................... 35
1.11 Organic Markets................................................................................................................................... 38
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2.0 ECOLOGICAL ORGANIC AGRICULTURE ACTORS IN TANZANIA....................................... 39

2.1 Country Lead Organization - Tanzania ....................................................................................... 40
2.2 Non-Governmental Organizations .............................................................................................. 40
2.3 Organic Technical Service Providers .......................................................................................... 44
2.4 Producer /Farmer Groups .............................................................................................................. 47
3.0 ECOLOGICAL ORGANIC AGRICULTURE ACTORS UGANDA ............................................... 52

3.1 Country Lead Organization- Uganda .......................................................................................... 53
3.2 Agro-Input Dealers ............................................................................................................................ 53
3.3 Producers, Processors & Exporters ............................................................................................ 54
3.4 Honey Production And Processing ............................................................................................. 61
3.5 Farmer Associations & Cooperatives......................................................................................... 61
3.6 Training and Demonstration Farms ........................................................................................... 66
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4.0 ECOLOGICAL ORGANIC AGRICULTURE ACTORS FOR ETHIOPIA................................... 78

4.1 Country Lead Organization - Ethiopia ...................................................................................... 79
4.2 Government Institutions ................................................................................................................ 79
4.3 Non Governmental Organizations ............................................................................................. 80
5.0 ECOLOGICAL ORGANIC AGRICULTURE ACTORS IN RWANDA ....................................... 86

5.1 Cooperatives........................................................................................................................................ 87
5.2 National Organic Agriculture Movements (NOAM)- Rwanda ......................................... 88
5.3 Producers............................................................................................................................................. 88
5.4 Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) Groups ................................................................. 89
5.5 Service Providers............................................................................................................................... 89
5.6 Gorvernment Institutions............................................................................................................... 91
5.7 Non-Governmental organizations............................................................................................... 92
6.0 ECOLOGICAL ORGANIC AGROCULTURE ACTORS IN BURUNDI ..................................... 94

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Rwanda Organic Agriculture Movement (ROAM)
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ABOUT
ECOLOGICAL ORGANIC AGRICULTURE
INITIATIVE
EOAI is a continental initiative whose overall goal is to mainstream EOA into

national agriculture systems, policies and practices by 2025 in order to
improve agricultural productivity, food security, access to markets and
sustainable development in Africa.
EOAI Vision
Resilient and vibrant Ecological Organic Agricultural systems for enhanced
food and nutrient security, and sustainable development in Africa.
EOAI Mission
To scale up ecologically and organically sound strategies and practices
through institutional capacity development, scientific innovations, market
participation, public policies and programs, outreach and communication,
efficient coordination, networking and partnerships in Africa.
The Overall Goal of the EOA Initiative

To mainstream Ecological Organic Agriculture into national agricultural
systems by 2025 in order to improve the quality of life for all African citizens.
Core Values
The EOA initiative values are grounded in the reality of sustainable agricultural
practices;
Biodiversity, respect for nature and sustainable development

Promote family farming cultures, indigenous knowledge, cultural
practices, and wisdom
Embrace fairness and justice to the ecosystem
Promote safe, nutritious, healthy food EOAI is a continental initiative
whose overall goal is to mainstream EOA into national agriculture
systems, policies and practices by 2025 in order to improve agricultural
productivity, food security, access to markets and sustainable
development in Africa.
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WHAT IS ORGANIC AGRICULTURE?
“Organic Agriculture is a production system that sustains the health of soils, ecosystems
and people. It relies on ecological processes, biodiversity and cycles adapted to local
conditions, combines tradition, innovation and science to EHQH²W the shared
environment and promote fair relationships and a good quality of life for all involved.”
International Federation Organic of Agriculture Movement (IFOAM).
WHAT ARE ORGANIC FOODS?
Organic produce or products are produced and processed through a system that
encourages biological natural processes on the farm, allows farm animals to exhibit natural
behavior and excludes the use of synthetic pesticides, chemical fertilizers, antibiotics and
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WHY ORGANIC FOOD?
Healthy Consumers: Organic food is naturally full of healthy nutrients

Chemical free: Organic food has no harmful chemical residues, additives,
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Great taste! Organic food is naturally tastier
Naturally healthy: Organic food is naturally full of healthy nutrients
Environmentally friendly: Organic production does not pollute or degrade the
environment, is climate friendly and encourages biodiversity
Healthy farmers: Does not cause diseases to farmers through chemical sprays
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Harmony with Mother Nature: Organic production promotes soil health, plant health and
animal health
Respects traditional wisdom: Organic farming recognizes local farmers’ indigenous
knowledge
Sustainable food security: Organic farming is in line with sustainable farming practices
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Input Suppliers
1.0 ECOLOGICAL ORGANIC AGRICULTURE
ACTORS IN KENYA
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1.0 ECOLOGICAL ORGANIC AGRICULTURE ACTORS IN KENYA

1.1 Lead Organizations/Agencies
Organization: Biovision Africa Trust (BvAT)
Contact Person: Dr. David Amudavi
Designation: Executive Director
Address: P.O. Box 300772-00100, Nairobi
Telephone: +254 208632007/8, +254 20 8632112/3, +254 204450398
Email: damudavi@biovisionafrica.org, vwambua@biovisionafrica.org
Website: www.biovisionafricatrust.org , www.infonet-biovision.org
Physical Address:
Focus Areas: Assembly, generation, processing and dissemination of information on organic and sustainable
agriculture through multiple channels including Infonet-Biovision (web-based platform), The
Organic Farmer Magazine (TOF), The TOF Radio, and Information Resource centres and hubs.
Organization: Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Kenya

Contact Person: Mr. Zachary Makanya
Designation: Country Coordinator/CEO
Address: P.O. Box 6123-01000, Thika
Telephone: +254 709 746939
Email: pelumkenya@pelum.net
Website: www.pelum.net
Physical Address: SACDEP Training Centre, Upperhill road near Central Memorial Hospital
Focus Areas: Capacity building, advocacy, information sharing, marketing, partnerships and networking
ecological organic agriculture, permaculture, organic agriculture, bio-intensive agriculture,
holistic land and livestock management, natural resource management, biodiversity
conservation,
1.2 Country Lead Organization- Kenya

Organization: Kenya Organic Agriculture Network (KOAN)
Contact Person: Mr. Eustace Kiarii
Designation: National Coordinator
Telephone: +254 200572506836, +254 704428465, +254 787557908
Email: info@koan.co.ke, ekiarii@koan.co.ke
Website: www.koan.co.ke
Physical Address: ICIPE Complex Kasarani Road, Nairobi
Focus Areas: Facilitating Coordination of the Organic sub sector to increase incomes among small scale
producers through sustainable land use and access to more rewarding and fairer markets.
Developing key competencies skills and strategies in the areas of Marketing, CHUWL²Fation
and Standards; Training, extension and information; networking, policy and advocacy; and
production in Organic Agriculture.
1.3 Organic Restaurants

Organization: Bridges Organic Health Restaurant
Contact Person: Anne Mbugua
Designation: CEO
Telephone: +254 0722 424 125
Email: bridges_organic@yahoo.com
Website: www.bridgesorganicrestaurant.com
Physical Address: Nairobi CBD Tubman Road, Opp City Market
Focus Areas: Organic Alacarte menu and outside catering
Organic Restaurants
Organization: DusitD2 Nairobi

Contact Person: Olivier Francais
Address: P.O. BOX 41596
Telephone: +254 (020) 4233000, +254 (020) 4233164I, +254 705005521
Email: anton.gasnier@dusit.com, olivier.francais@dusit.com
Website: http://d2nairobi.com
Physical Address:
Focus Areas: Hospitality, Organic Alacarte menu and accommodation
1.4 Food Stores
Organization: Healthy U
Contact Person: Cecily
Designation: Manager
Telephone: +254 (20) 2431533, 0707 363 073, 0788331505
Email: info@healthyu2000.com
Website: www.healthyu2000.com
Physical Address: Sarit Centre, Yaya Centre, Westgate, Galleria, Hilton and Tuskys mall
Focus Areas: Raisins, Sultanas, Currants, linseeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, pasta, spaghetti,
Bavarians, clipper teas, brown basmati rice, quinoa, buckwel, pot barley.
Organization: Kalimoni Greens Organic Shop

Contact Person: Lilian Kanari
Designation: Director
Telephone: +254 722 509 829
Email: organic@kalimoni-greens.com
Website: www.kalimoni-greens.com
Physical Address: Karen
Focus Areas: Organic fruits, vegetables, health supplements, fresh organic juices, E.M.1 and dairy
products, basket delivery
Organization: Organic Foods

Contact Person: Lilian Maremma
Designation: CEO
Telephone: +254 721 654 683
Email: lilian@kijiwaorganic.com, lilian@organicfoods.com
Website: www.kijiwaorganic.com
Physical Address: Ngong
Focus Areas: Organic vegetables and fruits, fresh vegetables, home delivery
Organization: Zucchini ABC Place

Contact Person: J.S. Jandu
Telephone: +254 (20) 4444433
Website: info@Zucchinni.co.ke
Physical Address: ABC Centre
Focus Areas: Organic Fruits and Vegetables
Input Suppliers
Organization: Kenya Com Rabbit Consortium Ltd (KCRC)

Contact Person: Robinson Kariuki
Telephone: +254 725600710
Email: rabbitsurineextra@gmail.com
Website: www.rabbitunireextra.com
Physical Address: Bole sub-city, Africa Avenue

Focus Areas: Organic Foliar, Organic crop protection
Input Suppliers
Organization: Lachlan (K) Limited

Contact Person: Gerald Wakiiru
Designation: Managing Director
Telephone: + 254 (20) 2073912/3/4
Email: Lachlan@agriculture.co.ke
Website: www@agriculture.co.ke
Physical Address: Industrial Area, Nairobi
Focus Areas: Organic Fertilizers
Organization: Misk Investments Limited

Contact Person: Mr. Francis Ndichu
Designation: CEO
Telephone: +254 0733722643
Email: fndichu@gmail.com
Physical Address: Diara House, Madaraka Estate, Nairobi
Focus Areas: Organic Fertilizers- Minjingu Phosphate
Organization: Organic Africa

Contact Person: Peter Chandi
Designation: Chief Technical and Marketing Manager
Address: P.O. Box 340, Embu
Telephone: +254 722 599478/ +254 733546491
Email: peternchandi@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Embu
Focus Areas: Organic farm inputs, fertilizers, pesticides, tropical herbs, health supplements
Organization: Organic Solutions

Contact Person: Julius Njogu
Telephone: + 254 20 88437/721467858
Email: info@orgnsolutions.com
Physical Address: Nairobi
Focus Areas: Organic solutions (EM Solutions)
Organization: Organic Technologies

Contact Person: Ruth Nyambura
Address: P.O. Box 6357, Thika
Telephone: +254 710644703,
Email: organictechnologies@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Kandara
Focus Areas: Organic fertilizers
Input Suppliers
Organization: Organix Limited

Contact Person: Aasit Shah
Address: P.O. Box 14494 - 00800, Nairobi
Telephone: +254 20 356 6241/2, +254 720 937 535
Email: eco@organix-agro.com
Website: www.organix-agro.com
Physical Address: Mushembi Road, Ngara opp. Stima Sacco, in between Mushembi guest House and Stima
Focus Areas: Environmentally friendly Agriculture, Water conservation, Tree Planting & Landscaping.
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Organization: Encert Limited

Contact Person: Musa Njoka
Designation: CEO
Telephone: +254 724 910 240
Email: info@encert.co.ke
Website: www.encert.co.ke
Physical Address: Mwingi Honey Market place
Focus Areas: Inspection, verification and Certifications for various quality standards
Organization: Nesvax Control Ltd

Contact Person: Sylvester Gule
Address: P.O. Box 14360-00100 GPO Nairobi
Telephone: +254733985500
Email: info@nesvax-control.com
Website: http://www.nesvax-control.com
Physical Address: 2nd Floor Odyseey plaza-South B-Nairobi
Focus Areas: Inspection, verification and Certifications for various quality standards
7 Processors/Traders/ Exporters
1.6
Organization: Africa Botanica
Contact Person: Kuki Gallmann
Email: conservancy@gallmannkenya.co.ke
Website: www.gallmankenya.org
Focus Areas: Aloe scundiflora, peper tree oil, lippia javanica, sinoni oil, lemuria root and flower, cold pressed
croton megalocapus oil and Mexican marigold.
Organization: Agrifresh Kenya Limited

Contact Person: Nick Emson
Address: P.O. Box 63249, Nairobi
Telephone: +254 062 41200/ 0720 412 279
Email: nick.emson@timau.agrifreshkenya.com
Website: info@agrifreshkenya.com
Physical Address: Kericho
Focus Areas: Pre packs of baby vegetables, peas, baby leaf spinach, salads, lollo, tango, cos red cos, green
spinach, wild red spinach, redchard, wild roquette, parsley and coriander.
Organization: Arbor Oils

Contact Person: Hillary Sommerlatte
Address: P.O. Box 24, Naro Moru
Telephone: +254 062 56002/+254 733716948/ +254 733 788 681
Email: malte@wananchi.com, oilsafrica@swiftkenya.com
Physical Address: Naro Moru Gatuamba, Kieni East, Central Province
Focus Areas: Africa indigenous plants and perfume, gums, resins and tree seed oils, cape chestnut oil,
incenses from a wide range of wild plants, opopanax
Processors/Traders/ Exporters
Organization:
Contact Person: Isaac Gichia
Designation: MD
Address: P.O. Box 10872-00400, Kiambu
Telephone: +254 722 707 90
Email: isaacgichia@yahoo.com
Website:
Physical Address:
Focus Areas:
Organization: Catholic Diocese Of Meru - Meru Herbs

Contact Person: Anisia W. Njeru - Marketing Manager, Sally kimotho Sawaya - Logistics Manager
Address: P.O. Box 14343-00800
Telephone: +254 20-4349163/157 +254 733-339885
Email: nairobi@meruherbs.com
Website: www.meruherbs.com
Physical Address:
Focus Areas: Organic Certified Products- Herbal teas: chamomile, carcade, lemon grass, tropical fruit jam,
Mangoes, pawpaw and spices.
Organization: Desert Edge Bio-Trading Company Conservation Enterprise Development Program-LWF

Contact Person: Nixon Elachi
Designation:
Address: P.O. Box 708, Nanyuki, Kenya
Telephone: +254-771 109599, +254 723729143
Email: research@biotrade.co.ke
Website: www.biotrade.co.ke
Physical Address: Nanyuki
Focus Areas: Producing nature based products, deal with organic producers, market linkages for beehive
products, herbal teas and supplements, and natural cosmetics
Organization: Earthoil Extracts ltd

Contact Person: Martin Wainaina
Telephone: +254 0739 534766
Email: martin.wainaina@earthoil.com
Website: www.earthoil.com
Focus Areas: Organic Tree Tea Oil, cold pressed oils, borage seed, avocado, croton megalocarpus seeds,
papaya seeds, passion.
Organization: James Finlay Tea Estates

Contact Person: Wesley Bosuben
Address: P.O. Box 223 Kericho
Telephone: +254 062 32726/9
Email: chepkembe@finlays.co.ke
Website: www.finlays.net
Physical Address: Kericho
Focus Areas:
Organization: Jungle Macs EPZ

Contact Person: Patrick Wainaina
Designation: General Manager
Address: P.O. Box 2068-0100, Thika
Telephone: +254 722531106
Email: patrick@junglenuts.co.ke
Website: www.junglenuts.co.ke
Physical Address:
Focus Areas:
Organization: Kate’s Organics

Contact Person: Kate Kibarah
Address: P.O. Box 5514 - 00506, Nairobi. Kenya
Telephone: +254 721385883/+254 736385883, +254-020-3861090
Email: info@katesorganics.co.ke
Website: www.katesorganics.co.ke
Physical Address: Kilimani
Focus Areas: Green Tea & White Tea, Herbal Teas: Moringa, Oleifera Powder, Chamomile, Rosella, Nettle, Aloe
Vera, Lemon Grass, Thistle, Dandelion, Oregano, Wheat Grass, Barley, Spirulina, Stinging Nettle,
Spices: Pepper Mint, Sage, Ginger, Rosemary, Juices: Aloe Vera Juice, Honey: Pure Honey
Organization: Kenya Nut Company Limited

Contact Person: Angeline Wairimu
Telephone: +254 020 4448123/ 67 21018/19/23
Email: kenyanut@africaonline.co.ke
Website: www.kenyanut.com
Physical Address: Thika
Focus Areas:
Organization: Lubanchem Limited

Contact Person: Ms. Sadqa Haq
Address: P.O. Box 43543-00200 Nairobi
Telephone: +254 20 535177/559701
Email: sadqa@africaonline.co.ke
Website: www.lubanchem.com
Focus Areas: Production of wild harvested essential oils
Organization: Macadamia Fans Limited

Contact Person: Antony Ngondi
Designation: Chairman
Address: P.O. Box 63249, Kerugoya
Telephone: +254 062 41200/ 0720 412 279
Email: ngondike2009@yahoo.com
Website: www.macadamiafans.co.ke
Physical Address: Kerugoya
Focus Areas: Production, processing and export of organic macadamia nut kernels.
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Organization: Organic Processers and Packers Kenya Limited

Contact Person: Jolly Thomas/ Mr. Haren Patel
Designation: Consultant/Proprietor
Address: P.O. Box 5019-00506, Wilson Airport, Nairobi
Telephone: +254 20 536147/8, +254 727 232694/725539297/736103103
Email: jollythomas2000@yahoo.com, palu@propulsionsys.com
Website: www.macefoods.com
Physical Address: Tana Delta, Tana River district and Malindi District
Focus Areas: Organic Mangoes, fresh and single strength juice, Mango concentrate
Organization: Serendi Kenya Limited

Contact Person: James Kigo
Address: P.O. Box 1686-80400, Ukunda
Telephone: +254 727 926608
Email: james@serendikenya.com
Website: www.serendikenya.com
Physical Address: Ukunda
Focus Areas: Business fair trade certified coconut oil.
Organization: Sunripe (1976) Ltd

Contact Person: Kenneth Maundu
Telephone: +254-20-822518/948
Email: info@sunripe.co.ke
Website: www.sunripe.co.ke
Physical Address: 2nd Avenue, Cargo Village, JKIA Nairobi
Focus Areas: Organic juices, dried fruits
Organization: Tensenses Africa Limited

Contact Person: Frank Omondi
Address: P.O. Box 774-00204, Athi River
Telephone: +254 722214932/ 721 815616
Email: frank.omondi@tensenses.com
Website: www.tensenses.com
Physical Address: Athi River
Focus Areas: Processors of organic cashew and macadamia nuts
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1.6 Producers/ Farms/ Groups
Organization: Amazing Harvest Kenya
Contact Person: Martha Njeri Kihara
Designation: CEO
Telephone: +254 722969354
Email: marthakihara@gmail.com
Physical Address: Kiambu
Focus Areas: Organic vegetables and Fruits
Organization: Archdiocesan Farm

Contact Person: Ms. Teresa Wambui
Designation: Administrative Secretary
Telephone: +254 727 976 824
Email: archdioceseanfarm@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Limuru
Focus Areas: Organic vegetables and dairy products
Producers/ Farms/ Groups
Organization: Beverly Flowers Limited

Contact Person: Bernard Muhia
Telephone: +254 208562870
Email: beverly@nbi.ispkenya.com
Focus Areas: Organic strawberry
Organization: Cabesi Self Help group

Contact Person: Mercy Kiyapyap
Address: P.O Box 342 - 30600, Kapenguria
Email: cabesimarket@yahoo.com
Telephone:
Physical Address: Makutano town along Kitale/Lodwar Rd; Kapenguria
Focus Areas: Purchase, processing and selling West Pokot organic honey, bees wax, propolis cream,
Organization: Fresh Farm Organics SHG

Contact Person: Nancy Nkatha
Address: P.O. Box 1266 - 90200, Kitui
Telephone: +254 720 344 054
Physical Address: Ruiru
Focus Areas: Organic produce trading, bulking, warehousing and other logistics
Organization: Homabay Pineapple ICS Group

Contact Person: Steven Obunga
Designation: Group Leader
Telephone: +254 713163357
Focus Areas: Organic Pineapple Production
Organization: Kamicha Kabondo Fresh Organic Cassava PGS Group

Contact Person: Charles Ouma Odegu
Designation: Chairperson
Telephone: +254 728549253
Physical Address: Kachola village, Kochogo location, Kisumu County
Focus Areas: Organic Cassava Production and processing
Organization: Kawamwaki Limited

Contact Person: T.G. Vaulkhard
Designation: CEO
Telephone: +254 727 499 699/ 722 513 521
Physical Address: Tigoni
Focus Areas: Organic Vegetable
Organization: Kisima Farm Limited

Contact Person: John Harris
Telephone: +254 062 32370/32124/ 0722 642 822
Email: johnnyharris@kisima.co.ke
Website: www.kisima.co.ke
Physical Address: Rumuruti, Ngarendare
Focus Areas: Organic Herbs, spices, neutraceutical oilseed and fresh vegetables
Organization: Kubukubu Agro Organic Products

Contact Person: Jack Rware
Address: P.O. Box 453, Embu
Telephone: +254 717 157 831
Email: kubukubuagrorganic@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Embu
Focus Areas: Production of Organic Horticultural products
Organization: Masai Eco Farms

Contact Person: Njeri Sukuro
Designation: CEO
Address: P.O. Box 501 - 01100 Kajiado - Kenya
Telephone: +254 7223 731437
Email: masai.eco@gmail.com
Website: www.masai-eco-farms.com
Physical Address: 22 Purko, Namanga Kajiado Road
Focus Areas: Organic Agriculture, eco/agrotourism
Organization: Meadows Farm

Contact Person: Bernard Mugenyo
Telephone: +254 733 565 085
Email: mugenyomaina@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Clay Works
Focus Areas: Organic vegetables, arrow roots, sweet potatoes and maize
Organization: Mitha Solutions

Contact Person: Eunice Muratha
Address: P.O. Box 357 Nyahururu
Telephone: +254 723 848 399
Email: eunicemuratha@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Ndaragwa Scheme, Nyahururu
Focus Areas: Organic Vegetables, nettle
Organization: Mlango Farm

Contact Person: Els Breet
Address: P.O. Box 27619 - 00100 Nairobi
Telephone: +254 728 848296
Email: info@mlango.org
Website: www.mlango.org
Physical Address: Ngecha (Limuru area)
Focus Areas: Organic farming - vegetables
Organization: Muhuri Road Organic Farmers Group

Contact Person: Humphrey Kamau Warobi
Telephone: +254 722 661292/ 714 975 619
Email: muhuriroad@gmail.com
Physical Address: Dagoretti
Focus Areas: Organic lettuce, dhania, bananas, kales, spinach, tomatoes, avocado, passion, rosemary,
strawberries.
Organization: Mukika Self Help Group

Contact Person: Charles Muchemi
Designation Chairperson
Telephone: +254 728312031
Physical Address: Dagoretti
Focus Areas: Organic Indigenous Chicken Rearing

Organization: Mwingi Beekeepers Cooparative

Contact Person: Titus Kingangi
Address: P.O. Box 1266 - 90200, Kitui
Email: info@icipe.org
Physical Address: Mwingi
Focus Areas: Honey and Candles
Organization: Ngelani Athi Organic Farm

Contact Person: Justin W. Gitonga
Telephone: +254 722 519 787
Email: info@finteriors.co.ke
Physical Address: Athi River
Focus Areas: Organic Vegetables
Organization: Nyumbani Village- Kitui

Contact Person: Sister Mary Owens
Telephone: +254 20 2460474/ 20 388 2429/ 0735 265002/0722 201163
Email: mary@nyumbani.org / village@u@nyumbani.org
Website: www.nyumbani.com
Physical Address: Kitui
Focus Areas: Leeks, Egg Plant, Moringa, cowpeas, watermelon, eggs, honey and fruits
Organization: Pace-Setter Organic Farms

Contact Person: J.T. Muriithi Simba
Telephone: +254 726 593 818
Email: sohgro@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Sagana
Organization: S & S Happy Farm

Contact Person: Alexander Barabanov
Telephone: +254 720 633 455
Email: alexander.barabanov@unon.org
Website: www.greendreams.co.ke
Focus Areas: Kales, spinach, lettuce, cherries, tomatoes, cucumber, egg plants and dhania
Organization: Spoondrift Organic Farm

Contact Person: John Scully / Steven Pulei
Telephone: +254 724 165 852/ 723 760 963
Email: scullynbo@gmail.com
Physical Address: Kiserian
Focus Areas: Organic vegetables, fruits, salad greens, mushrooms (seasonal) strawberries, potted herbs,
flowers, honey and tomato sauce.
Organization: Ruchu Organic Farm

Contact Person: Michael Ruchu Gitau
Telephone: +254 713 823 292
Email: michaelruchu@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Gatukuyu, Mangu
Focus Areas: Cabbages, kales, spinach, hono, egg plants, tomatoes, mangoes, pineapples, pawpaws, passion
fruits, chicken and eggs
Organization: Uruku Farms Limited

Contact Person: Mwenda Gitobu
Telephone: +254 720 268 110/ 722 714 047
Email: info@urukufarms.com
Website: www.urukufarms.com
Physical Address: Kitengela
Organization: Yatta Smallholder Organic Farmers Marketing Network

Contact Person: James Kimani
Telephone: +254 727 478 858
Email: yasofman@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Yatta
Focus Areas: Fruits, vegetables, pulses and cereals
1.9
1.7 Non- Governmental Organizations and Community Based Organizations
Organization: ADS- Mount Kenya East (ADS MKE)
Contact Person: Ms. Catherine Mwangi
Address: P.O Box 290-10300 – Kerugoga
Telephone: Tel: 020 2060565/0720 232 181
Email: adsmke@adsmke.org
Website: http://www.adsmke.org
Organization: ADS - North Rift

Address: P.O. Box 6495, Eldoret
Telephone: +254 053 62784/ 32362
Email: elreco@africaonline.co.ke , elreco@net2000ke.com
Physical Address: Eldoret
Focus Areas: Promoting formal and non-formal education, trainings on the importance of sustainable
agriculture, animal husbandry, introduction to income generating activities thereby supporting
and enhancing the socio-economic status of the groups.
Organization: Agricultural Community Empowerment Programme (ACEP)

Contact Person: Erick Owiti
Address: P.O Box 42-40404 – Rongo
Telephone: Tel: 0727268206/0727586436
Email: acepprog@gmail.com
Organization: Agriculture and Environment Programme - Diocese of Homa bay

Contact Person: Richard Odeny Apamo
Address: P.O. Box 40300, Homa Bay Kenya
Telephone: +254 059 22624/ 22098
Email: r_apamo@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Homa Bay
Focus Areas: The Diocesan Integrated Development Services engages in education- both formal and non-
formal, primary health care, water and sanitation, sustainable land use and promotion of justice
and peace
NGO’s & CBO’s
Organization: Agriculture & Rural Development Programme

Contact Person: Mr. Hillary Korir
Address: P.O. Box 938 – 20100 Nakuru
Telephone: +254 721492544, +254 722914862
Email: agricruralprog@gmail.com
Website: http://www.cathdnkenya.org
Physical Address: CDN PLAZA along Moi Avenue Nakuru
Focus Areas: Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
Organization: Anglican Development Services (ADS) Kenya

Contact Person: Mr. Adieri Bwibo
Address: P.O. Box 40502, Nairobi
Telephone: +254 020 271880/274753
Email: ackdev@africaonline.co.ke
Focus Areas: Sustainable agriculture, Rural development and community empowerment
Organization: Anglican Development Services Eastern

Contact Person: Esther Musili
Address: P.O. Box 3761-30200 Kitale
Telephone: +254 0727 081967/0722933361
Email: uccsack@yahoo.com
Focus Areas: Sustainable Agriculture, Conservation and Rural Development
Organization: Anglican Development Services Western

Contact Person: Canon Peter Mudy
Address: P.O. Box 2830-50100, Kakamega
Telephone: +254 056 30610
Email: mudy@adswestern.org
Physical Address: Kakamega
Focus Areas: Sustainable Agriculture and Rural development
Organization: Appropriate Rural Development Programme (ARDP)

Contact Person: Boniface Omondi
Designation: Project Coordinator
Address: P.O. Box 11 Bar Ober Kenya
Telephone: +254 733 254 879
Email: ardapkenya@access350.co.ke
Focus Areas: Promotes participation in sustainable development.To spearhead farmer institutions especially
women groups, youth and church groups participation in food security, ecological conservation,
health and general rural development in western Kenya.
Organization: Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN)

Contact Person: James Nguo
Designation: Regional Director
Telephone: +254 7286069916
Email: info@alin.net
Website: www.alin.net
Physical Address: AAYMCA Building, Nairobi, Kenya
NGO’s & CBO’s
Organization: Benevolent Institute of Development Initiatives (BIDII)

Contact Person: Margaret Kisilu
Designation:
Address: P.O. Box 1682-90100 Machakos
Telephone: +254 044 21732
Email: bidii@kenyaweb.com
Physical Address: Machakos
Focus Areas: Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
Organization: Bio Gardening Innovations (BIOGI)

Contact Person: Ferdinand Wafula
Designation: CEO
Address: P.O. Box 422 -50307, Luanda, Kenya
Email: biogardeninginnovations@yahoo.com
Website: www.biogardeninginnovations.weebly.com
Physical Address: Elununi village, North Bunyore along Stand Kisa Khumusalaba Road -Emuhaya, Vihiga county
Focus Areas: Agro-ecological approaches to sustainable farming, permaculture, renewable energy and
biodiversity conservation.
Organization: Busia Environmental and Resource Management (BERMA)

Contact Person: Mr. Francis Were, Executive Director
Address: P.O.BOX 42-50405 Butula
Telephone: 0725-368276
Website: ngo.berma@yahoo.com / bermango@gmail.com
Organization: CARITAS Nairobi

Contact Person: Timothy Njeru
Designation: Programme Manager
Address: P.O Box 41353-00100
Email: tnjeru@caritasnairobi.org
Website: www.caritasnairobi.org
Telephone: +254 720 937 746
Focus Areas: Community empowerment on Agro-ecology
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Contact Person: Bishop Titus Masika
Designation:
Physical Address: Yatta-Machakos
Email: info@christianimpactmission.org, masikat@yahoo.com
Website: www.christianimpactmission.org
Telephone: +254 737 321133 / +254 7337 49 59
Focus Areas: Sustainable Agriculture, Dryland water harvesting
Organization: Community Food And Environment Group (COFEG)

Contact Person: Clement K. Kariuki
Designation: Co-ordinator
Address: P.O. Box 293 - 20106 Molo
Telephone: +254 0722 393 017
Email: cofeg2002@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Motto Farm - Molo
Focus Areas: Organic Farming and Environment
NGO’s & CBO’s
Organization: Community Initiatives for Rural Development (CIFORD)

Contact Person: Ms. Margaret Ikiara
Address: P.O. BOX 646 – 60600 Maua
Telephone: 0722 – 457141
Email: cifordmeru@yahoo.com or info@cifordkenya.org
Website: www.cifordkenya.org
Organization: Community Mobilization AgainsW'HVHUWL´Fation (C-MAD)

Contact Person: Mr. Charles Nyakora,
Address: P. O. Box 155-40404, Rongo
Telephone: 20-3582502
Email: c_madkenya@yahoo.com info@c-madkenya.org;
Website: www.c-madkenya.org
Organization: Community ResearFK(nvironment & Development Initiative (CREADIS)

Address: P.O. Box 871, Bungoma
Telephone: +254 055 30488/0733 672 451
Email: info@creadis.or.ke
Physical Address: Bungoma
Focus Areas: Promotes participatory involvement, community capacity building, gender sensitivity, sound
environment management and sustainability
Organization: Community Rehabilitation Empowerment Programme (CREPP)

Contact Person: Collins Ochieng Othieno
Designation: Programme Manager
Address: P.O. Box 86 -40122, Awasi
Telephone: +254 0722617030 / 0722401387/0722617030
Email: crepprogramme@yahoo.com
Website: www.crepprogramme.org
Physical Address: Crep Programme Community Resource Centre Awasi
Focus Areas: Addressing Food Insecurity, Environmental Degradation, Mitigating The Impact Of Hiv Aids.
Empowering Women And Vulnerable And Disadvantages Community Groups
Organization: Development Education Services For Community Empowerment (Desece)

Contact Person: Miss Sophie .E. Kibuywa
Address: P.O. Box 29 - 50207 Misikhu - Kenya
Telephone: +254 733 40 12 31 or +254 733683298
Email: desece2006@africaonline.co.ke, kidep@africaonline.co.ke
Focus Areas: Organic Agriculture
NGO’s & CBO’s
Organization: Institute of Culture and Ecology (ICE)

Contact Person: Mr. Martin Muriuki
Physical Address: P. O. Box 6270-01000, Thika
Tel: 0721 565 013
Email: ice@ice.or.ke
Website: www.icekenya.org
Website: Blog: www.icekenya.blogspot.com
NGO’s & CBO’s

Organization: Katoloni Mission Community Based Organization (KMCBO)
Contact Person: Regina Muthama
Designation:
Tel: 0721 480220
Email: reginamuthama@yahoo.com
Website: www.katolonicbo.org
Focus Areas: Organic Farmer awareness and capacity development
Organization: Kiirwa Kathita Water Project / CEFA-Kenya

Contact Person: Mr. Alex Mutwiri,
Designation: General Manger
Physical Address: P.O. Box 1498 – 00606 Nairobi
Tel: 254-711207608 / 0729278820
Email: kkwp.mail@gmail.com
Organization: Kima Integrated Community Initiative Program (KICIP)

Contact Person: Ms. Elimina Omusore,
Designation: Coordinator
Address: P.O. Box 384 Luanda
Tel: +254 733849062 or 713894828
Email: kimaicbp@yahoo.com
Website: Blog: www.icekenya.blogspot.com
Organization: Kimilili Integrated Development Education Programme (KIDEP)

Contact Person: Ms. Sophie E. Kibuywa
Address: P.O. Box 21 50207 Misikhu
Telephone: +254 055 21296/ 0733 401 231/ 0733 683 298/ 0722 977 409
Email: kidep@africaonline.co.ke
Physical Address: Misikhu, Bungoma
Focus Areas: Human rights, Good Governance, Adult Education, Education awareness and sensitization,
Peace building and conflict resolution, sustainable Agriculture, capacity building, savings and
credit, social group work, gender analysis, Environment, Food and nutrition and advocacy
Organization: Kitui Development Centre (KDC)

Contact Person: Janet S. Mumo
Designation: Program Director
Address: P.O. Box 901-90200, Kitui
Email: kidc@nbnet.co.ke
Focus Areas: Sustainable Agriculture and Rural development
Organization: Maendeleo Endelevu Action Program (MEAP)

Contact Person: Joseph Karangathi Njoroge
Designation:
Physical Address: P.O Box 881 Molo
Telephone: 0722906453 / 02022321546
Email: Email: info@meaprogram.org / meaprog@gmail.com
Website: www.meaprogram.org
NGO’s & CBO’s
Organization: Millennium Community Development Initiatives (MCDI)

Contact Person: Violet Matiru
Address: P.O. Box 4828 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Telephone: +254-726 145661
Email: mcdikenya@gmail.com
Website: www.mcdikenya.org / www.environett.org
Physical Address: Green House, 2nd floor, West Wing, Suite 8
Focus Areas: Community Advocacy, Community Video and ICT, grant-making and capacity Building
Organization: Mount Kenya Organic Farming (MOOF)

Contact Person: Peter Murage
Address: P.O. Box 1053 - 10400 Nanyuki
Telephone: +254 61 2031187
Email: moofafrica@todays.co.ke
Focus Areas: Promotes Organic Farming, act as a resource centre, research novel methods, and ultimately
provide training.
Organization: Nainyoiye Community Development Organization (NCDO)

Contact Person: Ms. Irene Leshore
Physical Address: P. O. Box 66-20600 Maralal
Telephone: 0720857285
Email: irene@nainyoiyesamburu.org / luccinda20@yahoo.com
Organization: Neighbours Initiatives Alliance (NIA)

Contact Person: Kenny Matampash
Address: P.O. Box 366-00100, Kajiado
Telephone: +254 054 21107
Email: nia@africaonline.co.ke
Physical Address: Kajiado
Focus Areas: Food Security and livelihoods Development, Water Sanitation and Hygiene, Health and
Nutrition, Good Governance and Institutional Development
Organization: Network for Eco Farming in Africa (NECOFA)

Contact Person: Samuel Karanja Muhunyu
Address: P.O. Box 819-20106 Molo
Telephone: +254 722 647112
Email: necofakenya@yahoo.com
Website: www.necofakenya.or.ke
Physical Address: Neema plaza, stage-posta road Molo
Focus Areas: Sustainable agriculture, environment and Education
NGO’s & CBO’s
Organization: Nyanza Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Programme (NASARDEP)

Contact Person: Michael Ogolla
Address: P.O. Box 62 code 40326, Rodi-Kopany
Telephone: +254 20806485, +254 734525351
Email: nyanzasard@gmail.com
Physical Address: Rongo Homa Bay Road; Rodi-Kopany
Focus Areas: Sustainable agriculture and rural development. We are to fully engage in ecological organic
agriculture especially in Homa Bay County.
Organization: Organic Agriculture Centre of Kenya (OACK)

Contact Person: Stephen Wainaina
Address: P.O. Box 69 Kangari
Telephone: +254 717 803536, +254 735427846
Email: bio_farming@yahoo.com
Website: www.oack.or.ke
Physical Address: Kangari
Focus Areas: Sustainable Agriculture
Organization: Oyugis Integrated Project

Designation: Program Manager
Address: P.O. Box 355, Oyugis
Telephone: +254 059 31068
Email: oip@swiftkenya.com
Physical Address: Oyugis
Focus Areas: Promoting Organic Farming
Organization: Pastoralist Community Initiative and Development Assistance (PACIDA)

Contact Person: Mr. Patrick Katelo Issako
Physical Address: P. O. Box 333-60500, Marsabit
Telephone: Tel: 020-2656947/0202656945/0723946077
Email: pacida@pacida.org/katelo@pacida.org
Focus Areas: Promoting Organic Farming
Organization: Pat Consult Ltd

Contact Person: Patricia Wangong’u
Telephone: +254 722 756 277
Email: pwangongu@gmail.com
Physical Address:
Focus Areas: Organic Agriculture & Environmental Impact Assessment (Lead Advisor)
Organization: Permaculture Research Institute (PRI) Kenya

Contact Person: Elin Lindhagen Duby,
Designation:
Physical Address: P.O Box: 21341-00505 Nairobi
Telephone: 725 618 737
Email: admin@pri-kenya.org
Website: www.pri-kenya.org
NGO’s & CBO’s
Organization: Practical Action

Contact Person: Caroline Gathu
Designation:
Telephone: +254 020 2713540/4/9, +254 020 2710083
Email: kenya@practicalaction.or.ke
Website: www.practicalaction.or.ke
Focus Areas: Food security, Agriculture and Disaster Risk management, Water, sanitation and waste
management, universal access to energy Environment Conservation, climate change initiatives
Organization: Real IPM

Contact Person: Ms. Louise Labuschagne,
Physical Address: P.O. Box 3939 – 01002 Thika
Telephone: Tel: 0723 407 058
Email: admin@relaimpact.or.ke
Organization: Rural Initiatives Development Programme (RIDEP)

Contact Person: Nicholas Kimathi
Designation: Programme Coordinator/CEO
Address: P.O. Box 29-60215,Marimanti-Tharaka.
Telephone: +254 68 31978 / 0726 526 524
Email: ridepkenya@yahoo.com/ nicholas.kimathi@ridepkenya.org /kimkinoti2009@gmail.com
Physical Address: BTL Building, Next To Ministry Of Public Works, Marimanti
Focus Areas: Food Security, biodiversity conservation and restoration, renewable energy, seed saving/banking.
Organization: Rural Initiatives for Sustainable Development (RISDEV)

Contact Person: Stephen Ngosesei
Telephone: +254 0722 275582/ 053 31413
Email: dkaraigua@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Eldoret
Focus Areas: Works to reduce poverty by helping rural communities to have access to training
Organization: Seed Savers Network Association (SEED SAVERS)

Contact Person: Daniel Wanjama
Physical Address: P.O Box 334 -20116 - Gilgil
Telephone: 0712451777 / 0721618569
Email: seedsaversk@gmail.com
Organization: Self Help Africa (SHA)

Contact Person: Ms. Rebecca Amukhoye
Designation: Country Director
Physical Address: Self Help Africa, Kenya
Address: P.O BOX 25503- 00100, Nairobi
Telephone: 254 703 946477/733 193435
Mobile: 0722 433 892
Email: rebecca.amukhoye@selfhelpafrica.net
Website: www.selfhelpafrica.org
NGO’s & CBO’s
Organization: Sustainable Agriculture Community Development Program (SACDEP- Kenya)

Contact Person: Mr. Ngugi Mutura,
Designation:
Address: P O Box 1134, Thika
Telephone: 254 – 20-2614690
Email: sacdepkenya@iconnect.co.ke
Website: www.sacdep.org
Organization: Sustainable Agriculture Rural Initiatives (SARI)

Contact Person: David Kiraki
Telephone: +254 0733 669467
Email: sarigroup2000@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Molo
Organization: Sustainable Agriculture Centre for Research and Development (SACRED-Africa)

Contact Person: Dr. Eusebius Mukhwana
Telephone: + 254 020 2730709
Email: sacred@africaonline.co.ke
Focus Areas: Sustainable Agriculture, Research and Rural Development
Organization: Sustainable Community Oriented Development Project (SCODP)

Contact Person: Richard Awange/ Dismas Okello
Address: P.O. Box 5 Sega, Siaya County
Telephone: +254 0334 34253/ 0722 389 404
Email: infoscodp@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Sega - Siaya County
Focus Areas: Promotes sustainable agriculture to improve livehoods of small scale farmers to improve their
productivity.
Organization: Sustainable Mobilization of Agricultural Resources (SMART) Initiatives

Contact Person: Jack Wafula,
Address: P.O. Box 3761-30200, Kitale
Telephone: +254 0720 471715/ 0735 259106
Email: smartinitiative@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Kapkitony House, 2nd floor, behind
Focus Areas: Organic standards, certification, markets, linkages
Organization: Taita Taveta Wildlife Forum (TTWF)

Contact Person: Ms. Caroline Talu
Designation: Ag. Executive Coordinator
Address: P. O. Box 527-80300 Voi
Telephone: 020-260 802 55
Cell: 0712262581
Email: info@ttwforum.org
Website: www.ttwforum.org
NGO’s & CBO’s
Organization: The mission of Tenwek Hospital Community Health & Development

Contact Person: Jonathan Bii
Address: P.O. Box 39-20400, Bomet
Telephone: +254 720342142
Cell: 0712262581
Email: tenwekch@tenwek.com
Organization: The Organic Farmer (TOF)

Contact Person: Peter Kamau
Telephone: +254 020 4450398
Email: info@organickenya.com
Website: www.icipe.org
Physical Address: ICIPE Complex
Focus Areas: Independent Newspaper for the Kenyan Farming Community. Promotes organic farming and
supports discussions on all aspects of sustainable development.
Organization: Trans Community Organization (TRANSCOM)

Contact Person: Canon Masake
Telephone: +254 722875182
Email: zmasake@yahoo.com
Website: info@transcomkenya.org
Address: P. O Box 534-50400 BUSIA
Focus Areas: Community Capacity Development
Organization: Sustainable Agriculture Rural Initiatives (SARI)

Contact Person: David Kiraki
Telephone: +254 0733 669467
Email: sarigroup2000@yahoo.com
Organization: Sustainable Agriculture Centre for Research and Development (SACRED-Africa)

Contact Person: Dr. Eusebius Mukhwana
Telephone: + 254 020 2730709
Email: sacred@africaonline.co.ke
Focus Areas: Sustainable Agriculture, Research and Rural Development
Organization: Sustainable Community Oriented Development Project (SCODP)

Contact Person: Richard Awange/ Dismas Okello
Address: P.O. Box 5 Sega, Siaya County
Telephone: +254 0334 34253/ 0722 389 404
Email: infoscodp@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Sega - Siaya County
Focus Areas: Promotes sustainable agriculture to improve livehoods of small scale farmers to improve their
productivity.
NGO’s & CBO’s
Organization: Sustainable Mobilization of Agricultural Resources (SMART) Initiatives

Contact Person: Jack Wafula,
Address: P.O. Box 3761-30200, Kitale
Telephone: +254 0720 471715/ 0735 259106
Email: smartinitiative@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Kapkitony House, 2nd floor, behind
Focus Areas: Organic standards, certification, markets, linkages
Organization: Taita Taveta Wildlife Forum (TTWF)

Contact Person: Ms. Caroline Talu
Designation: Ag. Executive Coordinator
Address: P. O. Box 527-80300 Voi
Telephone: 020-260 802 55
Cell: 0712262581
Email: info@ttwforum.org
Website: www.ttwforum.org
Organization: The Organic Farmer (TOF)

Contact Person: Peter Kamau
Telephone: +254 020 4450398
Email: info@organickenya.com
Physical Address: ICIPE Complex
Focus Areas: Independent Newspaper for the Kenyan Farming Community. Promotes organic farming and
supports discussions on all aspects of sustainable development.
Organization: Utooni Development Organization

Contact Person: Kevin M. Kamuya
Address: P.O. Box 89 - 90108, Kola, Machakos
Telephone: +254 717 526 671, +254 789 325 718
Email: info@utoonidevelopment.org
Website: http://utoonidevelopment.org
Physical Address: Kola, via Machakos - Wote road
Focus Areas: Sustainable development through improving water supplies, food production, income and
health.
Organization: VI- Agroforestry Project

Contact Person: Country Manager - Mr. Fred Wekesa Marani
Address: P.O. Box 2006, Kitale
Telephone: +254 0733 516 763
Email: viafpk@africaonline.co.ke
Website: www.viskgen.org
Physical Address: Kitale
Focus Areas: Provides knowledge to improve livelihood, knowledge that is sustained in the society and
transferred to coming generations.
NGO’s & CBO’s
Organization: Wild Living Resources

Contact Person: Anthony Njiru Maina
Address: P.O. Box 974 - 80108, Kilifi
Telephone: +254 728 608618, 736 484317, (020) 233 0538
Email: info@wildliving.com
Website: www.wildliving.com
Physical Address: Mombasa-Kilifi Road, Kilifi
Focus Areas: Promotes participatory involvement, community capacity building, training and certifies local
farmers on sustainable land use, sound environment management and brands conservation and
livelihood products.
Organization: Youth Action For Rural Development (YARD)

Contact Person: Mr. Sebastian Wambugu,
Address: Program Manager
Physical Address:: P.O. BOX 4781-01002 Thika
Telephone: 020 2020786/ 0202153644
Email: yardcommunitydev@yahoo.com / info@yardcommunity.org
Website Website:www.yardcommunity.org
Organic Technical Service Providers
1.10
1.8 Organic Technical Service Providers
Organization: Agribiz Management and Marketing Services Limited
Contact Person: Job Mureithi
Designation: Marketing and Business Development Manager
Telephone: +254 734 315800
Email: jmurithi@agrims.net
Website: www.agrims.net
Physical Address: Rowan Building, Ruiru
Focus Areas: Organic training, marketing, agro tourism and business management
Organization: Baraka Agriculture College

Contact Person: Ms Virginia Nyamu
Designation: Principal
Telephone: +254 020 2313400, +254 020 2313443, +254 0725 777 421
Email: baraka@sustainableag.org
Website: www.sustainableag.org
Focus Areas: Field based trainings and extension on organic crop production and beekeeping
Organization: Community Development & Research Centre (CDRC)

Contact Person: James M. Mwangi
Address: P.O. Box 130, Thika
Telephone: +254 020 31012
Email: cdrckenya@yahoo.com/ jamesmwangi@excite.com
Physical Address: Thika
Focus Areas: Promotes participatory involvement, community capacity building, gender sensitivity, sound
environment management and sustainability.
Organization: Community Sustainable Development Empowerment Programme (COSDEP)

Contact Person: Stanley Ng’ethe Kinyanjui
Address: P.O. Box 132-00621, Village Market
Telephone: +254 722 460 769
Email: coskenya@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.cosdepwordpress.com
Physical Address:
Focus Areas: Field based training and extension on organic crop production
Organization: Community Sustainable Agriculture and Healthy Environment Program (C-SHEP)

Contact Person: Esther Wangari Kiruthi
Designation: CEO
Address: P.O. Box 665-00206 Kiserian
Telephone: +254 0727977009
Email: cshepkenya@gmail.com
Physical Address: Kiserian
Focus Areas: Training farmers on organic agriculture, conduct inspection for organic farms
Organization: Egerton University

Contact Person: Prof. G. Mwangi
Address: P.O. Box 536- 20115, Egerton
Telephone: +254 51 2217891
Email: info@u@egerton.ac.ke
Website: www.egerton.ac.ke
Physical Address: Njoro
Focus Areas: Research, Training and Extension. Curriculum development on organic inspectors
Organization: ETANG Kenya

Telephone: +254 053 2030057/ 0722 649 571
Email: etang@kenyaweb.com
Physical Address: Eldoret Town Pioneer Area, 4th Street
Focus Areas: Training in Enterprise Development, Food Science and Technology and Sustainable Agriculture
Organization: Kenya Institute Of Organic Farming (KIOF)

Contact Person: John Wanjau Njoroge
Address: P.O. Box 34972 00100 Nairobi
Telephone: +254 733 799072 / +254 733 817240, +254 720 604 820
Email: kiof@iconnect.co.ke
Website: www.kiof.org
Physical Address: Juja town, Thika road, Wakigwe Estate past Ndarugo Motel
Focus Areas: Promotion and dissemination of Organic agriculture through: Formal Training at Diploma and
Certificate level including distance, learning modules and in corroboration with Universities,
Short courses for T.O.Ts and personal working with other organizations in rural development,
Training activities rural farmers, individually and in groups all over Kenya, Consultancy services
with organizations and individuals involved in organic farming and marketing, Organizing,
promoting and participating in local organic marketing, Networking with likeminded
organizations and Hosting volunteers from local and foreign countries.
Organization: Kwetu Training Centre For Sustainable Development

Contact Person: Mercy Mbogho Songok
Designation:
Address: ` P.O. Box 685-80109, Mtwapa
Telephone: + 254 720569044, 724926756, 733555255
Email: info@kwetukenya.org
Website: www.kwetukenya.org
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Physical Address: turn
rough road after Mtwapa Bridge from Mombasa town.
Focus Areas: Natural resource management and conservation, Community empowerment through training,
research, production, community outreach on beekeeping, neem processing, mariculture,
organic farming HIV and AIDS campaigns and governance Youth, women, men, fisher folk,
youth in school and MARPS
Organization: Manor House Agricultural Centre

Contact Person: Nicodemus O. Nyongesa
Address: P.O. Box Private Bag, Kitale
Telephone:
Email: mhac@africaonline.co.ke, nyongesa28@yahoo.com
Website: www.mhacbiointensive.org
Physical Address: Manor House is located along 10 km west of Kitale Town along Kitale to Kisawai road past Kitale
Focus Areas: Technical training Institute Training, Research and Community based extension.
Organization: Resources Oriented Development Initiative (RODI- Kenya)

Contact Person: Eliud Ngunjiri
Address: P.O. Box 531, Ruiru
Telephone: +254 067 55038/54576/ 020 2044799
Email: rodikenya@iconnect.co.ke
Organization: Resources Oriented Development Initiative (RODI- Kenya)

Contact Person: Eliud Ngunjiri
Address: P.O. Box 531, Ruiru
Telephone: +254 067 55038/54576/ 020 2044799
Email: rodikenya@iconnect.co.ke
Organization: Sigoti Agricultural Training College (Archidiocese of Kisumu)

Contact Person: Patrick Nandi
Address: P.O. Box 34, Sondu
Telephone: +254 0734 847353/ 0722 446 638
Email: patnandi@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Sondu, Near Kokumu Market
Focus Areas: Field based Trainings and extension on organic crop production and beekeeping
Organization: Sustainable Community Development Services (SCODE)

Contact Person: John Maina
Designation: Executive Co-ordinator
Address: P.O. Box 13177, NAIROBI
Telephone: +254 37 45220
Email: jmaina@petmary.africaonline.co.ke
Physical Address: Along Nakuru Subukia- Nyahururu Road, Opposite Break Point Inn
Focus Areas: Training, extension, and information networking in sustainable land use management, renewable
energy management and other innovative environmental friendly approaches to natural
resource management.
Organization: Sustainable Utilization Of Food And Development Organization

Contact Person: Tabitha Kinuthia
Telephone: +254 724456420
Email: sufodj@yahoo.com
Focus Areas: Organic concepts of production and value addition of farm produce trainings. Marketing of
value added products.
Organization: The University of Nairobi

Contact Person: Prof. Raphael Wahome
Designation: Associate Professor of Livestock Production Systems
Telephone: +254 722244620
Email: rwahome@uonbi.ac.ke, rwahome@gmail.com
Website: www.uonbi.ac.ke
Physical Address: Lower Kabete
Focus Areas: Research, Training and Extension
1.11 Organic Markets

1.9
Organization: Bridges Organic Farmers Market
Contact Person: Ann Mbugua
Telephone: +254 0722424125/0732502528
Email: bridges_organic@yahoo.com
Website: www.bridgesorganicrestaurant.com
Physical Address: Tubman Road, Behind City Market, Nairobi
Focus Areas: Vegetables, fruits and herbs
Organization: Organic Farmers Market

Contact Person: Dennis Andaye
Designation: Marketing Manager
Telephone: +254 0712879803
Email: odops@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Paddy Arms Restaurant, Nairobi
Focus Areas: Vegetables, fruits and Herbs
Organization: US Embassy Organic Farmers Market

Contact Person: Anar Shah
Designation: Marketing Manager
Email: Shahgn@state.gov
Physical Address: US Embassy, Nairobi
Focus Areas: Vegetables, fruits and Herbs
1.12 Consumers Bodies

1.10
Organization: Consumer Information Network (CIN)
Contact Person: Mr. Samuel Ochieng
Telephone: +254 0202368204/0721359669/0722555099
Email: admin@consumerupdate.org
Website: www.consumerupdate.org
Physical Address: KCB Building, Ground floor, Jogoo Road
Focus Areas: Empower consumers through education, advocacy, research on consumer concerns. Protection
of consumer rights and consumer responsibility.
Organization: Organic Consumers Alliance (OCA)

Contact Person: Dr. Peter Mokaya
Designation:
Telephone: +254 435758/738 425758
Email: peter.mokaya@organicconsumers.co.ke
Website: www.organicconsumers.co.ke
Physical Address: Nairobi, Kenya
Focus Areas: Value chain and market access promotion, nutrition and health and associated lifestyle change
Input Suppliers

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2.1 Country Lead Organization - Tanzania

Organization: Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement (TOAM)
Contact Person: Jordan Gama
Designation: Chief Executive Officer
Address: P.O. Box 70089, Dar es Salaam.
Telephone: +255 732 975799 / +255 787 908303
Email: toam@kilimohai.org
Website: www.kilimohai.org
Physical Address: Ilala Boma, NSSF-Mafao House 15th Floor, Dar es Salaam.
Focus Areas: Capacity building, Information sharing, Awareness Creation, Lobbying and Advocacy
2.2 Non-Governmental Organizations

Organization: Caritas Tanzania
Contact Person: Dulle Thadei
Address: P.O. BOX 25678 , Morogoro
Telephone: +255 784 635147
Email: ddei2012@gmail.com
Website: www.caritastz.org
Focus Areas: Training, Market Linkages
Organization: Community Development Trust Fund of Tanzania (CDTF)

Contact Person: Henry Mgingi
Physical Address P.O. Box 9421
Location Dar es salaam
Telephone: +255 754 546429
Email: hmgingi@yahoo.co.uk
Focus Areas: Agriculture and community develoment
Organization: Eastern & Southern Africa Farmers’ Forum (ESAFF)

Contact Person: Mussa S Billegeya
Physical Address P.O. BOX 3000
Location Mororgoro
Telephone: +255 713486183
Email:
Website:
Focus Areas: Capacity building
Organization: Environmental, Human Rights Care And Gender Organisation (ENVIROCARE)

Contact Person: Haika Mcharo
Telephone: +255 678903698
Email: haikamcharo@yahoo.com
Website: www.envirocare.co.tz
Focus Areas: Training, Research, Market Linkages
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NGO’s
Organization: FLORESTA TANZANIA

Contact Person: Albert S Mbwambo
Location Kilimanjaro
Telephone: +255 784 832 627
Email: albertmbwambo@yahoo.com
Website: www.floresta.co.tz
Organization: Forum CC
Contact Person: Fazal Issa
Telephone: +255 754 433 912
Email: admin@forumcc.org
Focus Areas: Advocacy
Organization: INADES Formation Tanzania

Contact Person: Pascal Lala
Location Dodoma
Telephone: +255 262 354 230
Email: inadestz@gmail.com
Website www.inadestz.co.tz
Organization: Mtandao wa Vikundi vya Wakulima Tanzania (MVIWATA)

Contact Person: Haji Ussi Haji
Location Zanzibar
Telephone: +255 777 496 700
Email: aksalum@yahoo.com
Organization: Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Tanzania

Contact Person: Donat Senzia
Location Morogoro
Telephone: +255 755 665365
Email: senzia@pelumtanzania.org
Website: www.pelumtanzania.org
NGO’s
Organization: Resource Oriented Development Initiative (RODI) Tanzania

Contact Person: Gido Mpina
Designation: Chief Executive Ofiicer
Location Sumbawanga Road
Telephone: +255 754 645 285
Email: ridinite@yahoo.com
Focus Areas: Farmers Organization
Organization: Ruvuma Commercialization and DivHUVL´Fation of Agriculture (RUCODIA)

Contact Person: Joseph Mhagama
Designation: Chief Executive Ofiicer
Location Ruvuma Songea
Telephone: +255 688 847 192
Email: mhagamaj@yahoo.com
Website: www.rucodia.org
Focus Areas: Capacity building farmers, Value chain Development
Organization: SNV world

Contact Person: Edith Banzi
Designation: Representative
Location Arusha
Telephone: +255 754 426389
Email: edith_mshinwa@yahoo.com
Website: www.snvworld.org
Focus Areas: International organization/ farmer support
Organization: Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania (SAT)

Contact Person: Janet Maro
Designation:
Location Morogoro-Tanzania
Telephone: +255 754 925560
Email: janetmaro@gmail.com
Website: www.kilimo.org
Focus Areas: Training, market linkages
NGO’s
Organization: SWISSAID
Contact Person: Lufunyo Mlukya
Telephone: +255 714 767770
Email: l.mlyuka@swissaid.or.tz
Website: www.swissaid.co.tz
Organization: TANPRO INVESTMENT LTD

Contact Person: Abdul S Ruta
Telephone: +255 784 977 127
Email: tanpro2002@yahoo.co.uk
Website www.tanpro.co.tz
Focus Areas: Farmers Support
Organization: Tanzania Livestock Research Institute (TALIRI)

Contact Person: Dr Ezekiel H Goromela
Location Mtwara
Telephone: +255 713 451542
Email: egoromela2013@gmail.com
Website www.tanpro.co.tz
Organization: VI AGRO FORESTRY

Contact Person: Flavius Rwelamira
Designation:
Location Kagera
Telephone: +255 767 581383
Email: rwelamiraflavius@yahoo.com
Website www.agroforestry.ac.tz

2.3 Organic Technical Service Providers

Organization: ARI NALIENDELE
Contact Person: Dr. Omari Mponda
Location Mtwara
Telephone: +255 784 471 813
Email: kalanjekanduru@gmail.com
Website: www.arinaliendele.co.tz
Focus Areas: Research
Organization: ARI UKILIGURU

Contact Person: Paul S Saidia
Physical Address P.O. Box 1433,
Location Mwanza-Tanzania
Telephone: +255 762 881 853
Email: paulsaidia@yahoo.com
Organization: ARI-ILONGA
Contact Person: Salvatory T. Kundi
Location Njombe
Telephone: +255 784 705052
Email: salva.kundi@gmail.com
Organization: GSO ( T )
Contact Person: Jane Albert
Telephone: +255 787 133133
Email: janealbert777@gmail.com
Focus Areas: Market linkages
Organization: Kilimanjaro Native Co-operative Union (KNCU)

Contact Person: Wilbert Nyela
Designation:
Physical Address P.O. BOX
Location Kilimanjaro
Telephone: +255 754 548325
Email: wilbertnyela@yahoo.com
Website: www.kncu.co.tz
Organization: Ministry of Agriculture

Contact Person: Andes Kakiko
Designation:
Location Dodoma
Telephone: +255 713 309122
Email: andeskakiko@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.ministryofagriculture.co.tz
Focus Areas: Policy, Training, Market linkages
Organization: Sokome University of Agriculture (SUA)

Contact Person: Godwin Rwezaula
Address: P.O. Box 3000
Physical Address Morogoro-Tanzania
Telephone +255 782 283102
Email: grwezaula@yahoo.com
Website: www.suanet.ac.tz
Organization: Sokome University of Agriculture (SUA)/PROGROV

Contact Person: Kallunde P. Sibuga
Designation: Professor
Address: P.O. Box 3000
Physical Address Morogoro-Tanzania
Telephone +255 2326035114
Email: sibuga@suanet.ac.tz
Website: www.sua.ac.tz
Focus Areas: Training
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Contact Person: Obadiah Msaki
Physical Address Dar es salaam
Telephone +255 688 426241
Email: msakinobadiah@gmail.com
Website: www.tancert.org
Focus Areas: Organic Certification
Organization: Tanzania Food and Drug Authority (TFDA)

Contact Person: Francis Mapunda
Telephone + 255 22 2450512
Email: info@tfda.or.tz
Website: www.tfda.or.tz
Focus Areas: Food and Drugs Certification
Organization: UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM

Contact Person: Dr. Agnes MS. Nyomora
Designation: Senior Lecturer
Telephone +255 754 478 021
Email: agnesnyomora@gmail.com
Website: www.udsm.ac.tz
Focus Areas: Education
Producers/ Farmer Groups
2.4 Producer/Farmer Groups

Organization: Biosustain Tanzania Limited
Physical Address: P.O. Box 15101
Location: Dar es salaam
Telephone +255 784 883786
Email: haider@biosustain.de
Focus Areas: Farmer Support
Organization: Busangwa Organic Farming Association (BOFA)
Location: Shinyanga
Telephone: +255 28 2763736
Email: busangwainfo@yahoo.com
Organization: Chai Bora
Telephone +255 22 2862173
Email: infdar@chaibora.com
Website: www.chaibora.co.tz
Organization: East Africa Impact Center (ECHO)

Contact Person: Charles Bonaventure
Designation: Organizer
Physical Address Arusha
Telephone 0675678398
Email: cbonaventure@echonet.org
Organization: Frank Horticulture and Timber Crops Ltd

Contact Person: Frank Msigwa
Physical Address: Njombe
Telephone: +255 754536107
Email: frank_msigwa@yahoo.com
Website: www.frankhorticulture.co.tz
Focus Areas: Value Chain
Organization: GAFA
Contact Person: Omar Mussa Othman
Physical Address Zanzibar
Telephone +255 777 428364
Email: gafa2008@live.com
Focus Areas: Farmer organization
Organization: Golden Food Product (GFP)

Contact Person: Cleopa Ayo
Designation:
Address P.O. BOX 10018

Physical Address Arusha
Telephone +255 784 887599
Email: ayo@gfporganics.com
Focus Areas: Training, Market Linkages
Organization: GONTC
Contact Person: Kulwa Furahisha Miraji

Physical Address Morogoro
Telephone +255 717 461 730
Email: lefurahisha@yahoo.com
Website www.sua.ac.tz
Organization: Haili Life

Contact Person: Harold Mgone
Designation:

Telephone +255 784 779677
Email: harold@hailife.co.tz
Website www.haililife.org
Focus Areas: Honey, Market linkages
Organization: Jambo Group

Contact Person: Hafidh Juma Ali

Physical Address Zanzibar Tanzania
Telephone 0773 046927
Email: jambogroup@yahoo.com
Focus Areas: Value chain
Organization: Kagera Cooperative Union (KNCU)

Physical Address: Kagera
Telephone +255 272750728
Email: kcu@habari.co.tz
Website www.kcu.or.tz
Focus Areas: Market Linkages
Organization: KAKOFA
Contact Person: Bruno Rojas
Physical Address: Kigoma-Tanzania
Telephone +255 754 849 692
Organization: KIHASI
Contact Person: James Amo
Physical Address: Iringa –Tanzania
Telephone: +255 756 275 444
Organization: Kikundi cha Wakulima wa Tangawizi (KIWATA)

Contact Person: Eberhart G.Mwageni
Designaton: Project Officer
Physical Address: P.O. BOX 617, Songea-Ruvuma
Telephone: +255 758 154226
Email: eberhart@gmail.com
Focus Areas: Ginger
Organization: Kilimo Mseto Welei (KIMSEWE)

Contact Person: William Kihiyo
Physical Address: Korogwe-Tanzania
Telephone: +255 713 417 156
Organization: Kimango Farm Enterprise Limited

Physical Address Morogoro
Telephone +255 23 26012220
Email: kim@kimango.com
Focus Areas: Farmer Support
Organization: Mambo Coffee

Contact Person: Herman Peter Kusaga
Physical Address Moshi-Kilimanjaro
Telephone +255 716948636
Email:
Focus Areas: Farmers Organization
Organization: MAODEA
Contact Person: Charles Lucas
Address: P.O. Box 0777 428 364
Physical Address: Masasi- Mtwara, Tanzania
Telephone: +255 712 650 037
Organization: Mara Coffee

Physical Address Mwanza
Telephone +255 58 2502564
Email: br@azimax.com
Organization: Matunda Mema/Kipepeo

Address: P.O. BOX 5
Physical Address Karagwe
Telephone +255 784836301
Email: ankazimoto@hotmail.com
Organization: MAYAWA
Contact Person: Gesbert R.Kibanda
Designation:
Physical Address: Bukoba
Telephone: +255 756 010063
Email: vanillaorganization@gmail.com
Focus Areas: Vanilla
Organization: Mtandao Wa Jamii Wa Usimamizi Wa Misitu Tanzania (MJUMITA)

Contact Person: Ernest Jerome
Designation:
Physical Address: Morogoro
Telephone: +255 754 641278
Email: ernestjerome@gmail.com
Website: www.mjumita.co.tz
Organization: Mtandao wa Vikundi vya Wakulima Tanzania (MVIWATA)

Contact Person: Projejus Paul
Address P.O. BOX
Physical Adress: Morogoro
Email: info@mviwata.org
Website: www.mviwata.org
Telephone +255 232 614184
Focus Areas: Capacity Building
Organization: MX´QGLTea and Coffee Limited

Physical Adress: Dar es salaam
Email: muftea@intafrica.com
Telephone +255 222123550
Organization: OLAM
Physical Adress: Dar es salaam
Email: abdul@olamtanzania.com
Website: www.olamtz.co.org
Telephone: +255 22 2153180
Organization: TANICA
Physical Adress: Bukoba
Email: tanica@afcaonline.tz
Website:
Telephone: +255 28 2220352
Organization: Tanzanian Civil Society Forum on Climate Change (Forum CC)

Contact Person: Fazal Issa
Address: P.O. BOX 1456, Dar -es salaam
Email: admin@forumcc.org
Telephone: +255 754 433 912
Organization: Tanzania Domestic Biogas Programme (TDBP)

Contact Person: Juliana Mbaga
Physical Address: Arusha- Tanzania
Email: mmbagajuliana@yahoo.com
Organization: TAZOP
Contact Person: Khamis Issa Mohamed
Address: P.O. BOX
Address: Zanzibar
Email: khim64@hotmail.com
Telephone: +255 773 167779
Organization: Umoja Wa Wakulima Wa Matunda Na Mbogamboga (UWAMATAM)

Contact Person: Burhan Idd Mgambo
Physical Adress: Morogoro
Telephone +255 652213403
Organization: UPT Mtwara
Contact Person: Mwajuma Ali
Physical Address: Mtwara-Tanzania
Telephone: +255 783 238 201
Organization: Upendo Food Processors

Contact Person: Lydia G. Jacob
Designation:
Physical Adress: Kisarawe-Coast Region
Telephone +255 784-807450
Website: lydiagadi@hotmail.com
Organization: USHIRIKA KILIMO HAI

Contact Person: Sadi Ramadhani
Telephone: +255 686 602 231
Physical Address: Mombo-kilimanjaro.
Organization: UWAMWIMA
Contact Person: Salum Rehani
Address P.O. BOX
Physical Adress: Zanzibar
Email: salumrehani@gmail.com
Telephone +255 772 817 777
Focus Areas: Vegetables and Fruits.
Input Suppliers
ACTORS IN UGANDA
ECOLOGICAL ORGANIC AGRICULTURE ACTORS IN UGANDA 53
3.1 Country Lead Organization- Uganda

Organization: National Organic Agricultural Movement of Uganda (NOGAMU)
Contact Person: Musa K. Muwanga, C.E.O.
Telephone: +256 772 448 948, +256 312 264 039
Email: admin@nogamu.org.ug
Website: www.nogamu.org.ug
Physical Address: 957, Galukande Close, Muyenga, Kampala
Focus Areas: NOGAMU is the umbrella membership based organization that brings together producers,
processors, exporters/traders, business support organizations and all stakeholders involved
directly or indirectly in the organic value chains in Uganda. NOGAMU coordinates and facilitates
all stakeholders across the country towards organic agricultural development. Established
in 2001, NOGAMU’s membership has grown from less than 50 individuals and 20 corporate
organizations in 2001 to over 360 corporate organizations, by the end of 2013, representing
over 1.2 million small holder farmers across the country
3.2 Agro-Input Dealers
Organization: Biochar Uganda Organics Limited

Contact Person: Mr. Turyamwijuka Julius
Designation:
Telephone: +256 392 081 478, +256 704 914 444, +256 782 027 601
Email: info@biocharuganda.com
Website: www.biocharuganda.com
Physical Address: UIRI - Nakawa, Kampala
Focus Areas: Distributes Biochar organic fertilizers produced from bamboo biochar, bamboo vinegar,
phosphates, animal waste and beneficial soil organisms as raw material, without any chemical
ingredients. It is used in improvement of soil fertility and crop yields among other functions
Organization: Bukoola Chemicals Industries Limited

Contact Person: Mr. Paul M. Kyabaggu
Designation:
Telephone: +256 772 507 631/ +256 776 124 966
Email: bukoola@infocom.co.ug, info@bukoolachemicals.com
Website: www.bukoolachemicals.com
Physical Address: Plot 14/18, Nakivubo Place, near Owino Market (Opp. Mirembe Hotel),Kampala.
Focus Areas: Bukoola is among the oldest and major importers and distributors of organic and bio-products
such as: Bio Cure, Bio Catch, Green Miracle, Nimbecidine, Sting, Fangocil, Banana Fertilizer, Bai
Clean e.t.c.
Organization: Organic Bio-Deposit Uganda Limited
Contact Person: Grace Sylvia Mwangi
Telephone: +256 775 600 404, +256 705 508 471
Email: biodepositugandaltd@gmail.com
Website: www.biodeposit.lv
Physical Address: Entebbe, Wakiso
Focus Areas: Distributes biodeposit organic fertilizers in Uganda, Kenya and South Sudan. Biodeposit
fertilizers are high quality ecological products made from sapropel and peat mined in Latvia
Organization: Organic Choice Uganda Limited (ORGACH)

Contact Person:
Telephone: +256 772 321 802/ +256 752 463 220
Email: orgachoice@gmail.com, orgach1@gmail.com
Physical Address: Namagoma, Kyengera, Masaka Road, Wakiso
Focus Areas: Supplies organic biofertilizers and biopesticides
54 ECOLOGICAL ORGANIC AGRICULTURE ACTORS IN UGANDA
Organization: Orgafarm Limited

Contact Person: Muhangi James
Telephone: +256 703 365 412, +256 775 561 802
Email: orgafarm2013@gmail.com, info@orgafarm.org
Physical Address: Kasangati, Wakiso
Focus Areas: Consultancy firm that makes Indigenous Micro Organisms (IMO) as eco-friendly organic agro-
input to increase crop production and eliminate bad odors in piggery units
3.3 Producers, Processors & Exporters
Organization: Amfri Farms Ltd

Contact Person: Lilian Anguparu
Telephone: +256 772 909 266, +256 414 286 691
Email: amfri@utlonline.co.ug
Website: www.african-organic.com
Certification: Organic Certified
Physical Address: Kampala
Focus Areas: Exporters of fruits and vegetables (passion fruits, pineapples, papaya, banana, avocadoes,
vanilla, cardamom, gooseberry, garlic, eggplants, sweet peppers e.t.c.)
Organization: Africa Tropical Organic Fruit (ATOPE)

Contact Person: Edith Wamara, Proprietor
Telephone: +256 785 591 166, +256 772 479 582
Email: atope@atopeuganda.com
Physical Address: Kasasiiso Village, Luweero Town Council, Luweero
Focus Areas: Producers of juice from fruits and vegetables (pumpkins, carrots, oranges e.t.c)
Organization: Bella Wines

Contact Person: Prudence Ukkonika, MD
Telephone: +256 772 506 155, +256 312 103 453
Email: prudenceukkonika@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.bellawines.co.ug
Physical Address: Moil Building, (Between Wandegeya Police and YMCA), Kampala
Focus Areas: Processes and Packages wines as well as natural fruit juices from natural organically and locally
produced fruits including: Passion, Mangoes, Pineapples, Oranges,Tangerines and Hibiscus
Plants
Organization: Biofresh Ltd

Contact Person: Sonia Mwandime, MD
Telephone: +256 752 587 635
Email: info@biofreshltd.com
Website: www.biofreshltd.com
Certification: Fair Trade and Organic Certified by IMO Switzerland.
Physical Address: Kasangati, Wakiso
Focus Areas: Exporter of Fair Trade Organic Fruits from Uganda to Europe. Fruits such as: Pineapples, Apple
bananas, Papayas, Passion fruits, Avocado, Gooseberry, Ginger, Mangoes e.t.c.
Producers/ Processors & Exporters
Organization: BioUganda Limited

Contact Person: Edward Mulondo Musanje, MD
Telephone: +256 772 407 218, +256 414 572 497
Email: biouganda1@gmail.com
Website: www.biouganda.com
Certification: Organic and Fair Trade
Physical Address: Plot 165, Lutembe-Nganjo, Entebbe, Airport Road, Wakiso
Focus Areas: Exporters, processors and growers of organic certified fair-trade fresh and dried fruits from
Uganda (pineapples, jack fruits, passion fruits, bananas, apples, avocado, ginger, papaya e.t.c.)
to Austria, Switzerland and Germany. In our endeavour to pursue the above objectives, our
organic project undergoes inspection and certification at least once a year by an accredited
organic certification body. The project certifier is the Institute for Market Ecology, Switzerland -
IMO (SCES 004) – certified according to EU regulation 2092/91. BioUganda also has Naturland
and NOP certification
Organization: Blessed Organic Release

Contact Person: Laloyo Margaret, Marketing Manager
Telephone: +256 772 312 677, +256 782 640 364
Email: organicblessed87@gmail.com, margaretlaloyo@gmail.com
Physical Address: Pader/Gulu
Focus Areas: Producers and processors of shea butter, peanut butter, sesame and phyllanthus
Organization: Busaino Fruits

Contact Person: Judith Bakirya, Business Manager/ Patrick Kirya, Managing Director
Telephone: +256 773 168 588, +256 772 644 197
Email: bakirya09@gmail.com, busainofruits@gmail.com
Website: www.busainofruits.com
Physical Address: Wanyange, Jinja
Focus Areas: Grows, processes, packages and exports natural organic fresh and dried fruits, juices and
chips from jack fruits, mangoes and avocadoes that are sourced from local outgrowers who
Organization: D & S Organic Foods Exporter

Contact Person: Ssenomo James, Managing Director
Telephone: +256 784 150 208
Email: needyworld2002@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Kampala/Hoima
Focus Areas: Exporters of fruits and cereals to Sweden and other European countries
Organization: ESCO Uganda Ltd

Contact Person: Philip Betts
Telephone: +256 752 755 066, +256 414 254 604, +256 312 266 888
Email: philip@escouganda.com
Physical Address: Plot 26, Bakwanye House, 3rd floor, Opposite Hotel Africa
Focus Areas: Cocoa and Vanilla
Organization: Flona Commodities Ltd

Contact Person: Isiko Stephen, Managing Director
Telephone: +256 772 409 557, +256 755 885 915, +256 772 825 742.
Email: flona_95@yahoo.com
Website: www.flonaug.com
Physical Address: Plot 124, Kayunga Jinja Road, Kangulumira
Focus Areas: Pineapples, Apple Bananas, Bogoya, Papaya, Jack fruit, Mangoes and Banana Flour
Focus Areas: Shea butter
Organization: Fruits of the Nile

Contact Person: John Kabyetsiza
Telephone: +256 0712 404 004
Email: fruitsofnile@utlonline.co.ug
Physical Address: Njeru, Jinja
Focus Areas: Dried pineapples, Apple bananas and Mangoes
Organization: Gourmet Gardens

Contact Person: Clemens Fehr
Telephone: +256 772 481 158
Email: info@gourmet-gardens.net
Website: www.gourmet-gardens.net
Focus Areas: Vanilla, Cocoa and Chilies
Organization: Guru Nanak Oil Mills Inc.

Contact Person: Surjit Singh
Telephone: +256 772 704 545/6
Email: mdguruoil@hotmail.com
Website: www.sheabutteruganda.net
Physical Address: Lira
Organization: Jali Organic Association

Contact Person: Ephraim Muwanga, Director
Telephone: +256 772 436 685
Email: ephrawanga@yahoo.com
Website: www.jaliorganic.com
Physical Address: Sissa, Wakiso
Focus Areas: Fresh and Dried Pineapples
Organization: Jinja Organic Company Limited

Contact Person: Micheal Matege, Director
Telephone: +256 776 618 166, +256 752 618 166
Email: mmorganic@hotmail.com, bogamu@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Budondo, Jinja
Focus Areas: Grows organic oranges and mangoes
Organization: Kawacom (U) Ltd

Contact Person: Andrew Falconer
Telephone: +256 414 222 611
Email: ugandasales@ecomtrading.com
Website: www.kawacom.com
Physical Address: Ntinda Industrial Area, Kampala
Focus Areas:
Organization: Kika Farm Limited

Contact Person: Peninah Kyoheirwe Ngategize
Telephone: +256 772 407 479, +256 701 407 479
Physical Address: Luweero
Focus Areas: Mixed farm dealing in horticulture, dairy, and processing organic pineapple juice and concentrate
and agro-eco-tourism services
Organization:
Contact Person: David Barry, Managing Director
Telephone: +256 772 700 700, +256 312 265 251
Email: dbarry@kyagalanyi.com
Website: www.kyagalanyi.co.ug
Physical Address: Industrial Area, Kampala
Focus Areas:
Organization: Masaka Organic Producers (MOP)

Contact Person: Josephine Kizza
Telephone: +256 772 604 814.
Email: stjude@utlonline.co.ug, josekizza@gmail.com
Physical Address: Kyotera Road (12Km), Masaka
Focus Areas: Women owned business that exports to South Africa, Germany, UK, Kenya and other countries-
organically grown solar dried fruits such as: bananas, apples, pineapples, okra, mangoes,
pawpaw, plantains, goose berries, peppers e.t.c.
Organization: Master Skin Care Products

Telephone: +256 772 704 545
Email: mdguruoil@hotmail.com
Physical Address: Nakumatti, Oasis Hall, Yusuf Lule Road, Kampala
Focus Areas: Organic certified shea butter skin care products
Organization: Nile Organic Agro-Investments

Telephone: +256 712 293 085
Email: bbkwalrams@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Yusuf Lule road, opposite Nytle-Njeru, Jinja
Focus Areas: Deals in organic produce
Organization: Olam Uganda

Contact Person: Suresh Iyer
Telephone: +256 414 271 440
Email: suresh.iyer@olamnet.com
Physical Address: Namanve Industrial Park
Focus Areas:
Organization: Organic Choice Uganda Limited (ORGACH)

Contact Person:
Telephone: +256 772 321 802/ +256 752 463 220
Email: orgachoice@gmail.com, orgach1@gmail.com
Physical Address: Namagoma, Kyengera, Masaka Road, Wakiso
Focus Areas: Grows, processes and markets organic products such as: fruit juices, wines, powdered ginger,
jam, sun dried mushrooms, powdered mukene (silver fish) and honey. It also supplies organic
biofertilizers and biopesticides. It trains farmers on mushroom growing, agro-processing e.t.c. It
Organization: Organic Uganda Trading Limited

Contact Person: Musa K. Muwanga, CEO
Telephone: +256 312 264 039
Email: admin@nogamu.org.ug
Website: www.nogamu.org.ug
Physical Address: Plot 957, Galukande Close, Muyenga, Kampala
Focus Areas: The bulking arm for bulk organic products from NOGAMU members. It is the one stop centre
nuts, spices, honey, shea butter, wine, etc.

Organization: Outspan Enterprises Ltd

Contact person: Kenneth Kayondo.
Telephone: +256 772 414 204
Email: kkayondo@outspanagric.com
Website: www.outspanagric.com
Physical Address: Plot 8/10 Nkrumah Road, Uganda House
Focus Areas: Red Bird-eye Chilies, Sliced Dry Ginger, Cocoa, Sesame Seeds, Maize, Beans, Sheanuts, Sunflower
Organization: Phenix Logistics

Contact person: Kashiwada Y.
Telephone: +256 414 344 227, +256 414 344 379
Email: ykashiwada@phenix-crocodile.com
Website: www.phenix-crocodile.com
Physical Address: 100-102, 5th street Industrial Area, Bugolobi, Kampala
Focus Areas: Unblended organic cotton yarn, grey knit fabric, grey washed knit garments
Organization: Reco Industries Limited

Contact person: Alex Kisembo, Marketing Director
Telephone: +256 772 617 714, +256 414 232 183
Email: alex@reco-industries.com, info@reco-industries.com
Website: www.reco-industries.com
Physical Address: Plot 25, Reco House 1st floor, Nkrumah Rd, Kampala
Focus Areas: Wholesale buyer of pineapples, red pepper, bee honey from local farmers, oranges and
Organization: Rural Community in Development (RUCID)

Contact Person: Samuel Nyanzi, Executive Director
Telephone: +256 772 469 003
Email: rucid.admin@rucid.org.ug, samuel2005nyanzi@yahoo.com
Website: www.rucid.org.ug
Certification: Organic certification according to EC 834 regulation and NOP standards.
Physical Address:
Focus Areas: Value addition and processing of organic pineapples and other fruits for local both local and
organic production processing and marketing
Organization: Shalom Organic Farm Ltd

Contact Person: Joy Mary Lwanga, Managing Director
Telephone: +256 782 952 240
Email: joy_lwanga@yahoo.co.uk
Physical Address: Wakiso
Focus Areas: Rearing poultry for yellow yolk egg production and vegetable growing
Organization: Shares Uganda Limited

Telephone: +256 755 464 110, +256 794 464 110
Email: narck@shares.ug
Website: www.shares.ug
Physical Address: Kyagwe, Lwanyonyi Village (near Riley Packaging Factory), Mukono
Focus Areas: Exports processed organic and fair-trade certified simsim (sesame), chilli peppers and ginger
produced by local farmers in northern Uganda
Organization: Soleil Enterprises Ltd

Telephone: +256 777 155 179, +256 703 220 249
Email: soleilltd@gmail.com, pjulianne@gmail.com
Website: www.a2n.org.ug
Certification: Organically certified for European markets by UgoCert
Physical Address: Nabirye-Nakalama, Iganga
Focus Areas: Organically certified Solar dried fruits (pineapples, mangoes, apple bananas and jackfruits) for
export and local markets
Organization: Sulma Foods Limited

Telephone: +256 774 584 069, +256 772 502 350, +256 312 110 949
Email: info@sulmafoods.co.ug, sulma_foods@yahoo.com
Website: www.sulmafoods.co.ug
Certification: CERES Certification of Environmental Standards
Physical Address: Bulema Lwogi, 10 Km Kasana-Kikyusa Rd, Luweero
Focus Areas: Growers, Processors, Packers, Exporters of Fresh & Dried Fruits & Vegetables, Herbs and Honey.
Organization: Toro Botanical Gardens

Contact Person: Lawrence, Sales Executive
Telephone: +256 782 259 973
Email: lawrencepdg@gmail.com
Physical Address: Fortportal
Focus Areas: Herbal medicines, Artemisia, justacia, lemon verbena, centella
Organization: Toro & Mityana Tea Company Ltd (TAMTECO)

Contact Person: John Prinsloo
Telephone: +256 414 259 885
Email: prinsloo@tamteco.com, tea@tamteco.com, tom@tamteco.com
Email: www.tamteco.com
Physical Address: Plot 24A, Nakasero, Kampala
Focus Areas: Lemon grass, herbal teas, rosemary, essential oils
Organization: Tropical Aloe Lands

Contact Person: Muhumuza James, Director
Telephone: +256 772 460 171
Email: troaloelds@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Cooper complex, Shop 10A, Kampala
Focus Areas: Aloe Vera soap Cosmetics and Herbal Medicine
Organization: Tropical Belt

Contact Person: Michael Ssango
Telephone: +256 772 633 023
Email: greenbeltu@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Plot 18, Namirembe Road, Lion shopping centre, Room 6, Kampala
Focus Areas: Herbal medicine and teas, Soap and cosmetics
Organization: Tropical Organic Harvests Ltd

Contact Person: Kwesiga James, General Manager
Telephone: +256 773 642 654, +256 414 341 295
Email: jameskwesiga7@gmail.com
Physical Address: Plot 10 Clement A Hill Road, Entebbe
Focus Areas: Deals in poultry rearing, milk production and banana growing
Organization: Tatgem Uganda Ltd

Telephone: +256 392 947 802, 256 772 876 948, +256 718 128 535
Email: info@tatgem.co.ug
Website: www.tatgem.co.ug
Certification: UgoCert for Uganda Organic Standards (UOS) and Certification of Environmental Standards
(CERES) from Germany for the EU regulation 2092/91
Physical Address: Plot 4404, Block 185, Kira Town Council, (near Esela Hotel), Kampala
Focus Areas: Exporters of organic fruits and Vegetables (Pineapples, Passion Fruits, Avocadoes, Ginger,
Apple Bananas, Green Bananas/Plaintain, Dried Jack Fruits, White Beans, Paw Paws, Mangoes,
Hot Pepper and Lemon Grass)
Organization: Tree Shed Organic Farm Ltd

Contact Person: Fritz M. Plattner, Managing Director
Telephone: +256 772 502 330
Email: info@treeshedfarm.org, fripla@yahoo.com
Website: www.treeshedfarm.org
Physical Address:
Focus Areas:
cocoa, cinnamon, fruits and vegetables) and practices bio-dynamic farming methods
Organization: Tuliraba Estate

Contact Person: Suzan Batwala
Telephone: +256752 500 388
Email: sbatwala@gmail.com
Physical Address: Iganga
Focus Areas:
Organization: Yalama Organic Wine

Contact Person: Zilpah Okoboi
Telephone: +256 772 465 308
Email: feokoboi@gmail.com
Physical Address: Namugongo, Kampala
Focus Areas: Processors of Organic Wines
Organization:
Contact Person: Rose Kato
Telephone: +256 414 250 420
Email: zicotizicot@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.zicofe.co.ug
Physical Address: Plot 104/106, 5th street, industrial Area, Kampala
Focus Areas:
Organization: Aryodi Bee Farm

Contact Person: Robert Okodia, Managing Director
Telephone: +256 752 843 446, +256 775 126 125
Email: rokodia@gmail.com
Physical Address: Oyite Ojok Lane, Lira Town, Lira
Focus Areas: produces honey from over 500 local farmers that produce 10,000 to 15,000 Kg per season in
addition to honey wine, beewax and propolis
Organization: Bee Natural Uganda Limited

Contact Person:
Telephone: +256 414 232 679, +256 772 025 939, +256 772 209 000
Email: martabell@beenaturalproducts.com
Website: www.beenaturalproducts.com
Physical Address: Plot 3, Pan Africa House, Kimathi Avenue, Kampala
Focus Areas: Best bee honey, Beeswax; Propolis and Candles
Organization: Go Honey
Contact Person: Jennifer Adongo, Production Manager
Telephone: +256 757 482 603, +256 785 575 795
Email: jenniferadong@gmail.com, honey@gocom.co.ug
Physical Address: Ntinda Nsimbiziwoome (opp. Shell Petrol Stn) Kampala
Focus Areas: 100% Pure natural honey
3.4 Honey Production and Processing

Organization: Golden Bees
Telephone: +256 712 882 645
Email: mugula05@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Bukoto, Kampala
Focus Areas: Honey, propolis and bee wax
Organization: JJLLIMA Holdings Co. Ltd

Contact Person: Margaret Rose Ogaba, Managing Director
Telephone: +256 772 575 033
Email: margroseo@yahoo.com, innocentbidong@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Lower Palabek Road, Pager Parish, Kitgum
Focus Areas: Deals in Beekeeping equipments; Honey processing equipments and accessories; and
Organization: Malaika Honey

Contact Person: Simon Turner, Managing Director
Telephone: +256 782 178 097, +256 701 238 920
Email: sales@malaikahoney.com, info@malaikahoney.com
Website: www.malaikahoney.com
Physical Address: Plot 1097, Mawanda Road, Kalerwe, Kampala
Focus Areas: Sells honey and bee-hive products, beekeeping equipments and farmer support consultancy
and training. Malaika also publishes a manual about practical guide on beekeeping as a business
Organization: Natural Basket Uganda Ltd

Contact Person: Twesiime Orator K.N.Kaddu, C.E.O.
Telephone: +256 772 960 824, +256 705 358 899, +256 414 576 772
Email: moriehoney@gmail.com, rukanju@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Mutungo Zone 2, Mutungo-Biina Road, Kampala
Focus Areas: organic products (honey, honey wine, hibiscus wine, hibiscus tea, apples, grapes, hibiscus dry
flowers)
3.5 Farmer Associations & Cooperatives
Organization: ADRAA Agriculture College

Contact Person: Dr. Tony Dolan
Telephone: +256 784 444 910, +256 775 581 589
Email: adraacol@gmail.com, dolan@wananchi.com
Physical Address:
Focus Areas: Provide practical education and training for sustainable Agriculture & rural development to
target communities
Organization: Africa Aquaponics Association

Contact Person: Charles Malamata, Director
Telephone: +256 702 643 027, +256 771 643 027, +256 414 348 708
Email: infomarkc5@gmail.com
Website: www.africaaquaponics.com
Physical Address: Plot 46, Block 16, Stenseera Road, Lubaga, Kampala
Focus Areas:
technology
Farmer Associations & Cooperatives
Organization: Agro-Tourism Farm (ATU-LI)

Contact Person: Patience/Fred Ruhakana
Telephone: +256 701 838 870/ +256 776 540 939
Email: ruhakanapatience@yahoo.com, fruhakana@yahoo.co.uk
Physical Address: Karobwa Drive, Kisaasi, Kawempe, Kampala
Focus Areas: Agro-Tourism including accommodation, organic farming of fruits and vegetables, leisure
activities such as fishing and feeding animals
Organization: Amolatar District Farmers Association

Contact Person: Edward Angoda, Chairperson
Telephone: +256 705 409 840
Email: angodaed@gmail.com
Physical Address: Amoratar
Focus Areas: Production and marketing of Sesame and Chilies
Organization:
Contact Person: John Nuwagaba, General Manager
Telephone: +256 772 461 876, +256 485 442 010
Email: acpcuinfo@acpcultd.com, john.n@acpcultd.com
Website: www.acpcultd.com/
Certification: Fair Trade and Organic certified (EU, NOP) by CERES GmbH.
Physical Address:
Focus Areas:
Uganda
Organization: Bufumbo Organic Farmers Association (BOFA)

Contact Person: Eunice Kibezi
Telephone: +256 777 600 271
Email: bo.fa@hotmail.co.uk
Physical Address: Bufumbo, 11 km from Mbale Town
Focus Areas:
Organization: Burangwa Eyisuka N’ingabu Association

Contact Person: Eziron Balwayo, Chairperson
Telephone: +256 775 159 958
Physical Address: Kanyatsi II, Kitholoho, Bukonzo, Kasese
Focus Areas: Trains farmers on organic farming, bee keeping, marketing, savings scheme among other
agricultural practices
Organization:
Contact Person: Paineto Baluku, Managing Director
Telephone: +256 782 419 021
Email: bukonzojointcooperative@gmail.com
Website:
Certification: US Fair Trade. USDA and EU Organic
Physical Address: Kyarumba, Kasese
Focus Areas: Produces and exports quality specialty fair-trade organic certified fully washed and sun-dried
cooperative members
Organization: Bukonzo Organic Farmers Co-operative Union Ltd (BOCU)

Contact Person: Kabugho Josinta, General Manager
Telephone: +256 781 526 613, +256 753 273 084
Email: bukonzo_org@yahoo.com , josintak@yahoo.com
Website: www.bukonzo.blogspot.com
Certification: Fair Trade and Organic
Physical Address: Umoja Village, Nyambwaba Division, Kasese
Focus Areas:
smallholder farmers
Organization: Buyende District Farmers Association

Contact Person: Katuyo Charles, Treasurer
Telephone: +256 752 496 526
Physical Address: Buyende
Focus Areas: Trains farmers in organica farming and engages in marketing of Ground nuts, Mangoes and Jack
fruit
Organization:
Contact Person: Mathias Nabutele
Telephone: +256 712 755 909, +256 785 240 922, +256 771 619 961
Email:
Certification: Fairtrade and Rainforest certified
Physical Address: Plot 155, Church Road, Mbale
Focus Areas:
The originates from the districts of Mbale, Bududa, Manafwa, Sironko, Bulambuli and Kapchorwa
Organization:
Contact Person:
Designation: Communications
Telephone: +256 794 927 942 /+256 772 962 336, +256 454 434 415
Email:
Website:
Certification: Fair Trade and Organic
Physical Address: Plot 8-12, Mwanyi Road, Mbale Industrial area, Mbale
Focus Areas:
Organization: Green Organic Watch Growers’ Cooperative Society (GO G.C.S) Ltd
Contact Person: Fred Walakira, General Manager
Telephone: +256 782 547 499, +256 774 291 982, +256 774 182 205, +256 772 023 069
Email: ggrowerscooperativesociety@yahoo.com, fredwsr@yahoo.com
Website: www.seedinit.org/awards/all/cocoa-project.html
Certification: Utz Organic Certified
Physical Address: Plot 4B, Kiviri House, Vanilla Hotel Street, Bundibugyo
Focus Areas: Promotes and exports organic/Utz certified cocoa bean production with a membership of
about 5,500 small holder farmers. SEED Award Winner 2013
Organization: Iruhuura United Organic Farmers Cooperative Society Ltd

Contact Person: Kushaba Micheal, Chairperson
Telephone: +256 777 181 271, +256 701 064 961
Email: iruhuuraorganic@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Kasenda, Iruhuura, Kabarole
Focus Areas: Maize growing, bulking and marketing
Organization: Kabarole United Organic Farmers Association (KUOFA)

Contact Person: Tinkasiimire K. Clovis, Chairperson
Telephone: +256 772 996 465
Email: kakokomizclovis@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Fort Portal, Kabarole
Focus Areas: CBO that trains farmers on organic agriculture, agroprocessing and savings schemes
Organization: Kamwenge Sustainable Organic Farmers Association (KASOFA)

Contact Person: Byoruganda John, Coordinator
Physical Address: Kyamuhamira, Nkoma, Kibaale, Kamwenge
Telephone: +256 772 954 134
Email: byorugandajohn@gmail.com
Focus Areas:
Organization: Kashekuro Banana Innovation Platform (KABIP)

Contact Person: Vincent Twikirize
Telephone: +256 782 381 648
Email: kabipkitagata@gmail.com
Physical Address: Sheema
Focus Areas: Apple Bananas, Vegetables and millet
Organization:
Contact Person: David Lukwata
Telephone: +256 752 837 382
Email: lukwatadavid@yahoo.com,
Physical Address: Kibinge Sub County, Masaka
Focus Areas:
Organization: Kibuye Organic Farmers Cooperative

Contact Person: Asiimwe Anthony
Telephone: +256 776 16 51 66
Physical Address: Kibuye Kyegegwa
Focus Areas: Maize growing and marketing
Organization: Kigoyera Organic Farmers Association

Contact Person: Byaruhanga Enock
Telephone: +256 787 803 759.
Physical Address: Kyarusozi, Kigoyera, Kyenjojo
Focus Areas: Trains farmers in production and marketing of maize, Beans and Cassava
Organization: Kyondo Organic Farmers Cooperative Society Ltd

Contact Person: Isemyegheke Ivan, Member/ Juliet Walina, Chairperson
Telephone: +256 782 819 509 /+256 783 064 550
Physical Address: Kyondo, Kinyabisiki
Focus Areas:
Organization: Maganjo Farmers Association

Contact Person: Abu Mubiru, Executive Director
Telephone: +256 752 604 396
Email: mub_kua@yahoo.com, mag-farmersassociation@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.mafa.uganda.com
Focus Areas: Trains farmers in sustainable organic agriculture and collective marketing
Organization: Mahango Mambule Organic Farmers Marketing Association

Contact Person: Muke Uziah/Kule Eriab
Telephone: +256773 65 14 03/+256 782 234 111
Physical Address: Mahango, Kabwarara
Focus Areas:
Organization: Mt. Elgon Organic Farmers Association (MEOFA)

Contact Person: Mwima, Member
Telephone: +256 704 478 361, +256 791 101 405
Physical Address: Bufumbo Sub County, Mbale
Focus Areas:
Organization: Mubende Women’s Group Empowered Voices

Contact Person: Penina Kyomuhendo
Telephone: +256 775 212 359, +256 757 805 471
Physical Address: Mubende
Focus Areas: Beans, Vegetables, mangoes, Apple Bananas, Pumpkins
Organization: Namulonge Horticulture Farmers’ Association

Contact Person: Juuko Edward, Chairperson
Telephone: +256 772 876 6111
Email: namulonge_hfg@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Namulonge, Wakiso
Focus Areas: Okra, Lettuce, green pepper, red pepper, yellow pepper, Chinese cabbage, cucumber
Organization: Ngando Organic Farmers Association

Contact Person: Salongo Lugemwa Henry
Telephone: +256 774 051 070
Physical Address: Butambala
Focus Areas: Passion Fruit Farmers
Organization:
Contact Person: Joseph Nkandu
Telephone: +256 414 236 199, +256 772 595 030
Email: joseph.nkandu@nucafe.org
Website: www.nucafe.org
Physical Address:
Focus Areas:
attain sustainable livelihood
Organization:
Contact Person: Tom Ulango
Telephone: +256 772 475 203
Email: nihacofa.arabica@yahoo.com
Website: www.nihacofa.org
Certification: FLO Certified
Physical Address: Paidha Town, Zombo
Focus Areas:
Nile region. It also provides financial and capacity building services to its members
Organization: Nombe Horticultural Farmers Group

Contact Person: Ovia Matovu
Telephone: +256 776 31 058
Email: oviakk@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Rubindi Town Council, Ibanda road, Mbarara
Focus Areas: Apple Bananas
Organization: Northern Uganda Organic Promoters Association

Contact Person: Laban Okwir, Coordinator
Telephone: +256 751 462 869
Email: labanokwir@gmail.com
Physical Address: Lira and Dokolo
Focus Areas: Sesame and Chilies
Organization: Ntungamo Pineapple Farmers

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Contact Person: Sabiti Moses
Telephone: +256 774 390 040, +256 703 000 712
Physical Address: Ntungamo
Focus Areas: Pineapples and Apple Bananas
Organization: Mukono Organic Resource Centre

Contact Person: Bob Kasule
Email: bob_kasule@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Nagalama, Mukono
Focus Areas: Farm training centre associated with WWOOF
3.6 Training and Demonstration Farms

Organization: Agriit Institute
Contact Person: Rushongoka Wa-Mpiira, Agri-innovations Specialist
Telephone: +256 702 539 601, +256 776 112 266
Email: rwampiira@gmail.com
Website: www.agriitinstitute.org
Focus Areas: ICT4 Agriculture Innovations, policy advocacy and agricultural consultancy
Organization: Contragen Energy Limited

Contact Person: Byamugisha Gilbert, Director
Telephone: +256772 425 369, +256 702 425 369, +256 718 349 698
Email: contragen.energy@gmail.com, byamgil@gmail.com
Physical Address: Plot 28/30, Bombo Road, Teachers’ House, Kampala
Focus Areas: Consultancy in Renewable Energy & Organic fertilizers
Organization: Eclipse Vocational Technical and Skills Development Institute Uganda-(EVOTES)

Contact Person: Micheal Ssango, Director
Telephone: +256 312 296 312, +256 758 665 451, +256 772 633 023
Email: evotesinstitute@gmail.com, greenbeltu@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Sangoma Close, Kasasa stage 10km Mityana Road, Bulaga zone, Musaale B” Parish, Wakiso
Focus Areas:
Organization: IMO Uganda Ltd

Contact Person: Dick Akonyu.
Telephone: +256 772 687 744
Email: Dick.Akonyu@imo-control.org
Website: www.imo.ch
Focus Areas: Experts in internal control systems for small holder farmer cerfitications
Organization: Jalamba Organic Processors and Training Center (JOP)

Contact Person: Ignatius Kakembo-Ntambi, ED
Telephone: +256 772 436 561, +256 752 436 561
Email: ikntambi@gmail.com, ikntambi@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Mpigi
Focus Areas: JOP trains the farmers in organic farming techniques so as to enable them work together for
sustainable development
Organization: Kasenge Riverford Organic Centre

Contact Person: Njakasi Timothy
Telephone: +256 776 648 493
Email: kasengeriv@mail2web.com
Physical Address: Mukono
Focus Areas: It’s a training institution in sustainable agriculture and has a demonstration center
Training & Demonstartion Farms
Organization: Katende Harambe Rural-Urban Training Centre

Contact Person: Jane Magoba Nyanzi, Chairperson/ Semwogerere Katende, Managing Director
Telephone: +256 782 328 500, +256 751 004 300, +256 752 933 905 / +256 772 497 106
Email: khrutc@katendeagrotraining.com
Website: www.katendeagrotraining.com
Physical Address:
Focus Areas: A practical quality hands-on training and demonstration centre for sustainable integrated
farming practices
Organization: Kulika Training Centre

Contact Person: Christina Sempebwa, Executive Director
Telephone: +256 772 551 738, +256 414 266 261, +256 414 510 005
Email: christina@kulika.org
Website: www.kulika.org
Physical Address: 37Km along Kampala-Hoima Rd, Wakiso
Focus Areas:
on sustainable organic agriculture
Organization: Makerere University

Contact Person: Fred Kabi, Associate Professor & Consultant in Livestock Nutrition, College of Agricultural &
Environmental Science
Telephone: +256 772 657 155, +256 414 533 580
Email: fred.kabi@gmail.com, fredkabi@caes.mak.ac.ug
Website: www.mak.ac.ug
Focus Areas: Training 3PhD and 2Msc in productivity and growth in organic value chains funded by DANIDA.
At Mak, we are training 2 MSc in use of earth worms as alternative source of protein for livestock.
Vermi compost is another organic fertilizer being developed at Mak. One PhD is developing
biological means of improving nutritional value of maize using edible fungal species
Organization: RUCID Organic Agriculture Training College

Contact Person: Samuel Nyanzi, Director
Telephone: +256 772 469 003, +256 392 966 953
Email: rucid.admin@rucid.org.ug
Website: www.rucid.org
Physical Address: Lubanja Village, Mityana
Focus Areas:
Organization: St. Jude Organic Training Center/ St. Jude College of Agro-Ecology
Contact Person: Dativah Aliddeke
Telephone: +256 782 533 517, +256 481 431 863

Email: stjude@utlonline.co.ug
Physical Address: Masaka Kyotera Road (12km), Masaka
Focus Areas: St. Jude is a rural training centre in organic farming and agriculture as a whole. The colllege
Organization: Uganda Martyrs University

Contact Person: Prof Mwine Julius
Designation: Dean, Faculty of Agriculture
Telephone: +256 772 648 863, +256 393 278 711
Email: deanagric@umu.ac.ug
Website: www.umu.ac.ug
Physical Address: Nkozi, Mpigi
Focus Areas:
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Organization: Uganda OrJDQLFCHUWL´Fation Ltd (UgoCert)

Contact Person: Dr. Charles Ssekyewa, C.E.O.
Telephone: +256 772 517 158, +256 414 269 416
Email: info@ugocert.org, cssekyewa@gmail.com
Website: www.ugocert.org
Physical Address: Plot 1272, Nsambya, Ggaba Road, ACORD Building (Next to Quality Hill Shopping Mall) Kampala
Focus Areas: Provides organic, Utz, NOP, JAS, 4C Certification e.t.c. for exporting products to Europe, USA,
Japan and Switzerland, etc.
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Organization: AFWLRQ$LG,Qternational Uganda (AAIU)
Contact Person: Peter Claver Kalule, National
Designation: Programmes Coordinator- Livelihoods
Telephone: +256 776 536 963, +256 392 220 002/3
Email: Peter.Kalule@actionaid.org
Website: www.actionaid.org/uganda
Physical Address: Kabalagala-Ggaba Road, Kampala
Focus Areas: International NGO whose objectives include reducing hunger and malnutrition at household
and national level through improved agricultural productivity and market access
Organization: AIULFD1HWwork-Uganda
Contact Person:
Telephone: +256 772 566 857 /+256 782 864 138, +256 312 263 218/9 / +256 393 263 218/9
Email: ckyeswa@a2n.org.ug, a2n@a2n.org.ug
Website: www.a2n.org.ug
Physical Address: Plot 70, Bukoto Street, Lower Kololo, Kamwokya, Kampala
Focus Areas: Processes dried fruits (pineapples, mangoes, apple bananas and jackfruits). The company
transforms agricultural practices and markets for wealth creation prosperity and sustainable
livelihoods. It builds the capacity of smallholder farmers for ecological sustainable development
Organization: AdvRFates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE)

Contact Person: Dr. Arthur Bainomugisha, Executive Director
Telephone: +256 312 812 150
Email: acode@acode-u.org, a.bainomugisha@acode-u.org
Website: www.acode-u.org
Physical Address: Plot 96, Kanjokya Street, Kamwokya, Kampala
Focus Areas: Undertakes advocacy driven public policy research and analysis on contemporary and emerging
public policy and governance issues that have significant impact on national development
Organization: AgenF\for AFFelerated Regional Development (AFARD)

Contact Person: Dr. Alfred Lakwo, Executive Director/Robert Bayalire, Programme Manager
Telephone: +256 772 437 175 / +256 757 117 757, +256 772 400 856
Email: alfred.lakwo@gmail.com , rbakyalire@gmail.com
Website: www.afard.net
Physical Address: Nebbi Town Council
Focus Areas:
sustainably and take a lead in the development of the region
Organization: AgenF\for Integrated Rural Development (AFIRD)
Contact Person: Eustace Ssajjabi, Executive Director
Telephone: +256 772 550 387, +256 414 374 851
Email: afirdug@gmail.com
Website: www.afirduganda.org
Focus Areas: National NGO that provides capacity building to farmers in sustainable agriculture and
management of natural resources so as to increase household income
NGO’S CBO’s & Civil Society Organizations
Organization: A Rocha Uganda

Contact Person: Tumwesigye Adrine, Project Coordinator
Telephone: +256 712 084 444, +256 772 579 359, +256 752 012 052,+256 414 663 875.
Email: uganda@arocha.org
Website: www.arocha.org
Physical Address: Gayaza, Kampala
Focus Areas: Conserves the environment through local community capacity building
Organization: ARUWE
Contact Person: Susanne Muwazi
Telephone: +256 778 896 317, +256 312 102 852
Email: aruwe.aruwe@gmail.com, aruwe@aruweug.org
Physical Address: Plot 822, Rubaga Road, Kabuusu, Kampala
Focus Areas: Supports communities in good governance and capacity building in sustainable agriculture and
marketing
Organization: Babuka Development Trust Uganda (BUDETU)

Contact Person: Bunoti Joseph, Executive Director
Telephone: +256 784 474 503
Email: khubonaagro@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Nkokonjeru Cell, Mbale Municipality
Organization: CAPCA
Contact Person: Bukenya Joseph, Executive Director
Telephone: +256 702 536 612, +256 312 112 048
Email: info@capca.org, bukejo@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.capcauganda.org
Physical Address: Kampala Archdiocese, Catholic Sec. Lubaga
Focus Areas: Promotes and integrates spiritual and economic interventions for improved and sustainable
livelihoods
Organization: Caritas Jinja

Contact Person: OK Amerito Tumwijukye, Coordinator
Telephone: +256 782 067 988, +256 703 468 550
Email: okamerito@yahoo.ca, okamerito@caritas-jinja.or.ug
Website: www.caritas-jinja.or.ug
Physical Address: Jinja Town
Focus Areas: Social Economic, sustainable land use & water programme
Organization: Caritas Kabale

Contact Person: Cuthbert Tukundane, Coordinator/ Karusya Frank, Assistant SAP Coordinator and Project Manager
Telephone: +256 775 440 202, +256 700 302 121 / +256 782 252 261
Email: cuthiedvet@yahoo.com, ssdcaritaskabale@yahoo.com, karusyafrank@surfy.net
Physical Address: Kabale
Focus Areas: It contributes to improved diversified crop yields and sustainable environmental management
Organization: Caritas Kampala

Contact Person: Harriet Nakasi, Coordinator
Telephone: +256 772 463 220, +256 752 463 220, +256 414 268 803
Email: nakasi2002@yahoo.com
Focus Areas: Provides capacity building in organic agriculture and value addition, environmental conservation
through agroforestry and water harvesting; input support and agro-processing
Organization: Caritas MADDO

Contact Person: Rev. Raphael Ssemanda Director /Charles Luswata, Head of Agriculture Department.
Telephone: +256 772 586 589/+256 772 448 567, +256 484 120 515
Email: luswatacharles2000@yahoo.ca, maddo@africaonline.co.ug
Website: www.caritasmaddo.org
Physical Address: Masaka Diocese
Focus Areas:
and Health services
Organization: Caritas Nebbi

Contact Person: Fr. Denis Ocada, Director
Telephone: +256 755 870 528, +256 772 870 528
Email: caritas.nebbiensis@gmail.com
Physical Address: Nebbi
Focus Areas: Deals in sustainable livelihood, gender and environment programs
Organization: Caritas Uganda

Contact Person: Rose Betty Aguti, Policy & Advocacy Specialist
Telephone: +256 782 556 337, +256 414 510 570
Email: caritas@caritasuganda.org.ug, agutib@yahoo.com
Website: www.caritas.org
Physical Address: Nsambya Hill, Kampala
Focus Areas: Deals in Climate change policy advocacy and sustainable Agriculture among other programme
activities
Organization: Center for Integrated Development (CIDev)

Contact Person: Judith Mugerwa, Executive Director
Telephone: +256 701 594 902, +256 772 594 002, +256 414 267 256.
Email: cidev@cidev-ug.org, mugerwajudith@gmail.com
Physical Address:
Focus Areas: Mobilizes and supports natural resource dependent communities to undertake sustainable
management practices for increased household food security, nutrition and income
Organization: Community Development Resource Network (CDRN)

Contact Person: Joseph Ssuuna, Executive Director
Telephone: +256 706 358 723, +256 414 534 497
Email: ed@cdrn.or.ug / cdrn@cdrn.or.ug
Website: www.cdrn.or.ug
Physical Address: Balintuma Road, Nakulaabye, Kampala
Focus Areas: Deals in capacity building for organizations dealing in natural resource management
Organization: Community Empowerment for Rural Development (CEFORD)

Contact Person: Asipkwe Jean, Executive Director
Telephone: +256 772 383 089, +256 372 273 903
Email: jasipkwe@yahoo.com, ceford_ug@yahoo.com
Website: www.ceford.org.ug
Physical Address: Arua
Focus Areas: Promotes food security, civic empowerment and collective marketing for improved farmers’
livelihoods
Organization: Community Integrated Development Initiative (CIDI)

Contact Person: Hellen Kasujja, Deputy ED / Sam Lukanga (CIDI Soroti)
Telephone: +256 702 398 359 /+256 772 314 075, +256 701 314 075, +256 414 510 358
Email: hellenagaby@yahoo.com, cidi_ug@yahoo.com
Website: www.cidiuganda.com
Focus Areas: CIDI develops capacity skills and technologies in agriculture for improved food security and
sustainable environment for agricultural production
Organization: CIAT International Center for Tropical Agriculture

Telephone: +256 414 566 089
Email: ciat-uganda@cgiar.org
Website: www.cgiar.org
Physical Address: Kawanda
Focus Areas: Progressive research that helps rural communities build sustainable livelihoods through
competitive agriculture
Organization: Eastern Archdiocesan Development Network (EADEN)

Contact Person: John Febian Olweny, Executive Director / Muhwezi B. Godfrey, Area Manager, Iganga Programme
Area
Telephone: +256 701 854 822, +256 772 475 491, +256 782 845 822, +256 434 124 128
Email: jolweny2012@gmail.com, eadenuganda@gmail.com
Physical Address: Mbale Municipality, Bufumbo Road, Wanale Division
Focus Areas: Promotes sustainable agriculture, marketing and advocacy for improved farmers’ livelihoods
Organization: Ecological Christian Organization (ECO)
Contact Person: Charles Kabiswa, Director-Programs
Telephone: +256 712 348 575, +256 414 535 212, +256 464 660 273
Email: eco@ecouganda.org, charlessiwa@yahoo.com
Focus Areas: Promotes climate change resilience, agriculture, DRR and related community livelihood
improvement programmes
Organization: Emesco Development Foundation

Contact Person: Emery Kugonza, Executive Director/ Patrick Sentalo, Programmes Director.
Telephone: +256 751 051 182, +256 706 175 259
Email: patrisen1@hotmail.com, emesco@iwayafrica.com
Website: www.emesco.wordpress.com
Physical Address: Kibaale
Focus Areas: Promotes integrated community development intervention including sustainable agriculture
and rights awareness
Organization: Environmental Alert

Contact Person: Dr. Charles Walaga, ED
Telephone: +256 714 510 547, +256 414 510 547
Email: ED@envalert.org, ccwalaga@yahoo.com , envalert@envalert.org
Website: www.envalert.org
Physical Address:
Focus Areas: NGO focusing in environmental programmes
Organization: Environmental Conservation Trust of Uganda (ECOTRUST)

Contact Person: Pauline Nantongo
Telephone: +256 312 266 419, +256 414 322 573
Email: support@ecotrust.or.ug
Physical Address: Nakiwogo Road, Entebbe, Wakiso
Focus Areas: NGO dealing in conservation financing among other environmental programmes
Organization: Environmental Management for Livelihood Improvement (EMLI)

Contact Person: Robert Bakiika, Deputy Executive Director
Telephone: +256 782 643 315
Email: info@bwaisefacility.org, bakiika@gmail.com
Physical Address: Bwaise – Nabweru road, Kampala
Focus Areas: Conserves the environment through local community capacity building
Organization: Grameen Foundation

Contact Person: Charles Ssemwogerere
Telephone: +256 702 422 782, +256 772 712 236, +256 321 178 178
Email: cssemwogerere@grameenfoundation.org
Website: www.grameenfoundation.org
Focus Areas: Promotes sustainable agriculture access to markets and financial services through use of ICT
Organization: Horizont3000
Contact Person: Amos Owamani, ERI EA Project Manager
Telephone: +256 789 777 188, +256 414 267 102
Email: amos.owamani@horizont3000.org
Website: www.horizont3000.org
Focus Areas: Supports partners to improve livelihoods of rural communities through enabling rural innovation
approach
Organization: I.M.F.R.E VACO
Contact Person: A.K. Buliggwanga Mayanja, Director & Founder
Telephone: +256 704 307 136, +256 772 307 136
Email: imerfr04@gmail.com
Physical Address: Matali Kinawa L.C.1, Kalisizo T.C, Rakai
Focus Areas:
training in agro-organic farming, exposing the skills & talents of sustainable agricultural
practices & marketing
Organization: International Institute for Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)

Contact Person: Pamela Nyamutoka, Country Director
Telephone: +256 772 479 039 / +256 754 286 331, +256 414 664 495
Email: uganda@iirr.org
Website: www.iirr.org
Focus Areas: Research, training and livelihood improvement programme including sustainable agriculture
and DRR
Organization:
Contact Person: Baguma Patrick, Team Leader / Byaruhanga Eriah, Programme Manager
Telephone: +256 772 492 109/256 773 928 287, +256 483 425 253
Email: jese@jese.org, jpbaguma@jese.org, beriah@jese.org
Website: www.jese.org
Physical Address: Nyakabale Road, Binanata Zone, Fort Portal
Focus Areas: NGO focusing on sustainable agricultural production, Natural resource management, biogas
and livelihood improvement of rural communities
Organization: Joint Energy & Environment Projects (JEEP)

Contact Person:
Telephone: +256 772 468 662 /+256 784 744 150, +256 701 111 544, +256 414 578 316
Email: ruthkisa@gmail.com, jeep-energy@haoo.com, tbkentos@gmail.com
Physical Address: Gayaza Rd, 11km from city centre, Kampala
Focus Areas: Training people in environmental, Agro-forestry, Energy saving technology, sustainable
agriculture and biodiversity conservation
Organization: Kagumu Development Organisation (KADO)

Telephone: +256 454 479 051
Email: info@kagumudevelopment.org
Website: www.kagumudevelopment.org
Physical Address: Kagumu Town, Pallisa
Focus Areas: Farmer group organization that provides skills and knowledge on sustainable agriculture,
market linkages, environmental conservation and trainings on value addition among other
services
Organization: Karughe Farmers Partnership (KFP)

Contact Person: Baluku Yofesi, Executive Director
Telephone: +256 772 865 542
Email: karughefarmers@yahoo.co.uk
Physical Address: Mpondwe, Bwera, Bukonzo, Kasese
Focus Areas:
passion fruits e.t.c.
Organization: Kiima Foods, Uganda Institute of Organic Farmers

Contact Person: Baita Francis, Director
Telephone: +256 772 382 498
Email: kiima_foods@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.kiimafoods.wordpress.com
Physical Address: Umoja Road, Kisagazi Cell, Nyamwamba, Kasese
Focus Areas: Trains farmers to acquire skills on organic agriculture production and climate adaptation
Organization: KULIKA Uganda

Contact Person: Magdalene Amujal Ogwang
Email: magdalene@kuliak.org
Address: P.O. Box 11330 Kampala
Physiscal Address: Plot 472, Nsambya Hospital Road
Telephone: 0414266261; 0755517892
Focus Area: Training farmers in Ecological Organic Agriculture with focus on; production, marketing,
value chain development, environmental conservation, farmer to farmer extension,
provision of scholarships, skills development, linkages to market
Organization: Nature Harness Initiatives (NAHI)

Contact Person: Byamukama Biryahwaho, Executive Director
Telephone: +256 414 669 425, +256 772 480 075
Email: natureharness@natureharness.or.ug, bbyamukama@natureharness.or.ug
Website: www.natureharness.or.ug
Physical Address: Plot 960/961, Millennium Chambers, Entebbe Road, Najjanakumbi, Kampala
Focus Areas: NGO that promotes market based approaches for environment and natural resources management
Organization: Network of Women in Agribusiness and Development (NoWAD)

Contact Person: Anna Otedor
Designation: Co-founder/Programs Manager
Email: anna.otedor@nowaduganda.org
Physiscal Address: Bweyogerere – Buto, Wakiso district
Telephone: +256772484293
Focus Area: Vegetable and cassava value addition
Organization: New Eden Christian Foundation

Contact Person: Rev. Canon Nason Baluku, Executive Director
Telephone: +256 782 309 778
Email: nasoncanon@yahoo.com, 2001christianfoundation@gmail.com
Website: http://newedencf.pirengo.org
Physical Address: Rukooki, Busungoru, Kasese
Focus Areas: Empowers farmers by training them improved agricultural practices, agro-forestry and
environmental conservation
Organization: Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Uganda

Contact Person: Stella Lutalo, Country Coordinator
Telephone: +256 772 580 282, +256 414 533 973
Email: pelumuganda@pelumuganda.org
Website: www.pelumuganda.org
Physical Address: Plot 155, Kira Road, Kamwokya, Kampala
Focus Areas: A network of Civil Society Organizations that aims at improving the livelihoods of smallscale
farmers and the sustainability of farming communities through fostering ecoaical land use
management
Organization: Rural Youth Poverty Eradication Initiatives (RYPEI)
Contact Person: Joseph Mutaaya, Director
Telephone: +256 783 868 876, +256 701 868 876
Email: mjosey1122@yahoo.com
Website: www.rypei.org
Physical Address: Namugongo, Wakiso
Focus Areas: Capacity building for youth in sustainable natural resource management, energy and ICT
Organization: Selfhelp Africa

Contact Person: David Ojala, Programme Coordinator for Agriculture and Livelihood
Telephone: +256 774 849 889, +256 414 286 305
Email: david.ojala@selfhelpafrica.org
Website: www.selfhelpafrica.org
Physical Address: Minister’s Village, Martyr’s Way, Ntinda, Kampala
Focus Areas: Promotes best practices in sustainable agriculture
Organization: Send A Cow Uganda (SACU)

Contact Person: Patrick Sambaga, Executive Director
Telephone: +256 700 6880447, +256 392 700 627/8
Email: uganda@sendacow.org, patrick.sambaga@sendacow.org
Website: www.sendacow.org/uganda
Physical Address: Plot 1, Ssemawata Road, Ntinda (Opp. Tuskys Super Market), Kampala
Focus Areas: Deals in livestock, organic agriculture, agricultural value chain support and social development
programmes
Organization: Skills Oriented Development Initiative (SODI)

Contact Person: Kaddu David, Coordinator/ Proscovia, Organic Farmers coordinator
Telephone: +256 772 484 157, +256 712 807 218, +256 772 484 157
Email: sodi.skills@yahoo.com
Website: www.sodi.com
Physical Address: Nakirebe, Masaka Road, Mpigi
Focus Areas: Training people in Organic Agriculture, Biointensive agriculture, Value addition and other
Vocational skills
Organization: SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
Contact Person:
Telephone: +256 754 563 949, +256 414 563 200
Email: uganda@snvworld.org,jdereg@snvworld.org, degunyu@snvworld.org
Physical Address: Plot 36, Luthuli Rise, Bugolobi, Kampala
Focus Areas: Deals in tailor-made advisory services to specific organizations in areas of Agriculture Value
Chain Development and Renewable Energy-Biogas installation
Organization: Organisation for Rural Development (ORUDE)

Contact Person: Diana Nankwanga, Coordinator
Telephone: +256 702 721 882, +256 773 568 889
Email: orude.ug@gmail.com, wiceydiana@rocketmail.com
Physical Address: Plot 29, Main Street, Jinja
Focus Areas: Capacity building of farmers especially women and the youth groups in sustainable agriculture
and SACCO management
Organization: Phoebe Education Fund (PEFO)
Contact Person: Justin Ojambo, Executive Director/ Polah Asio, Programmes Manager
Telephone: +256 774 402 784 /+256 774 302 236, +256 705 202 236, +256 434 122 651
Email: ojamboj@yahoo.com, pefo2004@yahoo.com, polahasio@gmail.com
Physical Address: Jinja
Focus Areas: Livelihood improvement programmes for orphans, caregivers and farm school on sustainable
agriculture
Organization: St. Jude Family Projects

Contact Person: Josephine Kiiza
Telephone: +256 772 604 814
Email: stjude@utlonline.co.ug
Physical Address: Busense village, Kabonera Subcounty, Masaka
Focus Areas:
organic farming for sustainable livelihood
Organization: Sustainable Agriculture Trainers Network (SATNET)

Contact Person: Rev. Kitooke Michael, Coordinator
Telephone: +256 772 894192, +256 483 422 487
Email: www.satnet.org.ug
Physical Address: Mugurusi Road, Fort Portal, Kabarole
Focus Areas: A network of farmer organizations that trains communities in sustainable organic agriculture
technologies and resource management
Organization: The Hunger Project Uganda

Contact Person: Daisy Owomugasho, Country Coordinator
Telephone: +256 772 726 803, +256 414 232 060/1
Email: daisy.owomugasho@thp.org, thp@thpug.org
Website: www.thp.org/uganda
Physical Address: Kisozi Complex Annex, Kampala
Focus Areas: Trains rural farmers in Agriculture and SACCOs for sustainable developmentGANDA
Organization: Tree Talk Plus

Contact Person: Gaster Kiyingi, Team Leader
Telephone: +256 772 448 110
Email: gasterk@yahoo.com
Website: www.treetalkplus.org
Physical Address: Ntinda, Kampala
Focus Areas: Promotes tree planting and natural resource management in schools and communities
Organization: Trias Uganda

Contact Person: Paul Allertz, Country Director
Telephone: +256 414 266 371, +256 782 384 060, +256 788 233 433
Email: paul.allert@triasngo.be, triasuganda@triasngo.be
Website: www.triasngo.org
Physical Address: Kansanga, Kampala
Focus Areas: Supports entrepreneurial development through appropriate financing, agro-enterprise
management and institutional development
Organization: Uganda Environmental Education Foundation

Contact Person: Ssenyonjo Nicholas, Executive Director
Telephone: +256 414 290 740, +256 772 420 182, +256 704 500 247
Email: senyonjonicholas@yahoo.co.uk, senyonicholas@gmail.com, ugandaenvironmental@yahoo.com
Focus Areas: A network of farmer organizations that trains communities in sustainable organic agriculture
technologies and resource management
Organization: Uganda Sustainable Agricultural Support Organization (USASO)

Contact Person: Kimera Bob Bernard, President
Telephone: +256 704 15 00 91, +256 771 625 663
Email: usaso.uganda@yahoo.com
Website: www.usasouganda.org
Physical Address: Kitende, Entebbe Road, Kampala
Focus Areas: Trains farmers on how to practice sustainable Agriculture
Organization: Veterinaries Sin Fronteras (VSF) / TECLANET

Contact Person: George Abelun, Chairperson
Telephone: +256 781 057 233
Email: teclanet2014@gmail.com, africa@vsf.org.es
Physical Address: Soroti Town
Focus Areas: Facilitates productive agro ecological production
Organization: Voluntary Action for Development (VAD)

Contact Person:
Telephone: +256 395 110 520, +256 774 317 556, +256 772 352 093
Email: vaduganda@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.vaduganda.org
Focus Areas: Trains farmers on how to practice sustainable Agriculture and access to financial services
Organization:
Contact Person: Christine Kaaya, Resource Mobilization Manager
Telephone: +256 414 270 589,+256 772 570 095
Email: vedco@vedco.or.ug, kaayact@gmail.com
Website: www.vedco.org
Focus Areas: Works with communities to improve their livelihoods through sustainable agriculture, access to
market, policy and advocacy and gender equality
Organization: Vision for Africa’s Transformation Organisation

Contact Person: Kasimbale, Director
Telephone: +256 772 586 423, +256 782 597 929, +256 757 739 422, +256 774 739 422.
Email: vatoafrica@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Katooke Town council, Kyenjojo
Focus Areas: Facilitates productive agro ecological production among smallholder farmers
Organization: Vredeseilanden (VECO East Africa )

Contact Person: John Ereng
Telephone: +256 414 533 855, +256 702 629 223
Email: john.ereng@veco-eastafrica.org, veco-ea@veco-eastafrica.org
Website: www.veco-eastafrica.org
Physical Address: Mbale Town
Focus Areas: Promotes sustainable agriculture production and area cooperative enterprise development for
local communities
Organization: War on Want Northern Island

Contact Person:
Telephone: +256 414 454 461 074, +256 782 423 432, +256 782 646 650
Email: stephenokuna@yahoo.co.uk, esterainyo@yahoo.co.uk, wowniuganda@utlonline.co.ug
Focus Areas: Promotes rural livelihood security and income generating programmes including climate smart
sustainable agriculture
Organization: Western Rift Valley Ecological Farm Institute (WREFI)

Contact Person: Maate K. Joseph, Director
Telephone: +256 772 374 615
Email: wrefi@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Karago, Bukuku, Burahya, Kabarole
Focus Areas:
bananas, garlic, sorghum, beans, rice, potatoes, irish potatoes, cassava e.t.c.
Organization: Youth Association for Rural Development (YARD)

Contact Person: Luke Lunaana/Sifuna Edith
Telephone: +256 773 116 664, +256 774 296 478, +256 414 533 855
Email: yarduganda@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Buikwe
Focus Areas: Community livelihood improvement through sustainable agriculture and enabling rural
innovation approach
3.9 Government Institutions

Organization: Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)
Contact Person: Hon. Tress Bucyanayandi, Minister and Member of Parliament
Telephone: +256 414 531 411/310, +256 414 320 722/986
Email: tbucyanayandi@parliament.go.ug, minister@agriculture.go.ug, ps@agriculture.go.ug
Website: www.agriculture.go.ug
Physical Address: Plot 5, Kyadondo Road, Block A, Legacy Towers, Nakasero, Kampala
Focus Areas: Mandated to create an enabling environment in the Agricultural Sector by enhancing crop
production and productivity, in a sustainable and environmentally safe manner, for improved
food and nutrition security, employment, widened export base and improved incomes e.t.c.
Organization:
Contact Person: Henry Ngabirano, Managing Director
Telephone: +256 414 233 073, +256 752 760 142
Email:
Website:
Physical Address:
Focus Areas:
Organization: Uganda Export Promotion Board (UEPB)

Contact Person: Daniel Karibwije, Director
Telephone: +256 414 230 233, +256 414 230 250, +256 712 700 579
Website: www.ugandaexports.go.ug
Physical Address: Plot 55, Conrad Plaza, 5th Floor, Entebbe Road, Kampala
Focus Areas: Export development including market research, trade promotion & export documentation
Organization: Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS)

Telephone: +256 414 505 995, +256 414 222 369
Email: info@unbs.go.ug
Website: www.unbs.go.ug
Physical Address: Plot M217, Nakawa Industrial Area (Next to Pepsicola Plant), Kampala
Focus Areas: Ensures quality standards of produce in Uganda
Input Suppliers

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4.1 Country Lead Organization - Ethiopia

Organization: Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD)
Contact Person: Sue Edwards
Address: P.O. Box 171 - 1110, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Telephone: +251 116 186774
Fax: +251 116 186769
Website: www.isd.org.et
Email: sustaindeveth@gmail.com
Physical Address: Yeka Sub-city, Wereda 8, House No. 1547
Focus Areas: ISD works toward: 1 – Rehabilitating degraded environments, improving natural resource
management by and productivity of Ethiopia’s smallholder farmers living in the arid and semi-
arid environments of the highlands in northern, central and southern areas based on ecological
principles and use of low external inputs. 2 – Supporting environment clubs in 24 government
schools in all regions to grow vegetables organically, raise and plant out locally important tree
seedlings, learn about the rich indigenous knowledge of farmers, and become advocates for
improved environmental management in their local communities. 3 – providing groups of out-
skills for income generation through organic vegetable and fruit production, raising chickens,
bee-keeping and growing mushrooms.
4.2 Government Institutions

Organization: Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute (EBI)
Contact Person: Dr. Gemedo Dalle
Designation: Director General
Address: P.O. Box 30726, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Telephone: +251 116 612244
Fax: +251 116 613722
Website: www.ibc.gov.et
Email: info@ibc.gov.et
Physical Address: Yeka Sub-city, Comoros Street
Focus Areas: The objective of EBI is to ensure the appropriate conservation and utilization of the biodiversity
of Ethiopia. The Institute, thus, has power and duties related to the conservation and promotion
of sustainable utilization of Ethiopia’s biodiversity. This includes maintaining and developing
international relations with bilateral and multilateral bodies having the potential to provide
technical assistance. In addition, the Institute, on the basis of national legislation, has the
responsibility and duty to implement international conventions, agreements and obligations on
biodiversity to which Ethiopia is a party. The Institute currently consists of two key processes
or directorates, namely: (1) Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use, and (2) Genetic
Resources Transfer and Regulation.
Organization: Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)

Contact Person: Dr. Fentahun Mengistu
Designation: Director General
Telephone: +251 116 460380/454452
Fax: +251 116 465412
Email: dg@eiar.gov.et
Website: www.eiar.gov.et
Focus Areas: The Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)’s mission is to conduct research that will
provide market competitive agricultural technologies for contributing to increased agricultural
productivity and nutrition quality, sustainable food security, economic development, and
conservation of the integrity of natural resources and the environment. As an apex body, EIAR
provides strong leadership in coordinating research within the Ethiopian Agricultural Research
System (EARS), by taking a leading role in LQ³XHQFLQJ agricultural policy development. Some
of its key thematic areas include crop research and development; soil and water research
and development; livestock research; forestry research and development and agricultural
mechanization
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Organization: Ministry of Environment and Forest (MEF)

Contact Person: H.E. Belete Tafere,
Designation: Minister of MEF
Address: P.O. Box 12760, Addis Ababa, Ethioppia
Telephone: +251 115 580552/49
Email: esid@ethionet.et
Physical Address: Bole sub-city, Africa Avenue
Focus Areas: The Ministry of Environment and Forest (MEF) envisages to ensure participatory environmental
management for sustainable development and governance in the use of environmental
resources by the present and for future generations in each sector at each administrative level.
The objective of the Ministry is to formulate policies, strategies, laws and standards, which
foster social and economic development in a manner that enhances the welfare of people and
process their implantation.
4.3 Non Governmental Organizations

Organization: Agri-Service Ethiopia
Contact Person: Dr. Esubalew Abate
Telephone: +251 114 651212
Fax: +251 114 654088
Website: www.agriserviceethiopia.org
Email: ase@ethionet.et
Physical Address: Kirkos Sub-city, Kebele 03, House No. 379
Focus Areas: Agri-Service Ethiopia is a non-governmental and nonprofit making organization established
in 1969 as a corporate body of INADES Formation, an International Association of Training
Organizations based in Abidjan. Some of its thematic areas include: (1) Community learning and
education through establishment of learning forums, distance education and radio education
programs, (2) CBI formation and development through facilitating the establishment of grass-
root farmer led institutions, (3) Value Chain Development – pro-poor smallholder enterprise
development through value chain approach, (4) Climate Change adaptation and mitigation and
other related thematic areas.
Organization: Beza Mar Agro-Industry

Contact Person: Hailegiorgis Demissie
Telephone: +251 115 505099
Email: bezamar@ethionet.et
Physical Address: Kirkos Sub-city, Wereda 10, House No. 50/114
Focus Areas: Beza Mar Agro-Industry, who opened its doors in 2003, is an Ethiopian honey trader working
with local honey farmers to increase productivity and meet international quality standards
to become—just five years later—one of the first African companies to export honey to a
European market. The company now aims to develop value-added products like mixed-flavor
and specialty honeys that could bring in more money for all the honey value chain stakeholders,
especially Ethiopia’s smallholder farmers.
Non Governmental Organizations
Organization: Ecological Products of Ethiopia (ECOPIA) PLC

Contact Person: Dr. Mitslal Kifleyesus-Matschie
Designation: CEO
Telephone: +251 115 546140
Website: www.ecopia.de
Email: info@ecopia.de
Physical Address: Kirkos Sub-city, Kebele 15/16, House No. 229-230
Focus Areas: ECOPIA PLC is a consumer goods company in the organic goods sector (organic food
and natural cosmetics). The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Addis
Abeba, Ethiopia. ECOPIA is committed to the following principle: High quality organic food
and beverage is the guiding principle behind our products. We are working in establishing a
database that enables our customers to verify the quality of our products by providing access
Ethiopian organic farmers. ECOPIA’s products are processed in Addis Ababa and its rural to the
quality control mechanism. Over 90% of our food and drinks are produced by business units
(Chencha, Assosa, Safa, Chuko and soon also in Dire Dawa, Bale and in Tigray). We have trained
so far 400 organic farmers to enable them to process their own products. We have been able to
design, process and market 54 products of organic farmers by introducing them to the simple
techniques of food processing and mobile-based planning,
Organization: Environmental Development Action (ENDA) Ethiopia

Contact Person: Haimanot Desalegne
Address: P.O. Box 25718 code 1000, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Telephone: +251 114 168895/162004
Fax: +251 114 168896
Website: www.endaethiopia.org
Email: enda-eth@ethionet.et
Physical Address: Kirkos Sub-city, Kebele 21, House No. 309
Focus Areas: ENDA-Ethiopia is the Ethiopian branch of the ENDA International network based in Dakar,
Senegal. Its mission is to support local initiatives in the fight against poverty, preserve and
improve the environment and promote active citizenship in Ethiopia. Its present activities
center on urban popular economy and ecology, environmental education, sustainable farming
and communication. When dealing with grassroots groups (women, youth, craftsmen, urban
farmers, etc.), ENDA-Ethiopia encourages its members to come up with their own projects
for implementation by or with the members of these groups. ENDA implements programs to:
(1) improve living conditions in districts in Addis Ababa, (2) promote urban agriculture, (3)
promote and expand approaches in sustainable agriculture, (4) support with environmental
education, and (5) urban environmental economy program.
Organization: Ethio-Organic Seed Action (EOSA)

Contact Person: Regassa Feyissa
Telephone: +251 115 502288
Fax: +251 115 502285
Email: eosa1@ethionet.et
Physical Address: Bole Sub-city, Mega Building, Suite 908, Africa Avenue
Focus Areas: Ethio-Organic Seed Action (EOSA) is an organization founded in 2002 to continue the SOS
work begun by the Ethiopia National Gene Bank. EOSA is supporting the creation of local seed
exchange networks by establishing community seed banks (CSBs), promoting participatory
varietal selection and farmer-scientist collaboration. The program also focuses on increasing the
participation of women and young people. The work in southern Wollo has been replicated by
EOSA in several parts of both central and southern Ethiopia. Most recently, Ethiopia’s Southern
Regional Government is building publicly funded community seed banks with technical advice
and training from EOSA. EOSA has also provided input to Ethiopia’s National Seed policy,
encouraging recognition of the value of local seed systems.
Organization: Ethio-Wetlands and Natural Resource Association (EWNRA)

Contact Person: Afework Hailu Gebrewold
Telephone: +251 115 527791
Fax: +251 115 504716
Website: www.ewnra.org
Email: ethio.wetland@gmail.com
Physical Address:
Focus Areas: Ethio-Wetlands and Natural Resources Association (EWNRA) is a local non-governmental
organization established in 2000 with environmental and development objectives specifically
focusing on wetlands and natural resource conservation in the country. The organization strives
to realize its vision of seeing healthy Ethiopian wetlands and related ecosystems providing
sustainable benefits to local and global environment and development.
Organization: Forum for Environment (FfE)

Contact Person: Yonas Gebru
Telephone: +251 115 521662/76
Fax: +251 115 521034
Website:
Email:
Physical Address: Yeka Sub-city, Kebele 10, House No. 150
Focus Areas: Forum for Environment (FfE) is a non-governmental and non-profit-making environmental
communication and advocacy group established in 1997 to serve as a platform for advocacy
and communication among people and institutions concerned with the Ethiopian environment.
It deals with environmental issues with special focus on five major thematic areas, namely,
Forests, Protected Areas, Urban Environment, Energy, and Climate Change. FfE is also involved
in a number of cross cutting activities, which among others, include awareness raising through:
public engagements, research and publications, mobilizing the public through establishing
and strengthening local groups, capacity building, policy level debates and discussions and
incentive and acknowledgement schemes. Furthermore, FfE currently hosts the Climate Change
Consortium of Ethiopia (CCCE) that consists of 60 member organizations working on climate
change issues. Since its establishment FfE has been actively engaged in drawing the attention
of citizens to the severity of environmental challenges in the country and promoting solutions
to the challenges.
Organization: International Center for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)

Contact Person: Dr. Shifa Ballo
Designation: Ethiopian representative
Telephone: +251 116 172590/91/92/93
Fax: +251 114 463215
Email: sballo@icipe.org
Physical Address: Yeka Sub-city, ILRI-Addis Campus
Focus Areas: Established in Kenya in 1970, icipe’s founders recognized that the mainly developing countries
in the tropics had special problems that were not being adequately addressed by scientists
and organisations in the North. Furthermore, there was a serious lack of indigenous expertise
to resolve these problems. It should come as no surprise therefore that icipe’s objectives for
this millennium are essentially the same as they were three decades ago: to help ensure food
security and better health for humankind and its livestock; to protect the environment; and to
conserve and make better use of natural resources.
Organization: Jerusalem Children and Community Development Organization (JeCCDO)

Contact Person: Mulugeta Gebru
Telephone: +251 116 611092 Fax: +251 116 611094
Website: www.jeccdoethiopia.org
Physical Address: Bole Sub-city, Kebele 07, House No. 216B
Focus Areas: Jerusalem Children and Community Development Organization (JeCCDO) was established as
Jerusalem Association Children’s Home (JACH) in 1985 as an indigenous, non-governmental,
humanitarian organization, in response to the needs of children who were left orphaned,
displaced or lacked proper care and support as a result of the 1984 famine. This makes JeCCDO
one of the oldest indigenous organizations in the country. The central theme of JeCCDO’s
programmatic framework is promoting integrated community based development programs
focusing on children and other vulnerable segments of the community. To this end, JeCCDO
works on education, health, water, sanitation and hygiene; OVC care and support, urban
agriculture; climate change adaptation; disaster risk reduction; livelihood promotion; capacity
development of CBOs and social accountability programs.
Organization: Movement for Ecological Learning and Community Action (MELCA)

Contact Person: Dr. Million Belay
Physical Address: Lideta Sub-city, Kebele 53, Kidane Beyene Building, Suite 903/6
Telephone: +251 115 507172
Fax: +251 115 544556
Website: www.melca-ethiopia.org
Email: melca@ethionet.et
Focus Areas: MELCA Ethiopia was founded in 2004 by a group of environmental practitioners and lawyers
with extensive experience, nationally and regionally, on both cultural and environmental
issues. The organization arose out of their shared concern about the erosion and destruction
of biodiversity and culture in Ethiopia. The organization has a broad membership base,
comprising foresters, lawyers, ecologists, sociologists, environmentalists, youth groups and
women’s associations, and currently has 60 members. MELCA aims to work for the revival and
enhancement of traditional ecological knowledge and to protect the rights of communities
to the same in Ethiopia. The organization profoundly believes that the experiences of local
cultures could be positively used to address the current ecological and social crises that we
face. To achieve this, MELCA focuses on policy research, legislation
Organization: Pesticide Action Nexus (PAN-Ethiopia)

Contact Person: Tadesse Amera
Telephone: +251 116 639788
Fax: +251 116 186769
Email: pan.ethiopia@gmail.com
Physical Address: Yeka Sub-city, Wereda 8, House No. 1547
Focus Areas: Pesticide Action Nexus Association of Ethiopia (PAN Ethiopia) is a non-governmental
organization established to work on environment and development issues. PAN-Ethiopia is
contribute to the eradication of poverty in Ethiopia by raising the awareness of the public
in order to prevent the public health and environmental impacts of pesticides and other
hazardous substances. The main objective of PAN-Ethiopia is to enhance and promote a safe
and sustainable environment suitable for all life including people, which are protected from
harm posed by hazardous substances by working in close collaboration with non-governmental
organizations, government, interested groups, urban and rural communities.
Organization: Selam Children’s Village (SCV)

Contact Person: Kassa Hailegiorgis
Telephone: +251 116 458150
Fax: +251 116 463479
Website: www.selamchildrenvillage.com
Email: selamchildren.v@ethionet.et
Physical Address: Yeka Sub-city, Kebele 19 House No 1039
Focus Areas: Selam Children’s Village (SCV) is a non-governmental, faith-based organization that envisions
enabling orphans and destitute community children to improve their lives and holistically
shelter, clothing, education, medical care services, and other basic necessities. The door to SCV
was opened to include many programs and projects to support underprivileged community
members. Selam Farm, which is part of the community support program, is responsible for
growing and selling dairy products, soya bean products, honey, and organic vegetables, fruits
and mushrooms.
Organization: Send a Cow Ethiopia (SACE)

Contact Person: Aklilu Dogisso
Designation: SACE Country Director
Address: P.O. Box: 19453 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Telephone: +251 116477233 /5, +251 911704165
Fax: +251 116477231
Email: info@sendacow.org; Aklilu.Dogisso@sendacow.org
Website: www.sendacow.org
Physical Address: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Bole Sub city Woreda 6, Gurd Sholla Area, TSBG Building 4th Floor,
Focus Areas: Send a Cow gives communities and families the hope and the means to secure their own
future from the land through the following strategies:
1. Organic methods of soil fertility enhancement such as composting, bio-slurry, plant tea etc.
2. Backyard development using kitchen gardening and other methods
4. Transformative Household Methodology (THM) as a means to ensure family

relations, roles and resource sharing and decision making in matters that
5. Better management and use of livestock resources through improving the health,
feed, water and shelter situation.
Organization: SNV Netherlands Development Organization Ethiopia

Contact Person: Jan Vloet
Physical Address: Arade Sub-city, Tracon Tower 6th Floor
Telephone: +251 111 262100/31/41
Fax: +251 111 262090
Email: ethiopia@snvworld.org
Focus Areas: SNV commenced its operations in Ethiopia in the 1970s responding to a call for assistance to
address the famine situation in the country. In alignment with the poverty reduction program,
with its emphasis on agriculture-led economic development and accelerated MDG achievement
(water and energy), SNV focuses on Agriculture, Renewable Energy and Water, Sanitation and
Hygiene sectors. Within the above mentioned thematic expertise, we provide advisory services;
promote the development and brokering of knowledge and support policy dialogue at national
level. We work with local government, NGOs, civil society and private sector organizations. We
other development agencies, as

Organization: Tutu and her family Commercial PLC

Contact Person: Assefa Kebede
Telephone: +251 116 457180
Fax: +251 116 457591
Website: www.tutuhoney.net
Email: tutu.honey@yahoo.com
Physical Address: Yeka Sub-city, Kebele 19, House NO. 0336
Focus Areas: Tutu and her family Commercial PLC is a family-owned firm engaged in the honey and wax
production lines. The company currently produces and packs table honey in 250gm, 500gm
and 1 kg PET type plastic jars sealed with alufoil.
Organization:
Contact Person: Takele Mamo
Telephone: +251 114 717017/18/19
Fax: +251 114 717010
Website:
Email:
Physical Address: Kaliti Sub-city
Focus Areas:
farmers belonging to more than 300,000 families, and was established in June 2002. Its
currently has 23 member cooperatives all located in Gedeo, southern Ethiopia. This area is in a
maximize financial returns to member cooperatives via discharging social responsibilities for
processor and exporter in Ethiopia.

86 ECOLOGICAL ORGANIC AGRICULTURE ACTORS IN RWANDA

ACTORS IN RWANDA
ECOLOGICAL ORGANIC AGRICULTURE ACTORS IN RWANDA 87
1 National Organic Agriculture Movements (NOAM)

5.2
Organization: Rwanda Organic Agriculture Movement (ROAM)
Contact Person: Mudendeli Sylver
Designation: CEO
Email: rwandaorganicmovement@gmail.com, sylvère mudendeli (mudendeli@yahoo.fr)
Telephone: +257 88558027
Address: P.O. Box 6886 , Kigali, Rwanda
Focus Areas: The Rwanda Organic Agricultural Movement (ROAM), a National Umbrella Organization
which unites producers, farmers’ organizations, processors, exporters companies, importers
companies, institutions and organizations which are greatly involved in or support organic
production, processing, marketing and export in Organic sector in Rwanda. ROAM’s vision
is “Increased incomes and improved livelihoods in RWANDA through adoption of Organic
Agriculture”. Our main activities are to represent and promote the organic sector in Rwanda,
to facilitate the establishment of laws and regulations as well as technical advice in the field
of production, training, certification and marketing of organic products, to coordinate all ac-
tivities related to certification services and organic inspection acceptable both at the national,
regional and international levels, attract Donors and investors to invest in the field of organic
agriculture, lobby and advocacy for organic farming and to participate in the formulation and
the implementation of organic agriculture policies in Rwanda.
5.12 Cooperatives
Organization: COOPAC-Rubavu
Contact Person: Nzungize Ilibagiza Clarisse /Rubavu

Email: coopac@yahoo.fr
Website: www.coopac.com
Telephone: +250 788353543
Focus Areas:
Organization: COOPAGI
Contact Person: Baptiste Senyoni
Email: coopagi@yahoo.fr
Telephone: +250 783047763
Focus Areas: Mushroom, onions and vegetable farming
Organization: Intambwe Cooperative

Contact Person: Gerard Rutayisire
Designation: Farmer
Email: intambwecooperative@yahoo.com
Telephone: +250 788537885
Focus Areas: Fruits
Organization: KAMARA Cooperative

Contact Person: Bucyana Emmanuel
Email: emmabucya@yahoo.com
Telephone: +250 788575180
Focus Areas: Banana production & transformation
Organization: Kigali Farms Ltd

Contact Person: Samuel Niyomugabo/kigali
Designation: Operations Manager
Email: www.kigalifarms.com
Telephone: +250 782172433
Focus Areas: Suppliers of fresh, dried and powder oyster mushrooms and substrates in addition to
mushroom growing
Organization: Koama Nyabikiri

Contact Person: Evaristensengiyumva
Designation: Farmer
Physical Address: Eastern Province
Telephone: +250 783126579
Focus Areas: Garlic & Tomatoes
Organization: Secoporwa Cooperative

Contact Person: Isaac Nyabarinda /Musanze
Designation: Farmer
Email: nzabarindaisaac@yahoo.fr
Telephone: +250 788767879, 0783716923
Focus Areas: Sweet potatoes
5.3 Producers
Organization: AGROPY Ltd
Telephone: +250 733338383
Focus Areas: AGROPY Ltd is a manufacturer of organic and eco-friendly pesticides in Rwanda.
Organization: COOPAC
Address: P.O. Box 186 Gisenyi, Rwanda
Telephone: +250 788322223
Focus Areas:
Organization: RWANDA MOUNTAIN TEA

Address: P.O. Box 1576 Kigali, Rwanda
Telephone: +250 788313901
Focus Areas: Processing green tea leaf from their own plantation into Black tea, selling at local level and
export.
Organization: SORWATHE Ltd

Address: P.O. Box 1136 Kigali, Rwanda
E-mail: sorwathe@gmail.com
Website: www.teaimporters.com
Telephone: +250 788300532
Focus Areas: SORWATHE Ltd is a tea-growing and tea-processing company in Rwanda and was established
in 1975. The tea factory is located in Kinihira, a small town 70 km north of Kigali. It employs
over 2,500 workers, of which around 500 are full time. Its turn- over in 2011 was over US$8m.
The company is a prime mover in Rwanda’s tea production sector in terms of variety as well
as quality, machinery and certifications.
Organization: TUZAMURANE
Physical Address: Gaharane, Kirehe District, Eastern Province, Rwanda
Telephone: +250 788613618, +250 788658692
E-mail: tuzamurane09@yahoo.com, tuzamurane09@yahoo.fr
Focus Areas: Growing and selling pineapples.
5.4 Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) Groups

Organization: PGS Bisate Potatoes
Contacts: President: Serushago Jean ; +250 788842832
Vice President: Iyamuremye Innocent; +250 783396556
Secretary: Niyonagize Augustin; +250 786716940
Treasurer: Nyirakanyana Drocelle; +250 783350411
Physical Address: Eastern Province, Bugesera District
Organization: PGS Garuka – Abahujurukundo (Passion fruits)

Contacts: President: Mukamana Eonille; +250 782915093
Secretary: Emmanuel Mucyurabuhoro; +250 783006295
Treasurer: Tugirumwami Bernard; +250 783326121
Physical Address: Northern Province, Musanze District
Organization: PGS JURU (Fruits, cassava, beans, groundnuts, maize)

Contacts: President:Bigirimana Michel; +250 784255837
Vice President: Mufashimana Phocas; +250 783566916
Secretary: Nyandwi Prosper; +250 85525325/ +250 722525325
Treasurer: Hakizimana Télésphore; +250 785190888
Organization: PGS Kinigi Twitezimbere (Tree Tomatoes)

Contacts: President: Dusabimana Beatrice; +250 785237669
Vice President: Bizimana Jonas; +250 785888469
Secretary: Hategekimana Joseph; +250 788971954
Treasurer: Pozore Yvette; +250 787574162
Organization: PGS MBYO (Fruits, maize and beans)

Contacts: President: Munyemana Thaddée; +250 786142775
Vice President: Ahobantegeye Cécile; +250 783725090
Secretary: Rwasine Théoneste; +250 782451813
Treasurer: Ntamuturano Jean Baptiste; +250 725578724
Organization: PGS Nyange Garlic

Contacts: President: Semugeshi Emmanuel; +250 788689021
Vice President: Nsabimana J.Damascene; +250 785495485
Secretary: Jeanine Murekeyisoni; +250 783003676
Treasurer: Nkusi Pacifique; +250 788989806
5.5 Service Providers

Organization: ADENYA
Contact Person: Kulikiyinka Gabriel
Designation: Executive Secretary
Physical Address: P.O. Box 226, Butare
Email: gnkulikiyinka@yahoo.fr
Website adenya@adenya.org
Telephone: +250 788564089
Focus Areas: Cereals & horticulture

Service Providers
Organization: Agropharm Africa Ltd.

Contact Person: Theresa Karitanyi
Website: www.agropharmafrica.com
Telephone: +250 788433530
Focus Areas: Manufacturer of liquid and powder organic and eco-friendly pesticides
Organization: BN Producers
Contact Person: BerthildeNiyibaho /Kigali
Physical Address: Huye District Southern Province
Telephone: +250 788479053
Focus Areas: Processors of banana wine
Organization: DUTERIMBERE
Contact Person: Mukeshimana Dativa
Designation: Executive Secretary
Physical Address: P.O. Box 738 Kigali
Telephone: +250 788442851
Email: duterimb@rwanda1.com
Focus Areas: Microfinance with agricultural loans
Organization: Enterprise Urwibutso

Contact Person: Sina Gerard
Email: owner@sinarwanda.com
Website: www.sinarwanda.com
Telephone: +250 788305111
Focus Areas: Agro-processors for passion fruit and pineapple juice-Agashya, banana & grape wine drinks
Organization: Floris Rwanda

Contact Person: Nibagwire Donatile
Designation: Director Managing
Email: florisrwanda@yahoo.fr
Focus Areas: Fruits drier & exporter
Organization: FUCOLIRWA
Contact Person: Mukandutiye Hawa
Designation: Executive secretary
Email:
Telephone: +250 788508201
Focus Areas: Rice traders
Organization: GO FTC
Contact Person: Munyerango Richard/Kigali
Physical Address: Kabuga
Telephone: +250 7883046668
Focus Areas: Organic farming, demonstration plots

Service Providers
Organization: Green Harvest Products Ltd

Contact Person: SraithMbarute /Kigali
Designation:
Email: greenharvestproducts@gmail.com
Telephone: +250 786483539
Focus Areas: Processors and exporters of fresh Onions, chilli, garlic, ginger
Organization: Heaven Restorant

Contact Person: Anish Philip/Kigali
Physical Address: Kigali city
Email: info@heavenrwanda.com
Website: www.heavenrwanda.com
Telephone: +250 788486581
Organization: Natural Fruits Drier Company Ltd

Contact Person: Mercianne Uwamwezi
Email: meruwamwezi@yahoo.com
Telephone: +250 788645563
Focus Areas: Agro-processor of dried fruits such as pineapples
Organization: Shekina Enterprise Ltd.

Contact Person: MbatezimanaPiere Damien
Email: Sheki05@yahoo.fr
Telephone: +250 788592198
Focus Areas: Agro-processors of cereals and dried fruits
Organization: Urugaga IMBARAGA

Contact Person: Gafaranga
Designation: Program manager
Email: Musanze District Northern Province
Telephone: +250 22586407
Focus Areas: Irish potatoes
5.6 Government institutions

Organization: NAEB
Contact Person: Amb. Kayonga G William
Physical Address: P.O. Box 104 Kigali-Rwanda
Website: www.naeb.gov.rw
Focus Areas: National Exporter of agricultural products
Organization: RAB
Contact Person: Kagwera Edith
Designation: Planning Department
Telephone: (+250)788659687
5.7 Non - Governmental Organizations

Organization: CCOAIB
Contact Person: Ngendandumwe Claude
Email: ccoaib29@rwanda1.com
Telephone: +250 788302065
Organization: DUHAMIC –ADRI

Contact Person: Dushiminama Jean Pierre
Email: duhamic.adri@rwanda1.com
Website: www.duhamic.org.rw
Telephone: +250 788305329
Focus Areas: Local NGO that supports& strengthens
farmer cooperatives for integrated rural
development
Organization: INADES-Rwanda
Contact Person: Karangwa Innocent/Kigali
Email: inadesrwanda@yahoo.com
Telephone: +250 788571020

Focus Areas: On-farm training
Organization: OXFAM
Contact Person: Nibagwire Desire
Designation:
Telephone: +250 788401220
PELUM Rwanda
Mwebaze Johnson
Country Coordinator
P.O. Box 6462 Kigali
www.pelumrwanda.org
Telephone: +250 788301319
National network for NGOs in Agro-ecology
Organization: RDO
Contact Person: Rwibasira Eugene
Telephone: P.O. Box 368 Kigali
Email: rdevpt@yahoo.com
Website: www.rdorwanda.org
Telephone: +250)788301740
Focus Areas: Cereals
114Organization: RODI
Contact Person: Ahimana Chryso
Physical Address: Kicukiro District
Focus Areas: Horticulture
Organization: RWARRI
Contact Person: UwizeyeBelange/Kayonza
Designation: Operations manager
Telephone: +250 788585554
Focus Areas: Facilitating farmers to get fertilizers at cheap

prices and support youth cooperatives
Organization: SAFE
Contact Person: Nzigamasabo Benjamin
Email: Kigali
Telephone: +250788557350
Focus Areas: On farm training, and advocacy
Organization: SAFER
Contact Person: Muhongerwa N. Christine
Email: saferrwanda@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone: +250 788594704

Focus Areas: Farmers training
Organization: SDA-IRIBA
Contact Person: Mbonigaba Theodore /Nyamagabe
Email: iribassocition@yahoo.fr
Telephone: +250 788455027
Focus Areas: Horticulture
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ACTORS IN BURUNDI
ECOLOGICAL ORGANIC AGRICULTURE INITIATIVE - BURUNDI 95
6.1 National Organic Agriculture Movements (NOAM)

Organization: Burundi Organic Agriculture Movement (BOAM)
Contact Person: Adrien Sibimana
Address: B.P. 2110 Bujumbura
Phone/fax:
Email: cedcarit@yahoo.com sibad53@gmail.com
Focus Areas: BOAM is the national umbrella of organisations involved in organic agriculture in Burundi.
Production, processing, local trade and export; Capacity building of the stakeholders; Training;
information, sensitization.

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1.0 ECOLOGICAL ORGANIC AGRICULTURE ACTORS IN KENYA .............................................. 9

2.0 ECOLOGICAL ORGANIC AGRICULTURE ACTORS IN TANZANIA....................................... 39

3.0 ECOLOGICAL ORGANIC AGRICULTURE ACTORS UGANDA ............................................... 52

4.0 ECOLOGICAL ORGANIC AGRICULTURE ACTORS FOR ETHIOPIA................................... 78

5.0 ECOLOGICAL ORGANIC AGRICULTURE ACTORS IN RWANDA ....................................... 86

6.0 ECOLOGICAL ORGANIC AGROCULTURE ACTORS IN BURUNDI ..................................... 94

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The Overall Goal of the EOA Initiative

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WHAT IS ORGANIC AGRICULTURE?

WHAT ARE ORGANIC FOODS?

WHY ORGANIC FOOD?

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1.0 ECOLOGICAL ORGANIC AGRICULTURE ACTORS IN KENYA

Organization: Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Kenya

1.2 Country Lead Organization- Kenya

1.3 Organic Restaurants

Organization: DusitD2 Nairobi

1.4 Food Stores

Organization: Kalimoni Greens Organic Shop

Organization: Organic Foods

Organization: Zucchini ABC Place

Organization: Kenya Com Rabbit Consortium Ltd (KCRC)

Physical Address: Bole sub-city, Africa Avenue

Organization: Lachlan (K) Limited

Organization: Misk Investments Limited

Organization: Organic Africa

Organization: Organic Solutions

Organization: Organic Technologies

Organization: Organix Limited

Organization: Encert Limited

Organization: Nesvax Control Ltd

Organization: Agrifresh Kenya Limited

Organization: Arbor Oils

Organization: Catholic Diocese Of Meru - Meru Herbs

Organization: Desert Edge Bio-Trading Company Conservation Enterprise Development Program-LWF

Organization: Earthoil Extracts ltd

Organization: James Finlay Tea Estates

Organization: Jungle Macs EPZ

Organization: Kate’s Organics

Organization: Kenya Nut Company Limited

Organization: Lubanchem Limited

Organization: Macadamia Fans Limited

Organization: Organic Processers and Packers Kenya Limited

Organization: Serendi Kenya Limited

Organization: Sunripe (1976) Ltd

Organization: Tensenses Africa Limited

Organization: Archdiocesan Farm

Producers/ Farms/ Groups

Organization: Beverly Flowers Limited

Organization: Cabesi Self Help group

Organization: Fresh Farm Organics SHG

Organization: Homabay Pineapple ICS Group

Organization: Kamicha Kabondo Fresh Organic Cassava PGS Group

Organization: Kawamwaki Limited

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