PRESS RELEASE
Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement (TOAM), Announces Exciting & Engaging Third National Ecological Organic Agriculture Conference (III- NAEOAC)
Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement (TOAM) Yatangaza Mkutano Wa Tatu Wa KIitaifa Wa Kilimo Hai (III- NEOAC)
The 3rd National Ecological Organic Agriculture Conference
The National Steering Committee (NSC) organising for the Third National Ecological Organic Agriculture Conference (III-NAEOAC) to be held from 8th to 9th November 2023 invites calls for paper abstracts and exhibitions from interested researchers and practitioners
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Objectives
The conference is divided into general objectives and specific objectives
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
To catalyse the existing initiatives and processes to further move EOA from dialogue to actions and results at the country level by providing a platform for sharing relevant information and experiences, and discussing policy related issues and actions that can support EOA in achieving the SDGs.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
To assess the implementation progress of the 2021 NAEOA conference’s deliberations “Stakeholders Call for Action (2021-EOA-SC4A)”
To significantly contribute in addressing key policy issues including developing framework for operationalizing the NAEOA strategy under development.
To share relevant knowledge and experiences across the country, the continent and beyond for wider adoption and scale-up of AE/EOA in the country.
To widen stakeholders’ understanding of technological regimes globally and their implications to the farming communitiesv
THEMES
Technological development
its implications to the farming communities.
Sustainable Seeds and Food Sovereignty
Achieving resilient and sustainable production of seeds and food
Agrobiodiversity and Improved Nutrition
its implications to the farming communities.
Policy frameworks environment and sustainable food production systems
Types of Abstracts for papers and exhibitions
The conference will be hybrid to provide an opportunity for researchers and academia to present their work and for farmers, practitioners and policymakers to share their experiences and/or advocate for certain interventions and pathways. The conference will therefore accept abstracts and posters within the following categories:
Traditional academic/research abstracts
Practitioners’ views and experiences
Policy briefs.
Creative arts (spoken word, animations, music, graffiti, dance, paintings etc.)
Exhibitions
Abstract structure for paper submissions
Introduction
Significance (of the research or issue)
Methodology/approach (used to gather the data or information)
Results (key findings or experiences)
Conclusion (final verdict and recommendations)
Abstracts: Number of words: 500, Font: Times New Roman, Size:12, spacing 1.5
Full Papers: Number of words: 7000-8000, Font: Times New Roman, Size:12, spacing 1.5
Submission deadline
10th September 2023 |
30th September 2023
6th October 2023
13th October 2023
26th October 2023
3rd November 2023
PLEASE submit your proposal through bakari.mongo@kilimohai.org or toam@kilimohai.org