The report shows that Biogas plants provide an alternative form of safer, cleaner energy to homes as well as organic compost to farms. The first data from field studies are showing improvements in crop yields equivalent in most cases, to chemical fertilizers.

Development Fund brings to you some successful stories. Malawi farmers, from different districts, show us how to cope with farmers constrains and simply feed themselves and their communities in an sustainable way.

Maize Pit Planting is a technology where maize is planted in pits. This technology brings good results in areas of low rainfall, dry spells or low moisture. In addition can easily be afforded by farmers and its is environemental friendly.

These farmers started farming with pigs on a conventional model in 2006 and changed to Agroecology in 2009 as an alternative for small farmers to enhance their livelihoods.

Garden of Hope is an agro-ecological learning site in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Katrina Kotze is part of the Melkkraal community in the Hantam Karoo Region of the Northern Cape Province in South Africa. This community struggle with access to water and ownership of land.

Concerning how African branch of La Via Campesina (LVC) pledges to build food sovereignty from below by promoting agroecology in the region of Southern, Eastern and Central Africa.

It promotes a continued research with/on rural communities to enable them to offer solutions tailored to their needs and aspirations and support their efforts in achieving concrete actions that take into account their potential, to allow them a higher standard of living in their own environment. One of the purposes is the contribution to increased productivity and hence production to satisfy local demand and external markets, agro products and creating sustainable jobs in rural areas through the training and preparation.

This paper examines the relationship between organic agriculture and food security in Africa, analysing organic agriculture’s impact on food availability as well as natural, social, human, physical and financial capital in the region. Given the paper’s origins, special attention has been given to East Africa throughout the paper, including analysis of 15 case studies. The conclusions and findings are, however, relevant for all African countries as well as many other developing countries around the world.

Building resilience while adapting for climate change in the Horn of Africa.