East African Legislative Assembly Holds Agroecology Training in Kampala

  • July 4, 2025
  • Posted by: cefrohtadmin
  • Category: Agroecology
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Dr. Kabanda David, Executive Director of CEFROHT, and team present before EALA ATNR committee members at the Parliament of Uganda

KAMPALA – From November 13 to 15, 2024, CEFROHT and the FAO organized a capacity-building training for the East African Legislative Assembly’s Agriculture, Tourism, and Natural Resources (EALA-ATNR) Committee in Kampala, Uganda. The event aimed to strengthen policy and legal frameworks for agroecology in the East African Community (EAC) to improve food security, climate resilience, and smallholder farmer livelihoods.

The hybrid training convened smallholder farmers, researchers, private sector representatives, government officials, and agroecology advocates. The FAO Africa Region Deputy Director highlighted the need for multi-stakeholder collaboration in advancing sustainable agriculture.

Experts and policymakers led discussions on agroecology, followed by a roundtable where participants exchanged insights. The Chairperson of the Global Parliamentary Pact also addressed the role of lawmakers in driving agroecology policy reforms.