For many years there has been a desire to improve coordination within the Southern African organic sector through a centralized platform focusing on growth and development.
In 2012, during the second African Organic Conference, ISAN held its first meeting. ISAN, the IFOAM Southern African Network, represents the SADC countries of Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho,Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and the Seychelles.
The network’s primary objectives are to raise consumer awareness, address policy issues, expand participatory approaches to agriculture, establish three evidence-based comparative system trials in Southern Africa, and improve information access and efficiency. Through these efforts, ISAN is working to develop the organic agroecological sector across Southern Africa.
The General Assembly of IFOAM Southern African Network is planned to be held in September 2021 in Rennes, depending on COVID-19 restrictions.
ISAN Magazine
Our newsletter, released first time in 2021, has evolved to be a magazine. We hope that every issue is a step towards encouraging the cross-learning and collaboration necessary to support this transition in the southern African region. We produce these publications with support from the Knowledge Hub for Agriculture in Southern Africa (KHSA). We urge you All (farmers, manufacturers, distributors, researchers, organic organisations and consumers) to share your experiences with others by contributing to the next editions, no contribution is too small! It is through sharing and learning from these stories, innovations and research that together we can build a healthy, prosperous and fair food future in southern Africa.
Send your contributions for our next quarterly edition to:
chair@isan.ifoam.bio and volunteer@isan.ifoam.bio
All current issues you may download below.
- ISAN Magazine August/September/October 2024
- ISAN Magazine May 2024
- ISAN Magazine February/March/April 2024
- ISAN Magazine September/October/November 2023
- ISAN Magazine June/July/August 2023
- ISAN Magazine March 2023
- ISAN Magazine December 2022 - February 2023
- ISAN Magazine September 2022
- ISAN Magazine June 2022
- ISAN Magazine March 2022
- ISAN Magazine 2021
Contact
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Fortunate Nyakanda, IFOAM ISAN Chair: chair@isan.ifoam.bio
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Odette Mavunga: secretariat@isan.ifoam.bio
Address: 194 Baines Avenue, Harare, Zimbabwe
Founding Members
- Madagascar: Rames Abhukara & Winifred Fitzgerald, Better U Foundation
- Malawi: Stanley Chidaya, Malawi Organic Growers Assn,
- Namibia: Manjo Smith, NOA; Judith Isele, Namibia Centre for Holistic Management; Christiane Hilbert, NOA, Suzette Jansen van Vuuren, NOA; Wiebke Volkmann, NOA
- South Africa: Kgomo Petje, DAFF; Herman Mootane, DAFF; Heinrich Schultz, SAOSO; Liesl Haasbroek, BDAASA; Raymond Auerbach, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Bheki Dlamni, Department of Trade and Industry, Liz Eglington, SAOSO
- Zambia: Munshimbwe Chitalu, OPPAZ; Sebastian Scott, Old Orchard Organic Farm; Charles K Mubanga, OPPAZ; Lyson Mwanza, OPPAZ; Patrick Chiwawa, OPPAZ; Munshimbwe Chitalu, OPPAZ; Hector Mpengula, OPPAZ, Daniel Kalala, Kasisi Agric Training Centre, Robson Nyirenda, Kasisi; Bridget O’Connor, Kasisi; Wilfred Miga, PELUM Regional Desk
- Zimbabwe: Fortunate Nyakanda, ZOPPA
Interim Board
- Raymond Auerbach SOUTH :AFRICA-Raymond.Auerbach@mandela.ac.za
- Brighton Mvumi- ZIMBABWE: mvumibm@gmail.com
- Janet Gracie-South Africa: janet@thegreenco.co.za
- Colleen Anderson-SOUTH AFRICA: email: colleen@saoso.org
- Manjo Krige-BOTSWANA: manjokrige@gmail.com
- Fortunate Nyakanda-ZIMBABWE: chair@isan.ifoam.bio
ISAN has plans to put a new Executive Board after the elections which will take place during their General Assembly.