ITC is a research institute serving the West African region, particularly the sub-humid and humid areas. Its mission is to contribute to efforts aimed at increasing livestock productivity and utilization through the optimal and sustainable exploitation of the genetic resistance of indigenous breeds of livestock. The Centre’s research approach is systems low-input oriented targeting the urban and peri-urban settings. It focuses on disease risk assessment and control strategies; levels of production and nutrient versus disease resiliencies; economic efficiency; and enhancing marketing in medium to high input systems. 

KIOF is an NGO operating through Kenya and the Eastern Africa region.  The Institute’s vision is to achieve communities that are empowered with the skills and knowledge of organic farming to support sustainable rural livelihoods.  KIOF promotes organic agriculture with a focus on youth, women, and self-help farming groups by training smallholder farmers in organic farming methods using locally available resources.  Its techniques involve choice of crop, composting, planting systems, crop storage, animal husbandry, crop protection and soil conservation.

Kerala Agricultural University seeks to provide the resources required for the sustainable development of agriculture.  Research at the University is focused on increasing the productivity of crops, livestock, and fish grown in the state of Kerala.  Given the high rainfall level of the state, much of it is considered humid areas.  In each of the University’s six research stations, a system approach incorporating crop, livestock, forestry, and fishery activities guides its research.  

MHAC is a non-profit program aimed at increasing food security in Kenya by educating farmers in sustainable and organic farming techniques.  The Centre provides a two-year course in GROW BIOINTENSIVE, a low-cost agricultural technology suited to smallscale farmers.  It emphasizes compositing to improve soil fertility, mulching, biological controls to manage pests, and increasing productivity by improved spacing.  In addition to the training program, MHAC has developed mini-training centres in villages to provide information to women’s groups and farmers.

NIHORT is focused on enhancing appreciation, production and utilisation of tropical fruits, vegetables, ornamental plants and spices in Nigeria.  The Institute is conducting organic agriculture research in several areas, including comparative studies between conventional and organic fruit and vegetable production.

NOGAMU’s mission is to coordinate and promote organic agricultural development, networking and marketing in order to reduce poverty of the rural poor in Uganda.  It is an umbrella organisation which unites producers, processors, exporters, NGOs, and other organisations involved with the organic sector in Uganda.  NOGAMU provides services such as marketing, training, lobbying and advocacy, and promotion of certification and standards. 

OOCORD was launched in 2007. The mission is to develop research and knowledge exchange on sustainable, organic agricultural systems to address the dual needs of food security and incomes in Africa.

In Nigeria, 80 scientists from different institutions have joined in OAPTIN, which acts as a cross institutional working group current working with capacity building of organic scientists through degree programs and training courses, strategic research activities in organic production systems, advocacy for organic practises, building partnerships with local and international scientists and practitioners.

OPPAZ was set up in 1999 as a body affiliated to the Zambian National Farmers Union. It promotes the organic movement in Zambia. It also developed a technical advisory service for its members. In general, it provides marketing, certification and technical support to producers from the smallholder sector as well as to large-scale commercial enterprises

PELUM is a network of non governmental organisations working with small-scale farmers in east, central, and southern Africa.  It has 210 member organisations in 10 different countries (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Africa, Lesotho and Botswana). The Association is working towards sustainable local community empowerment, food security and prosperity.  It strives to accomplish this by promoting ecological land use practices, seed security, and the consumption of indigenous foods.