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Kilimohai – The Organic Label for East Africa promising quality, trust, and an organic lifestyle for a young generation on the domestic market

Arbenz, Markus; Bernet, Thomas; Munyoro, Phoebe; Kimani, Martin; Nudungu, Samuel; Kiarii, Eustace Gacanja and Huber, Beate (2024) Kilimohai – The Organic Label for East Africa promising quality, trust, and an organic lifestyle for a young generation on the domestic market. Speech at: Organic World Congress 2024, Nanhua University, Chiayi, Taiwan, 2 - 4 December 2024. [Completed]

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Summary

Kilimohai, the East African Organic Mark, aims to facilitate the marketing of organic products in the five East African countries - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi - and enhance national and, in the future, regional trade.The fundamental strategy is to a) offer a quality management system, b) facilitate supply for consumers (farm markets), and c) promote it to consumers. Retailers are the focus strategic partners. The key to success is a fair license fee system, which, in the case of KOAN, charges PGS directly and operators through brand fees in third-party certification.
The East African National Organic Agriculture Movements' strategy with the Kilimohai label is a comprehensive leadership approach to building sustainable and profitable organic agriculture and agroecology sectors.


EPrint Type:Conference paper, poster, etc.
Type of presentation:Speech
Keywords:Organic Mark, East Africa domestic markets, National Organic Movements, Abacus, FiBL65239
Agrovoc keywords:
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Value
URI
English
certification schemes
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_06049ef3
English
labelling
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_330899
English
organic structures
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_330908
English
East Africa
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2442
English
Kenya
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4086
Subjects: Values, standards and certification
"Organics" in general > Countries and regions > Africa
Research affiliation: Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > International > Regions > Africa
Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Quality assurance > Certification
Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > International > Market development
International Conferences > 2024: Organic World Congress
Kenya
Related Links:https://www.fibl.org/en/themes/projectdatabase/projectitem/project/2168
Deposited By: Arbenz, Markus
ID Code:56596
Deposited On:08 May 2026 12:40
Last Modified:08 May 2026 13:11
Document Language:English
Status:Unpublished
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted

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