The 2nd African Organic Conference “Mainstreaming Organic Agriculture in the African Development Agenda” will today be opened in Lusaka, Zambia. From 2- 4 May, over 300 delegates from 40 countries and four continents, including representatives from governments, UN agencies, NGOs, the private sector and research institutions, will participate in the event. The conference has been organised by the Organic Producers and Processors Association of Zambia (OPPAZ) in cooperation with the Zambian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and Grow Organic Africa. The aim of the event is to promote organic agriculture in the policies of African governments as well as among NGOs and development partners. Successful organic agricultural projects and case studies from Africa will be presented. Organic agriculture in Africa is gaining impetus: More than 1 million hectares of agricultural land and roughly 530,000 farmers are certified, according to organic standards in Africa.