National strategies for an agroecological transformation or National Agroecology Strategies (NASs) are currently in implementation or development in Eastern and Southern Africa.
These strategies have the potential to harness opportunities of a sustainable development of agri-food systems, by upscaling agroecological production practices, developing markets, value chains and consumer demand that can accelerate transition.
"NASs are comprehensive, rooted in agroecological foundations, and respond to multiple societal needs."
Notably, Tanzania officially launched its „National Ecological Organic Agriculture Strategy“ (NEOAS) in November 2023, and Kenya its „National Agroecology Strategy for Food System Transformation“ in November 2024. Other NASs are currently also being developed in countries such as Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Concrete examples and drafts of these strategies and other agroecological policies
- Officially launched on 8 November 2023, consult it here.
- 6 priority intervention packages identified (incl. EOA inputs, market access, investments in EOA value chains)
- Package 1: Make Ecological Organic Agriculture inputs available to smallholder farmers
- Package 2: Bring Ecological Organic Agriculture (EOA)
knowledge to smallholder farmers - Package 3: Expand market access for
farmers - Package 4: Mainstream EOA in village land-use
planning - Package 5: Foster investments across EOA value chains
- Package 6: Strengthen coordination, capacities and
governance
- Launched in November 2024. Read the strategy
- A great example of a subnational agroecology policy framework.
- Murang’a Agroeocology Policy 2022-2030
- Murang’a Agroecology Development Act 2022
- Murang’a Agroecology Act and Policy Implementation Framework
- Actors in Malawi conducted an analysis of a set of national environmental and agrarian policies to assess their alignment with agroecology.
- This analysis concludes with a recommendation to develop a National Agroecology Strategy to streamline government efforts and ensure policy coherence. Read it here
