From Organic for All to Agroecology Watch Africa

In 2023, we launched the Organic for All Campaign (O4ALL) to challenge unsustainable food systems and to affirm the right of every person to safe, nutritious, and ecologically grounded food. After two years of success, mobilization, and learning, we are reshaping this effort into a continental platform: Agroecology Watch Africa (AWA).

The urgency is clear. Across Africa, small-scale producers and their communities face hunger, malnutrition, and rising vulnerability as industrial food systems drive climate breakdown, biodiversity loss, and the erosion of natural resources. These challenges are systemic, not incidental—and they demand systemic transformation. Agroecology offers that transformation: it empowers farmers, restores ecosystems, and reclaims sovereignty over Africa’s food future.

AWA is founded on the recognition that agriculture is central to both African Union–European Union partnerships and the global sustainability agenda. Agroecology is already proving itself as a cornerstone for achieving 12 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, including the eradication of hunger and poverty, while reducing emissions, cutting waste, and defending biodiversity. Yet it is more than a technical solution—it is a political project of justice, equity, and sovereignty.

Building on the systems-change vision of O4ALL, Agroecology Watch Africa will act as a continental observatory and mobilization platform. Its mission is to:

1. Mobilize knowledge and power across local, national, and global levels, bridging science, research, community innovation, and social movements to influence donors and policymakers.

2. Empower people as agents of change, convening dialogues between communities, private sector actors, and policymakers to advance agroecological transformation.

3. Expose and amplify success stories, bringing evidence, farmer testimonies, and lessons from the ground to shape radical agrarian reform agendas.

4. Create shared space for collaboration, strengthening synergies among agroecology stakeholders across Africa and building collective political voice.

AWA is not a campaign—it is a continental political instrument of accountability, narrative sovereignty, and transformation. It will track commitments under the Paris Agreement, CBD, UNCCD, the AU Climate Strategy, and national reforms, ensuring that promises translate into action in villages, farms, and communities.

We believe Africa’s food systems must not only feed its people but also embody justice, equity, and resilience. Agroecology is the path forward. Agroecology Watch Africa is the platform to make it unstoppable.