African Organic Agriculture is a  biannual publication of the Network of Organic Agriculture Researchers in Africa (NOARA) reporting technical research innovations, success stories, and indigenous knowledge applications in organic and ecological agriculture towards Africa with zero hunger, poverty eradicated, improved livelihoods, and sustained ecosystem. The African Organic Agriculture presents practical synthesis of research learning points and impacts for up-scaling the benefits of organic and ecological agriculture in Africa.

Scope:

Contributions may be on Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Extension, Agroforestry, Animal Science, Crop/Environmental protection, Crop Science, Environmental Sciences, Fishery/Aquaculture, Pharmacy, Soil Science, Veterinary Medicine, Wildlife Management,  Food and Nutrition, Public Health and other related fields.

Focus of each edition: This shall be announced per edition

Preparation of manuscripts

• Articles should be written in either English or    French   with moderate technical terminologies to facilitate wide
• All manuscripts should be submitted online at https://publications.noara.bio
• The length of the manuscript should not exceed 1,500 words with not more than three graphics.
• The manuscript should be organized as follows: TITLE, BACKGROUND INFORMATION, INTERVENTION/ INNOVATION, IMPACTS, CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATIONS, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, (where necessary) and REFERENCES.
• The main heading should be centered and capitalized; the secondary and tertiary headings should be typed in lower case letters to the left of the
• Use only International System of Units (ISI) and ensure that units are quantitative measurements, g. 3 kg; when they are preceded by a capitalized noun, e.g. Table 8.
• Tables and figures should be numbered in Arabic numerals, cited in the text, sources indicated if not original (i.e. not made by the author).
• Each graphic should have an explanatory legend, which should be typed at the bottom of the page.
• Reference citation in the text should follow the name, years system; all references cited must be listed in alphabetical order of the sole/senior/first author’s names; each reference should be systematic; surname of the author(s) initials; year of publication (in parenthesis), title of paper, name of Journal (italicized), volume number, number of issue (if applicable) in Arabic numerals on the first and the last pages of the references, e.g. Olaolu, A.A. (1991). “A Descriptive Analysis of Agriculture Cooperative Model in Community Development”. Journal of Community Development and Administration. 23 (3):1- 8.

For two authors: Joseph, K. and Aworh, O. C. (1991). “Composition, Sensory Quality and Respiration during Ripening and Storage of Edible Wild Mango (Invingia gabonensis)”. International Journal of Food Science and Technology. 26:337-342.

For the citation of books, the author’s name comes first followed by year of publication in bracket, title of book (underlined), edition and volume number (if any) page or pages, city of publication and publishers e.g.

Fredick, G. B. (1970). Principles of Educational and Psychological Testing. 468 pp. Illinois: The Dryden Press Inc.

For a chapter in a book, e.g. Pickering, D. C. (1978). “An overview of organic agriculture and its linkages with agricultural research”. The World Bank experience. In: Organic Agriculture Worldwide: Issues, Practices and Emerging Priorities (eds.) Rivera, W. M. and Schram, W. G.) 320 pp. New York: Crom Helm.