Reports on recent long-term research trials comparing organic and conventional farming systems in South Africa, which demonstrate a closure of the yield gap between the two systems in three years. Technical tools in organic farming such as farmer training and participatory guarantee systems are also explored in the context of Southern Africa.

Contributions by: Albert Ackhurst, Jane Battersby, Anastasia Caude, Stephen Devereux, Catherine Eckert, Johan Habig, Konrad Hauptfleisch, Gareth Haysom, Jostein Hertwig, Johannes Kahl, Christina Kifunda, Nico Labuschagne, Sandra C Lamprecht, Andre Leu, Simon Lorentz, Josua Louw, Jama Mashele, Mebelo Mataa, Robert Munthali, Jane Nalunga, Nic Olivier, Hannelise Piek, Matt Purkis, Mandla Sibiya, Bernd Siebenhüner, Charles Ssekyewa, Sheila Storey, Carola Strassner, Marike Swanepoel, Wim Troosters, Abraham van Niekerk, Maren Wesselow