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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="04fd2083.jpg"> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="7" WIDTH="191" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCCC99 HEIGHT= 30 WIDTH="173"><div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Organic Perspectives"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>Home</B></FONT></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCCC99 HEIGHT= 30 WIDTH="173"><div> <A HREF="about_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>About Us</B></FONT></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCCC99 HEIGHT= 30 WIDTH="173"><div> <A HREF="mission.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mission"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>Mission</B></FONT></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCCC99 HEIGHT= 30 WIDTH="173"><div> <A HREF="programs.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Programs"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>Programs</B></FONT></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCCC99 HEIGHT= 30 WIDTH="173"><div> <A HREF="library.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Library"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>Library</B></FONT></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCCC99 HEIGHT= 55 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="mailto:organic.uganda@yahoo.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:organic.uganda@yahoo.com"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B><IMG SRC="0509f2c0.jpg" border=0 width="159" height="44" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCCC99 HEIGHT= 65 ><NOBR><div> <B>Back to:</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://gaianlife.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://gaianlife.co.uk"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B> Gaian Life </B></FONT></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#669966" TEXT="#080000" background="048205a3.jpg"> <div> <B>About Us</B><FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Elephant" ><B>     </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><IMG SRC="053e0e80.gif" border=0 width="224" height="232" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="4" VSPACE="0"> </I></div> <div> <I>                </I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333333" FACE="David" > </FONT></div> <div> “The agricultural sector is the backbone of Uganda's economy, accounting for almost 40 percent of GDP and employing more than 80 percent of the labour force - <A HREF="http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/j8416e/j8416e00.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/j8416e/j84"><FONT COLOR="#663300">FAO 2006</FONT></A> ”.</div> <div>  </div> <div> Organic Perspectives appreciates that human activities particularly in agriculture are to a large extent the biggest threat to natural ecology. The use of agrochemicals for instance, not only degrades the natural biodiversity but also contaminates the environmental resources upon which the health of humans themselves is dependant.</div> <div>  </div> <div> Considering that the current global market is experiencing a decreasing demand for agricultural products (especially fresh foods) from countries where agrochemicals are widely used (Uganda inclusive), Organic Perspectives aims to take on a deep commitment towards researching the best organic and ecologically resilient practices in agriculture while also considering their economic viability.</div> <div>  </div> <div> In order to address the above critical challenge, Organic Perspectives was founded by three teachers at Mutekanga Memorial Primary School in Kamuli district-Uganda, East Africa.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="06b824e0.jpg" border=0 width="386" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="06dab490.jpg" border=0 width="683" height="73" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Copyright © Organic Perspectives 2007 | Designed and Developed by Gaian Life</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>