SAA News

NEWS
December.16.2024

SAA participates in Agribusiness Creation Fair 2024 in collaboration with JIRCAS in Tokyo

The Agribusiness Creation Fair hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries was hel...Read more

PUBLICATION
December.13.2024

Book Launch: “A Basket of Regenerative Agriculture Technologies for the Improvement of Soil Health in Africa: 50 Technologies for On-Farm Demonstrations”

The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) is thrilled to announce the launch of an inspiring and transfo...Read more

The team explores a 2-acre tomato farm, gaining insights into best practices and challenges in tomato production.
NEWS
December.5.2024

Empowering OSCA Leaders through Learning Visits in Uganda

In September and October 2024, SAA-Uganda, under the Project for Revitalization and Digitalization o...Read more

NEWS
December.4.2024

SAA-Uganda proudly receives a certificate of Appreciation during the Uganda national Agricultural Extension Week 2024

The 5th Uganda National Agricultural Extension Week (NAEW), held from October 29 to November 1, 2024...Read more

NEWS
November.12.2024

Review of SAA’s Lead Specialist on Regenerative Agriculture in Sustainability Journal

A review co-authored by Dr. Stella Kabiri, the Lead Specialist in Regenerative Agriculture at the Sa...Read more

SAA Management team making a courtesy call to H.E. Engr. Abdullahi Sule, Governor of Nasarawa State
NEWS
October.29.2024

SAA’s Board Meeting in Abuja: Strategic Deliberation and Community Impact

The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) held its 53rd Board meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, from October 14...Read more

NEWS
October.28.2024

Video Released: Regenerative Agriculture for Soil Health and Productivity in Ethiopia

The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) is pleased to announce the release of a new video titled “Rege...Read more

From L-R, Kano State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Aminu Gwarzo and the board chair, of The Sasakawa Africa Association, Dr Amit Roy during the flag-off of the unveiling of the SAA Nigeria history book at the just concluded KSADP/SAA/IsDB high-level workshop in Kano.
NEWS
October.15.2024

SAA and IsDB, Pledge Support to Replicate Kano’s Agropatoral Development Project across Nigerian States and West Africa

The KSADP, a $90 million project funded by IsDB aims to transform smallholder farming and develop sm...Read more

SAA delegates at Africa Food Systems Forum, Kigali Rwanda
NEWS
October.2.2024

Sasakawa Africa Association’s Successful Side Event and Digital Exhibition at the 2024 Africa Food Systems Forum

The 2024 Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF), held in Kigali, Rwanda, provided a platform for stakehold...Read more

NEWS
September.11.2024

Transforming Uganda's Agriculture: SAA at the 30th National Agricultural Show 2024

The 30th National Agricultural Show, held from July 26th to August 4th, 2024, at the Jinja Show Grou...Read more

Voices from the field

Asaba Micheal in one of the demonstration gardens.
Uganda
December.4.2024

From Volunteer to Commercial Community-Based Facilitator: How Asaba Micheal is driving agricultural transformation in Kitagwenda District

An old saying goes, give a man a fish, and you've fed him for a day,", "but teach a m...Read more

Margaret Akullo enjoying a heartfelt moment with her son.
Uganda
December.4.2024

Widow Turns Farming Dreams into Reality in Otuke

In the rural heart of Otuke District, a widow's determination has transformed her from a strugg...Read more

Group photo of participants taken shortly after the launch of the project, “A Consultative Engagement Exercise for a Product Profile Design for Nigeria’s Public-Private Partnership Digital Extension Delivery System”, in Lagos, Nigeria on Thursday, November 7, 2024.
Nigeria
December.4.2024

Stakeholders push for Sustainable Public-Private Partnerships for Digital Agricultural Extension Solutions

Key digital agricultural extension stakeholders in the public and private sectors have stressed the ...Read more

Group photo of Nasarawa State Fabricators at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria during the training of fabricators under the Evidence-Based Regenerative Agriculture to Address Climate Change in Africa Project
Nigeria
December.4.2024

SAA empowers local machine fabricators to tackle postharvest losses in Nigeria

As part of efforts aimed at developing local agricultural mechanization solutions to reduce drudgery...Read more

SEPs students with their advisor while supervising Haregu on her fruit production
Ethiopia
December.4.2024

Roles of SEPs in integrated market-oriented agriculture in Ethiopia

The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA)-Ethiopia, through its Capacity building initiative sponsored t...Read more

Field day participants observed Amlisha’s SEPs plot, showcasing her shift to row planting to boost yields by 27% with SAA’s support.
Ethiopia
December.4.2024

Amlisha proves the paramount importance of Supervised Enterprise Projects (SEPs) in Tigray

Amlisha Gebregziabher, 29, hails from a small rural village near Wukro town, in the Tigray region, 4...Read more

Mali
October.31.2024

Boosting Agricultural Cooperatives: How SAA’s Business Development Services Drive Success

At least 566 farmers from 21 cooperatives in Mali, over half being women, now have easy access to lo...Read more

Mali
October.31.2024

Enhancing Vegetable Farming Using Liquid Compost

In 10 villages under the Samanko PHTC, beautiful vegetable gardens are emerging amongst farms showca...Read more

Mali
October.31.2024

How M’Pessoba’s Agricultral College is Cultivating Agricultural Skills and Sustaining Communities

The Agricultural College (CAA) of M’Pessoba, a key partner of SAA-Mali’s partner academic institutio...Read more

Mali
October.31.2024

Empowering Women: Fighting Child Malnutrition with Enriched Flour in 10 Malian Villages

In the heart of Nafadji village, in Mali’s Koulikoro region, Mrs. Nassira Keita and fellow members o...Read more

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