SAA News
International Women’s Day Feature: Celebrating the Visionary Work of Aberash Tsehay
In celebration of International Women’s Day, we sit down with Aberash Tsehay, Technical Coordinator ...Read more
SAA-Developed Cassava Agroforestry Curriculum Adopted by 22 Nigerian Universities
In a landmark move for agricultural education, 22 Nigerian universities and colleges have validated ...Read more
SAA Participates in the Celebration of the 66th Birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan in Bamako
On February 12, 2026, Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) Mali took part in the celebration of the 66t...Read more
SAA Nigeria Holds Annual Review and Planning Meeting to Strengthen Program Delivery in 2026
The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) Nigeria held its Annual Review and Planning Meeting in Abuja o...Read more
New Year’s Message from the Chair：Marking 40 Years of Walking with Farmers
As we begin 2026, I would like to extend my warmest greetings to all our partners, colleagues, and f...Read more
Regenerative Agriculture in Ethiopia: SAA and FOLU Host Convergence National Forum on Climate-Resilient Food Systems
The Ethiopia office of the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) and the Food and Land Use Coalition (FO...Read more
Featured Article on Africa.com: Strengthening Africa’s Agricultural Extension Workforce
An article by Dr. Fentahun Mengistu, Country Director of the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), has ...Read more
SAA Ethiopia and Cooperative Bank of Oromia Partner to Expand Finance Access for Ethiopian Farmers
Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) Ethiopia and the Cooperative Bank of Oromia (Coopbank) have sealed...Read more
Harmonizing Productivity and Ecology: Ethiopia’s Leaders Unite for Regenerative Agriculture
The Power for Food Partnership, a regional East Africa initiative led by SNV funded by the IKEA Foun...Read more
SAA-Partner Universities Forum Highlights Expansion of Agricultural Training in Ethiopia
The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) Ethiopia convened a National University Forum on November 13, ...Read more
Voices from the field
【Farmers' story】From flooded fields to climate solutions: How one Beninese farmer turned rice farming into a pathway for prosperity and decarbonization
At dawn in Koussin Lélé, a low-lying rice-growing community in Benin’s Zou region, the paddies shimm...Read more
【Farmers' story】From struggling to confidence： How Climate-Smart Rice Farming Transformed Patrice Hongbete’s Future in Benin
Mr. Patrice Hongbete in Tchi Ahomandégbé community now uses less seed and farms less land, but farms...Read more
【Farmers' story】Regenerative Agriculture in Nigeria: How Climate-Smart Farming Doubled Yusuf’s Rice Yield
A Struggle with Traditional Methods
Mr. Yusuf Ijeh Ekom, a 43-year-old rice farmer, from Alagye com...Read more
【Farmers' story】From Four Days of Backbreaking Labor to One Hour: A Locally Fabricated Soybean Thresher is transforming postharvest work in Jimma
For years, Mr. Sheh Gali and his neighbors spent four days manually threshing just a quarter hectare...Read more
【Farmers' story】Women Leading Agricultural Innovation in Ethiopia: Meryema Aba Sura’s Soybean Success Story
Ms. Meryema Aba Sura is a 45-year-old widow and mother of four living in Decha Nedhi Kebele, Nedhi G...Read more
【Farmers' story】Solar-Powered Success: How a Ugandan Farmer Turned a Small Loan into a Climate-Resilient Legacy
For years, Mulwani Moses farmed not to grow, but simply to survive. A 35-year-old father of three fr...Read more
【Farmers’ story】Boosting Rice Incomes in Uganda: How a Japan-Funded One-Stop Centre is Transforming the Value Chain in Otuke
In northern Uganda’s Otuke District, rice and cereal farming underpin rural livelihoods. Yet for yea...Read more
【Farmers' story】Regenerative Agriculture in Uganda: How Soil Restoration Increased Income and Climate Resilience for a Smallholder Farmer
For years, 43-year-old Lutankome Ronald farmed the way his parents and grandparents had taught him. ...Read more
【Activity】Solar Irrigation and Water Access in Karamoja, Uganda: SAA’s Integrated Finance Model Strengthens Climate Resilience
In Uganda’s Karamoja region, climate change is not an abstract risk it directly shapes daily surviva...Read more
【Farmers' story】From Savings to Seed Shops: Empowering Women to Lead Last-Mile Agribusiness in Northern Uganda
Across the drylands of Karamoja, agricultural livelihoods are shaped by distances to markets, climat...Read more
SAA Publications
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SAA history book
"Walking with the Farmer: The journey of the Sasakawa Africa Assoication since 1986"
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Annual Report
Annual Report FY2023
Annual Report FY2023 is available here.
