SAA News
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
SAA Hosts Project Kick-off Meeting for the Regenerative Agriculture and Biochar Development Initiative in Uganda
On 3 December 2025, SAA convened partners at its Bugolobi office for the official kick-off meeting o...Read more
SAA Uganda Recognized as Best Visionary Agricultural NGO 2025
SAA Uganda is honored to have been recognized as the Best Visionary Agricultural NGO in Uganda for 2...Read more
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Sidi Tah Pays Courtesy Visit to the Nippon Foundation — Discussions Held with SAA on Deepening Collaboration
On November 13, 2025, Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), paid a co...Read more
SAA President Suzuki Pays Courtesy Call on Former Nigerian President H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo
On November 3, 2025, Mr. Shuichi Suzuki, President of the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), paid a ...Read more
Voices from the field
【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
【Farmers' story】Power of the Last-Mile: How Youth-Led Agribusiness Services are Boosting Incomes in Rural Uganda
For many rural youths, hard work alone does not guarantee progress. Without access to capital, skill...Read more
【Farmers' story】From Classroom to Farm: How Youth Business Clinics are Empowering Young Agripreneurs in Uganda
Kyambadde Francis (28) is a young agripreneur from Mubende District who was initially trained as a p...Read more
【Farmers' story】Combating Child Malnutrition in Uganda: How Nutrition Model Homes Are Transforming Communities in Kole District
Across rural Uganda, undernutrition remains a persistent challenge driven not only by food insecurit...Read more
【Activity】Climate-Smart Rice Farming in Benin: Regenerative Practices Double Yields and Reduce Emissions
Rice farmers in key production zones of the Benin Republic are experiencing a significant productivi...Read more
【Activity】A High-level Delegation of Sidama Region Stakeholders visited Rukissa Irrigation Development
A high-level delegation from Sidama Region, comprising 12 representatives from regional, zonal, and ...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.
