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SAA at the African Seed Trade Association (AFSTA) 2021
The 2021 African Seed Trade Association Congress was held in Kenya – Mombasa at Diani Reef Hotel from 27th – 30th September 2021. AFSTA is a not-for profit association formed in the year 2000 to take lead of the private seed companies and Regional Economic Community blocks in seed related matters in Africa, but it has seen its wings grow beyond the African Continent. To date, the Association has over 110 members comprising of seed companies, National and Continental Seed Trade Associations, all ...
SAA at the 3rd All Africa Post-Harvest Congress and Exhibition (AAPHCE)
The African Union Commission in partnership with a multi-stakeholder consortium composed of diverse regional and global partners including research & academic institutions, development partners, non-governmental organizations, and private sector actors led by the University of Nairobi and University of Johannesburg held the 3rd All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition, from 13th – 16th September, 2021 under the theme “Postharvest Loss Reduction for Sustainable Food Systems”.
SAA participated in AGRF 2021
The Africa Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) Summit is critical for Africa’s agriculture and as a defining moment to highlight and unlock many of the political, policy, and financial commitments and innovations the continent has achieved and needed to advance the commitments made at the Malabo Heads of State Summit and towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Sasakawa Africa Association develops new strategy 2021-2025
Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) has developed a new Strategic Plan spanning across the next five years (2021-2025) in response to the changing face of agriculture in Africa, and partly driven by the challenges of climate change.
Government of Mali opens Agricultural Extension diploma program at the Agricultural Colleges (CAA) in M’Pessoba and Samé using the SDDC model of SAA
The Government of Mali through its National Directorate of Agriculture has decided to adopt the SAFE Demand-Driven Curriculum (SDDC) to train diploma holders in Agricultural Extension at SAME College of Agriculture. This is a follow up on the Agricultural Extension mid-career training program at M'pessoba Agricultural College, opened in 2020 by the Malian government, and a significant endorsement and acceptance of the SDDC training model. This is a two-year program for the training of diplo...
A partnership Agreement with HarvestPlus concluded to scale up Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture
The Sasakawa Africa Association and HarvestPlus, a program of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), has entered into a partnership agreement through a Memorandum of Understanding which aims to scale up nutrition sensitive Agriculture in Africa through promotion of biofortified food crops that are rich in vitamins and minerals. The partnership aims to build sustainable food systems that bridges the gap between agriculture and nutrition by designing and implementing practical a...
SAA-IFPRI organized UNFSS Independent Dialogue: The Critical Role of Agricultural Extension in Advancing the 2030 Agenda: Lessons from the Field and Empirical Evidence
The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) convened United Nations Food System Summit (UNFSS) independent dialogue on August 6, 2021. The virtual event discussed how agricultural extension and advisory services can support the Sustainable Development Goals, drawing on lessons from the field and empirical evidence in Africa and elsewhere. Stakeholders shared their expert knowledge, engaged in group discussions to come up wi...
<Register now! > IFPRI-SAA will co-organize UN World Food Security Summit Independent Dialogue (online) on August 6
On August 6, SAA and IFPRI will be co-organizing UN World Food Security Summit Independent Dialogue: The Critical Role of Agricultural Extension in Advancing the 2030 Agenda: Lessons from the Field and Empirical Evidence.
SAA-Mali co-organized the national dialogue on Malian food systems in Bamako
BAMAKO: On Friday July 16th, 2021, Sasakawa Africa Association - SAA co-organized with the Ministry of Rural Development and the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture – RUFORUM, the national dialogue on Malian food systems at the Azalai Hotel in Bamako. The event was hybrid (face to face and online).
Annual Report FY2020 is now available!
Annual Report FY2020 is now available!
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