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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!

SAA President Dr. Kitanaka visits Makerere University for collaborative initiatives
The visit of Dr. Kitanaka and SAA HQ team to the college of Agricultural and Environment sciences of Mekerere University, Uganda has been featured in their website.

55 midcareer students of Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia presented their Supervised Enterprise Projects (SEPs)
Supervised Enterprise Projects (SEPs) is a unique aspect of SAFE program which requires the students to work on action-based research with an aim to solve problems encountered by farming communities.

SAA organized a training on SHEP at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania.
From 11th to 12th of May, 2021, Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), in collaboration with TANSHEP, Department of Agricultural Extension and Community Development (DAECD), the Bureau for Agricultural Consultancy and Advisory Services (BACAS) and Sokoine University of Agriculture conducted a training on Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment and Promotion (SHEP) approach and SAA field models in Morogoro, Tanzania.

Country Director of SAA Mali will attend the Pre-UN Food Systems Dialogue for West Africa
The Country Director of SAA Mali, Dr. Sokona will attend the Pre-UN Food Systems Dialogue for West Africa as a panelist on 14th May, 2021. For the detail, please see the attached file.
SAA Publications

E-newsletter
"Walking with the Farmer"
SAA publishes a bimonthly e-newsletter reporting on SAA activities.
SAA history book
"Walking with the Farmer: The journey of the Sasakawa Africa Assoication since 1986"
This book chronicles the history of SAA from its inception to the present.
Annual Report
Annual Report FY2023
Annual Report FY2023 is available here.






