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【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, climate stress, and limited access to basic services. For women farmers in particular, unreliable input supply systems have long constrained productivity, food security, and income diversification.
【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, skills, and productive assets, even the most determined efforts often fail to break the hand-to-mouth cycle, leaving them struggling to survive rather than finding a path to growth.
【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 primary school teacher, Francis grew up in a farming community and always had a strong interest in agriculture. However, limited access to land and capital prevented him from engaging in farming beyond subsistence. Like many rural youth, he faced the difficult choice of remaining in low-paying employment or venturing into agribusiness without the skills, networks, or resources to succeed.
【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 insecurity, but also by limited dietary diversity, poor hygiene practices, and deeply rooted beliefs that shape how illness is understood and addressed.
【Activity】Market Access, Local Finance, and Improved Seeds Drive Nigerian Farmers from Subsistence to Self-Financed, Profitable Agriculture
SAA Nigeria recently concluded a strategic review in Nasarawa State, highlighting a successful transition from subsistence to market-oriented agriculture. In 2025, targeted interventions in collective marketing, access to improved seeds, and Community Savings for Investment in Agribusiness (CSIA) empowered farmers to finance their own production and increase profitability. Country Director Dr. Godwin Atser emphasized the integration of extension services to provide holistic solutions. For 2026, ...
【Activity】SAA, and Jigawa State Government Review Progress, Advance Solar Irrigation, Processing, and Agribusiness Support for Farmers
The Jigawa State Government and SAA Nigeria recently held a high-level review meeting to reaffirm their partnership for agricultural transformation. Reviewing the 2025 season, the project reported remarkable success, including a 43–48% increase in rice yields and a 60% rise in sorghum productivity.
【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 productivity transformation following the adoption of climate-smart and regenerative agricultural practices. In sevfral intervention communites, yelds have more than doubled, while water efficiency and soil health have improved, contributing to lower greenhouse gas emissions from irrigated rice systems.
【Activity】SAA–DNA Supervision Mission 2025 Reports Strong Progress in Demonstration Fields
From October 18 to 22, 2025, Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) and the National Directorate of Agriculture (DNA) conducted their annual joint supervision mission across three key sites: Monzombléna, Guessébougou, and Samanko. This mission aims to assess progress on demonstration and adoption plots, interact with producers, and identify challenges and opportunities to improve agricultural performance.
【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 district offices of Agriculture, Finance, Water, and Irrigation, visited Rukissa Small-scale Irrigation System Development, realized through ICRIS (Improving Climate Resilience through Irrigation Development and Soil Fertility Enhancement) Project in Gowadamo Kebele of Aleta Wendo District, to assess the implementation status of the project.
【Activity】AGRA Holds Midyear Review Meeting in Hawassa
The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) Ethiopia shared key updates and reflections from the Midyear Review Meeting of AGRA-funded projects, held from August 25–27, 2025, in Hawassa. Although several months have passed since the event, the discussions remain relevant and continue to inform SAA’s ongoing effort in Ethiopia’s soybean sector, as partners prepare for the next implementation phase.
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Annual Report
Annual Report FY2023
Annual Report FY2023 is available here.
