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Facilitating access to agricultural credit for women in Mali
The Siranikoto Production Post Harvest and Trade Center (PHTC), supported by SAA-Mali, has 41 groups of Community Savings for Investment in Agriculture (CSIA). Each group constitutes an average of 20 members and the groups saved 4,773,400 FCFA (USD7,343) in 2022.
From unemployment to business ownership
In December 2019 the Misrak Agro dealers’ group was organized under the IMPACT project in the Amhara Region’s Bure Zuria district. Starting with three members, the group has grown to five (three women) members with the goal of promoting improved post-harvest technologies and creating jobs for the youth, whose educational background ranges from 10th grade to BSc degree.
Odyeny left the army for farming | Monitor-Uganda
Many government servicemen ponder on what to do next after retiring from serving the country. However, Bosco Odyeny a resident of Akadikum village in Otuke Town Council in Otuke District, made a decision to start farming and like the saying goes, “enkumbi terimba”, he has never regretted taking this step.
SAFE alumnus transforms Supervised Enterprise Project (SEP) into a flourishing beekeeping business
After eight years as an Extension Agent at Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Wubshet Adugna joined the SAFE program at Haramaya University (then Alemaya University) in 1998, selecting beekeeping as his Supervised Enterprise Project (SEP).
Award winning agri-entrepreneur becomes a role model for youth in Mali
Having graduated with a bachelor’s degree in agro-economics, from the Rural Polytechnic Institute and Applied Research (IPR/IFRA) in Mali’s Katibougou region, Cheick Djibril Diallo ventured into market-oriented gardening.
Successful seed multiplication venture in Nigeria
After joining the SAFE program in 2005 at the Ahmadu Bello University in the Zaria City of Nigeria’s Kaduna State, Dr. Nuhu Saddiq selected seed multiplication for his Supervised Enterprise Project (SEP) assignment.
Practising farming as a business: The success story of a SAFE alumnus in Uganda
After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Extension Education from Uganda’s Makerere University in 2002, Vicky Nyakatuura Bagenda, a SAFE alumnus, secured a job at the Mukono District Local Government.
Providing better agricultural advice through e-Extension
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, which restricted peoples’ movements and assembly, SAA-Ethiopia moved with speed to intensify its e-Extension programs.
Digital technology helps increase farmers’ access to extension services
Part of the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA)’s role in Uganda is to support the government’s efforts toward efficient agricultural extension delivery.
Using ICT to enhance Mali’s seed sector efficiency
In the last three years, SAA has been keenly working on transforming Mali’s seed sector through the promotion of digital technologies.
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Voices from the Field Special Edition 2022
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