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SAA-Nigeria is helping farmers overcome soil degradation with the Urea Super Granules (USG) Fertilizer Applicator - The story of Adamu Hotoro
SAA-Nigeria is promoting the Urea Super Granule (USG) technology through the Kano state agropastoral development project, KSADP to support farmers in maximizing nutrient uptake by crops using the Urea Deep Placement (UDP) method.
Training on soil improvement empowers Ethiopian farmers
In 2019, two farmers, brothers Debeso Sorra (57) and Gemeda Sorra (47), from Ethiopia’s Raya-Boda Kebele of the Ana Sora district in the Oromia region offered their land for the establishment of SAA’s Community Demonstration Plots (CDPs).
Regenerative agriculture training changes the fortunes of farmers in Nigeria
Farmers in northern Nigeria are reporting positive changes in their yields after embracing regenerative agriculture techniques like crop rotation and the application of manure.
SAA scholarship student visiting SAA-Mali
Mrs Camara Dembele is a doctoral student at the Ecole Doctorale des Sciences et Technologies du Mali (EDSTM). She has dedicated 13 years of her career in agricultural extension at the Office de la Haute Vallée du Niger, leading community development, natural resource management and research sections.
＜Short movie＞Catherine Kalembe; Eliminating Malnutrition one at a time in Uganda.
Uganda has been experiencing high rate of malnutrition as well as high birth rate. Children are given birth to when they are underweight or malnourished. That is why SAA has developed different interventions with a pillar of nutrition sensitive agriculture to try and mitigate the issues around malnutrition in both children and women of reproductive age.
＜Short movie＞Naome Mwidu, the Agro-processing Champion in Uganda
Pallisa Agri-business Training Association(PATA) in Kibuku district of the Eastern Region of Uganda is one of many One Stop Center Associations(OSCA) constructed by Sasakawa Africa Association. PATA trains and promotes crop value chain activities among the groups.
＜Short movie＞SAA-Uganda featured by UBC News on trainining activities for rurak women
In March 2022, SAA-Uganda office conducted technical training for rural women in Mubende and Kiboga districts, which was featured by Uganda's public national broadcaster, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC).
＜Short movie＞Climate-smart agriculture in Nakaseke district, Uganda
A success story of a couple who has used climate-smart practices to realize more yields, safeguard the soil and be model farmers in Nakaseke district.
＜Short movie＞ Agro-financing in Uganda
SAA implements training on agro-financing in Uganda
A Rural Entrepreneur Producing Catfish to Supply Local Consumers in Mali.
Bamba KEITA is 38 years old, married and has two children. He lives in the village of Nafadji, 45 km from Bamako. When he was selected for the SAA youth entrepreneurship project, thanks to an SAA agricultural adviser (CAT) in his locality, he was producing vegetables but was finding it difficult to grow his farm.
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Voices from the Field Special Edition 2022
This is a special edition of the "Voices from the Field" articles.
