SAA Showcases its Interventions for Sustainable Agriculture at AFSTA Congress 2024
The Sasakawa Africa Association was actively present at the 24th African Seed Trade Association (AFSTA) Annual Congress, in Mombasa, Kenya, where its exhibition attracted numerous visitors, including Honorable Mithika Linturi, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development
SAA’s Stakeholders Highlight Benefits of Decarbonized Cropping Systems
On February 20, 2024, at the SAA-Nigeria Annual Stakeholder Meeting held at National Agricultural Research Institutes (NAERLS) in Zaria, Nigeria, stakeholders discussed the benefits of decarbonizing cropping systems. The workshop explored the role of climate-smart agriculture in ensuring food security, through discussions and brainstorming sessions focusing on capacity building, extension services, technology adoption, market access, and climate-smart practices
SAA, AfDB Presidents excited at prospects of collaborative work in Benin, Ethiopia and Nigeria
On April 25, 2023, SAA President Kitanaka paid a courtesy call to African Development Bank (AfDB) President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina during his brief visit of Japan. Dr. Beth Dunford, the AfDB’s Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development was also in attendance
Farmer organization groups from Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe trained in Japan
The Deputy Country Director SAA-Nigeria, Dr Abdulhamid Gambo, visited Japan from February 3 -22, 2023 for the training program titled, ‘2022 Human Resource Development for Establishment of Food Value Chain’
SAA trains Uganda’s youth on Agripreneurship
In August 2022, SAA organized a training on Agripreneurship for 36 youth (nine women) in the Kole and Mubende intervention communities…
SAA-Nigeria team participates in revision of National Extension Manual
In June 2022, SAA-Nigeria’s Country Director and Capacity Building Program Coordinator participated in a national meeting to update and revise the National Extension Manual for agricultural extension practitioners…
Nippon Foundation Chair Mr. Yohei Sasakawa visit to SAA interventions in Ethiopia
Between August 30 and 31, 2022, Mr. Yohei Sasakawa, the Chairman of The Nippon Foundation, accompanied by the SAA Board Chair, Prof. Ruth Oniang’o, and SAA President Dr. Kitanaka Makoto visited the SAA’s intervention sites in the Angacha and Negele Arsi Districts of Ethiopia…
eLearning management training for lecturers in Ethiopia
From June 23 to 24, 2022, a training of trainers (ToT) session focusing on the e-Learning management was conducted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In attendance were 23 lecturers (four women) from eight universities, which demonstrated a willingness to adapt the e-learning system for program delivery…
SAA strategic direction and interventions popularized among lecturers in Tanzania
On July 14, 2022, SAA organized a training of trainers (ToT) session at Tanzania’s Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), covering topics on Regenerative Agriculture (RA), Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture (NSA), and Market Oriented Agriculture (MOA)…
SAA Ethiopia introduces university lecturers to field level innovations
SAA organized an experience sharing workshop for lecturers on May 19, 2022 at Bahir Dar University, which was attended by 25 lecturers (six women) from nine universities. The objective of the workshop was to share SAA’s field level practices and innovations…
