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
Digital technologies for accelerated extension reach in Nigeria
SAA is expanding its reach through AKILIMO, an agronomic advisory service for cassava and maize intercropping, to Nigeria’s Kogi, Benue, Cross River, Anambra, Ogun and Nasarawa States
Promoting e-learning for extension education at the University of Ségou, Mali
The COVID-19 pandemic’s challenges in agriculture and the associated response measures, led SAA-Mali to embrace e-Extension and e-Learning for its extension delivery and capacity development interventions
Training on Fertilizer Investment Prioritization (FIP) Tool
Between May and June 2022, SAA trained extension agents and farmers in the Benue, Kaduna and Kano States in Nigeria on the Fertilizer Investment Prioritization (FIP) tool, which provides site-specific fertilizer advisory services
Extension agents trained on the Pro-manager app
A total of 122 (19 female) extension agents in 20 local government areas of the Kano State were selected and trained on using the SAA’s Pro-manager app to offer farmer support.
SAA organized TICAD8 official side events online
On 5 August, SAA successfully organized an official online Side Event for Tokyo International Conference on African Development VIII (TICAD8) in collaboration with the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)
SAA recognized at Uganda’s Annual Agricultural Awards
SAA-Uganda won the 2021 Agri-partners Recognition Award at Uganda’s Annual Agricultural Awards held on April 20, 2022 in the country’s capital, Kampala, under the theme: “Agriculture, Business and Innovation for Development”
Farmers in Ethiopia trained on entrepreneurship
In February, SAA organized a four-day training on agri-entrepreneurship in the central Oromia Region of Ethiopia. The training sought to improve the entrepreneurial skill of farmer groups, with a special focus on youth
SAA visits Cape Coast University
The SAA HQ team visited the Cape Coast University in Ghana from March 15 – 16, where they interacted with staff, students and neighboring farming communities
SAA team learns regenerative agriculture tips during Burkina Faso, Ghana trip
In March 2022, the SAA team traveled to Burkina Faso and Ghana to explore different regenerative agriculture techniques for the promotion of sustainable agriculture production.
