Bringing together value chain actors to create synergies in Uganda
On 23rd September 2022, SAA-Uganda conducted ‘the value chain actors marketplace workshops along the agricultural value chain, in Kiboga and Kole districts. This brought together a host of people including, smallholder farmers, community-based facilitators (CBFs), Commodity Association Traders/Trainers (CATs), Extension Workers (EWs), District Coordinators (DCs), agro input suppliers, financial service providers produce buyers, technology suppliers, information providers, and District Local Government (DLGs)
Creating jobs for youth through Market-Oriented Horticulture Production in Uganda
Peter Vundru, 23 years old, is from Adjumani district in Uganda and was forced to drop out of school, due to a lack of income for school fees. Being a resourceful man, staying unemployed was not an option. Inspired by his parents who had a backyard garden for their livelihood, Peter started growing tomatoes, cabbage, and okra and has become a successful entrepreneur and model in his community
Activities in Uganda
Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), under the Market-Oriented Agriculture pillar, equips smallholder farmers and extension agents with business and entrepreneurship skills to raise their income by sustainably increasing productivity in response to market demand
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-Uganda provides internship opportunities to university students
Over the years, SAA has provided internship opportunities to hundreds of university students. This year, SAA-Uganda received 22 students pursuing Bachelor’s degrees in various agriculture related areas, including agricultural extension, agribusiness and soil sciences at the Makerere and Busitema Universities…
Digital agriculture extension for accelerating knowledge and technology transfer in Ethiopia
SAA-Ethiopia’s digital agricultural extension work began in 2010 with the establishment of 21 Woreda Extension and Resource Centers (WERCs) outfitted with computers, printers, dial-up/ADSL internet access, and a portal from which 660 experts gained improved access to agricultural information
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
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”
Timely distribution of inputs helped early planting in Uganda
In the first production season of 2022, SAA-Uganda was at hand to conduct field demonstrations and support input distribution to farmers in the East African country
Aisha Nakibule tells us how biofortified foods have lowered malnutrition in Lutete, Uganda
In a bid to combat Vitamin A and Iron deficiency in Uganda, SAA introduced farmers in Lutete, a village in the country’s Mubende District, to nutrient-dense, iron-reach beans, and orange-fleshed sweet potatoes.
