{"id":3691,"date":"2023-05-25T06:29:47","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T06:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saa-safe.org\/newsletter\/?page_id=3691"},"modified":"2025-02-15T11:28:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T08:28:37","slug":"may-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/saa-safe.org\/newsletter\/may-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus on Ethiopia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3691\" class=\"elementor elementor-3691\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-173d232 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"173d232\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div 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data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Message from the Country Director<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c10c64e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c10c64e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 11-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px 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This edition is unique in that it coincides with the SAA&#8217;s 30th year \u2013 SAA was founded in Ethiopia in June 1993. It is also timely as it comes in the year when the Ethiopian government announced the achievement of a wheat export milestone, to which SAA has played a catalytic role over the years and is proud to see come to fruition.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e58400f elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-auto eae-pop-btn-align-center eae-pop-btn-type-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-wts-modal-popup\" data-id=\"e58400f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"wts-modal-popup.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eae-popup-wrapper eae-popup-eae-pupup-item-852156235\" data-id=\"eae-pupup-item-852156235\" data-preview-modal=\"\" data-close-button-type=\"icon\" data-close-btn=\"fas fa-arrow-left\" data-close-in-out=\"true\" data-effect=\"move-horizontal\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"eae-popup-link icon-position-before\"\n\t\t\tdata-id=\"eae-pupup-item-852156235\" data-ctrl-id=\"e58400f\" href=\"#eae-pupup-item-852156235\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eae-popup-btn-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eae-popup-btn-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more \u00bb\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"eae-pupup-item-852156235\" class=\"eae-popup-eae-pupup-item-852156235 mfp-hide eae-popup-container\">\n\t\t\t<input class=\"eae-hidden-post-id\" type=\"hidden\" name=\"eae_hidden_post_id\" data-id=\"eae-pupup-item-852156235\" value=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eae-popup-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eae-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"1130\" class=\"elementor elementor-1130\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667ac2b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"667ac2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb131bf e-con-full left-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb131bf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1405531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1405531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 11-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/saa-safe.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fentahun-Mengistu-768x610.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3701\" alt=\"Fentahun Mengistu, PhD - Country Director, SAA Ethiopia Office\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saa-safe.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fentahun-Mengistu-768x610.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/saa-safe.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fentahun-Mengistu-300x238.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/saa-safe.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fentahun-Mengistu-1024x814.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/saa-safe.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fentahun-Mengistu.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6833c80 e-con-full right-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6833c80\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326a1172 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"326a1172\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Message from the Country Director<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2557168b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2557168b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dear Readers,<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the May 2023 issue of the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) newsletter, which focuses on Ethiopia. This edition is unique in that it coincides with the SAA&#8217;s 30th year \u2013 SAA was founded in Ethiopia in June 1993. It is also timely as it comes in the year when the Ethiopian government announced the achievement of a wheat export milestone, to which SAA has played a catalytic role over the years and is proud to see come to fruition.<\/p>\n<p>SAA is in its third year of implementing its current strategy (2021-2025), which focuses on a sustainable, regenerative, and resilient agriculture that is also nutrition-sensitive and market-oriented. Since launching this strategy, SAA in Ethiopia has been steadily expanding its intervention portfolio and consolidating innovation packages. Among the SAA\u2019s recent focus are urban and peri-urban agriculture, permagardening, biofortified crops, livestock feeds, irrigated agriculture, shelf-life extending technologies for perishable products, market-oriented agriculture through the Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment and Promotion (SHEP) approach, and e-learning and e-extension.<\/p>\n<p>In this issue, you will see our various interventions along the strategic pillars that are positively impacting people&#8217;s lives and contributing to improved environmental sustainability and climate resilience in the country. It specifically highlights good practices in regenerative agriculture and nutrition. You will further read the stories of an agri-entrepreneur group and individual who succeeded in \u201cfarming as a business\u201d; farmers&#8217; digital learning; enhancing extension education curriculum; and efforts to capacitate Farmer Training Centers (FTCs).<\/p>\n<p>SAA remains committed to its catalyzing role in the resolution of Ethiopia&#8217;s and Africa&#8217;s most pressing agricultural development challenges, and the development of sustainable agri-food systems.<br \/>\nEnjoy your reading.<\/p>\n<p>Fentahun Mengistu, PhD<br \/>\nCountry Director, SAA Ethiopia Office<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78d0936 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78d0936\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f1155 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-xpro-social-share\" data-id=\"33f1155\" 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The father of 11, cultivates wheat in the Angacha District of Ethiopia\u2019s Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People&#8217;s Region (SNNPR). Yet despite a favorable agro-ecological environment for the grain\u2019s production, Bogale, like many other farmers in the region, could only harvest 2.0 t\/ha, a sub-par yield driven by a lack of Good Agronomic Practices (GAP) and limited access to improved seed varieties. Things took a surprise turn in 2020, when SAA introduced the Deka wheat variety to the village through its Community Variety Plot (CVP), where it demonstrated the highest yield yet in the area. Bogale was lucky to be among the farmers to witness the output, and even luckier to have attended a training on GAP by SAA that covered crop rotation, minimum tillage, intercropping, timely weeding, precise fertilizer application (type, time, placement, and amount), and use of improved varieties with recommended seed rate as well as harvesting, storing, and marketing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a blessed day when I learned about the Deka wheat variety from my neighbor who was a host farmer of one of the SAA demonstration plots in Kerekicho,&#8221; Bogale said.<br \/>\nFollowing the training, Bogale purchased 150 kg of Deka seed from another host farmer in the Kerekicho Kebele, which was sufficient to cover his 1.5 ha of land. He planted it in the 2021 cropping season with technical support from the Development Agents (DAs) and cross learning with other host farmers. That year, he harvested 5.3 tons, which was about 77% more than his usual yield. He sold 3.3 tons of his harvests to the neighbouring farmers as seeds, earning him over USD3,200, while leaving him with 2 tons of seed for his own cultivation.<br \/>\nSpurred by the great output, in 2022, he expanded his farm by renting 18.5 more hectares of land for a total of 20 ha, from which he harvested 84 tons and earned USD59,880 by selling 80 tons of grain to the government for export and the rest to local farmers.<\/p>\n<p>He observes that the new variety yields twice as much as conventional varieties due to its improved tillering capacity and pest tolerance. 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Compost improves soil structure and provides a wide range of nutrients for plants, adding beneficial microbes to the soil, and increasing crop yields. However, many farmers struggle to produce high-quality compost due to a lack of organic materials, and inadequate knowledge on the proper ratio of carbon and nitrogen-supplying raw materials, with others desisting completely due to the odour released in the composting process. To address these issues, SAA-Ethiopia provided farmers and Extension Agents (EAs) in the Angacha and Meket districts with hands-on training on how to improve compost preparation using Effective Microorganisms (EMs).<\/p>\n<p>EMs are a blend of naturally-occurring beneficial organisms, primarily lactic acid bacteria, photosynthetic bacteria, and yeasts that can be used as inoculants to boost the beneficial microbial population and diversity in the soil ecosystem for sustainable crop production. Compost preparation with EMs speeds up the decomposition of organic materials by 5-6 times, while reducing the release of odors.<br \/>\nSince 2021, SAA has trained 46 (12 women) EAs, and 244 (67 women) smallholder farmers in the Amhara and SNNP regions on compost preparation using EMs. The farmers are reporting sustained yields even after replacing half of their inorganic fertilizer needs with compost, which is consistent with most studies on compost in Ethiopian showing that organic fertilizers can replace up to 50% of inorganic fertilizers. For optimum yields, the trained farmers apply 4 MT of compost per hectare alongside half of the recommended inorganic fertilizer rate (50 Kg NPS and 50 Kg Urea per hectare).<\/p>\n<p>The amount of compost produced by the trained farmers has been used to substitute approximately 3.5 metric tons of inorganic fertilizers valued at USD2,403 based on the current price of USD 68.66 per 0.1MT.<\/p>\n<p>Using compost in combination with mineral fertilizers is an Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) system that SAA promotes for increasing soil fertility and reducing environmental hazards. 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5b15e7 e-con-full right-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5b15e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48ea4862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48ea4862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thousands of farmers gain transformative agricultural production skills through SAA field days<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d541ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d541ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In April, SAA held Farmers\u2019 field day events focusing on Regenerative Agriculture (RA) technologies in Negele Arsi, Kewet, Angacha, Meket and Ana Sora districts of the SNNPR and Oromia regions of Ethiopia. The sessions were attended by 4,402 (1,099 female) farmers, Extension Agents (EAs) and officials. Each event began with welcoming remarks from the heads of the districts and brief introductions by EAs. Participants were then grouped and guided to different demonstration plots at Farmer Training Centers (FTCs) and in host farmers\u2019 fields for demonstrations on RA practices such as Conservation Agriculture (CA) including minimum\/zero tillage, crop rotation, intercropping, strip cropping, and mulching; Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) practices such as composting\/manuring, vermicomposting, green manuring, liming of acidic soil; Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices, and crop diversification. The farmers also visited Community-based Seed Multiplication (CBSM) schemes, water points, and permagardens planted with vegetables, spices, and aromatic and medicinal plants.<\/p>\n<p>After the field visits, participants exchanged their observations in sessions chaired by high-profile officials who appreciated the SAA\u2019s contributions in addressing the long-term goals of the government\u2019s policies and strategies. In addition, the government representatives advised and encouraged farmers to adopt the different technologies and practices they visited. Directions were also given to the respective district agriculture offices to scale-up the best technologies and practices. 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d541ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In March 2022, five organisations, including the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA)-Ethiopia, the Ethiopia Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) project of the World Resources Institute (WRI), the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), the Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI), and the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), formed an Action Coalition to Promote Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture Commercialization in Ethiopia.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the SAA-Ethiopia Offfice has been actively involved in and contributing to the realization of the Action Coalition&#8217;s objectives. This includes participation in the FOLU-led compilation of sustainable and regenerative agriculture (SRA) best practices, the development of a roadmap for sustainable and regenerative agriculture, and discussions on piloting SRA practices in the Agricultural Commercialization and Farmers\u2019 Production cluster areas.<\/p>\n<p>SAA also contributed to the Action Coalition member organizations cross-country learning visit to the Telangana State of India, which took place from March 26 to April 2, 2023 and was funded and organized by WRI\/FOLU-Ethiopia. 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn March 2022, five organisations, including the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA)-Ethiopia, the Ethiopia Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) project of the World Resources Institute (WRI), the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), the Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI), and the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), formed an Action Coalition to Promote Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture Commercialization in Ethiopia&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"jet-listing-grid__item jet-listing-dynamic-post-3743\" data-post-id=\"3743\" >\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"jet-listing-items\" data-elementor-id=\"1049\" class=\"elementor elementor-1049\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b29660 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b29660\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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src=\"https:\/\/saa-safe.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/15-Training-to-EAs-of-Beraqat-FTC-on-E-Kakashi-installation-at-Fogera-National-Rice-Researc-Center.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3744\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saa-safe.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/15-Training-to-EAs-of-Beraqat-FTC-on-E-Kakashi-installation-at-Fogera-National-Rice-Researc-Center.jpeg 1100w, https:\/\/saa-safe.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/15-Training-to-EAs-of-Beraqat-FTC-on-E-Kakashi-installation-at-Fogera-National-Rice-Researc-Center-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/saa-safe.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/15-Training-to-EAs-of-Beraqat-FTC-on-E-Kakashi-installation-at-Fogera-National-Rice-Researc-Center-1024x512.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/saa-safe.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/15-Training-to-EAs-of-Beraqat-FTC-on-E-Kakashi-installation-at-Fogera-National-Rice-Researc-Center-768x384.jpeg 768w\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As part of efforts to digitalize agricultural extension, SAA-Ethiopia has been testing smart farming practices since 2022. One such example is the AI-powered brain for agricultural solution &#8216;e-kakashi&#8217; . Originally taking the name \u201ckakashi\u201d from a Japanese word for scarecrow, this e-kakashi has been introduced to Ethiopia as part of the Pro-environment Market-oriented Agriculture Promotion Project (PREMAP-I)<a href=\"#footnote1\" style=\"font-size: 10px;font-weight: bold;position: relative;top: -8px\">1<\/a> funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Provided by SoftBank Corp., a major Japan-based telecommunications and IT operator, e-kakashi supports the decision-making of users in agriculture. It collects environment data, plant growth data, and cultivation records further providing alerts and advice, according to the pre-set cultivation manual, or recipe. Using different sensors installed in the field, e-kakashi equipment (called Gateway) collects data of various environmental conditions, which is then transmitted via the network and becomes easily visible on smartphone apps. Additionally, users can record cultivation works and plant growth through a smartphone app. Using AI to analyze the gathered data, e-kakashi informs users and provides alerts and information based on agronomic best practices.<\/p>\n<p>Using this technology, SAA intends to promote evidence-based agriculture that integrates scientific data in farmers&#8217; decision-making in agriculture. In Ethiopia, e-kakashi is currently being piloted at two Farmer Training Centers (FTCs) in Amhara and Oromia Regions, as well as at the Fogera National Rice Research and Training Center (FNRRTC). As a project goal, PREMAP intends to develop water-and fertilizer-optimizing cultivation techniques, that increase farm productivity and profitability while reducing environmental impact. This resonates with SAA\u2019s Regenerative Agriculture approach.<\/p>\n<p>As part of technology introduction, SoftBank Corp. provided a series of training on e-kakashi installation and operation to both SAA staff and Extension Agents (EAs). The training supported 23 (14 female) EAs in Berakat Kebele, North Mecha district, Amhara region, and nine trainees in Turge Kebele, Negele Arsi District and Oromia region. It greatly helped the trainees to expand their knowledge and deepen understanding on evidence-based sustainable agriculture in the region.<\/p>\n<p id=\"footnote1\" style=\"font-style: italic;font-size: 14px;font-family: serif\">1. The Pro-environment Market-oriented Agriculture Promotion Project (PREMAP-I) is a project funded by MOFA Japan that focuses on strengthening two Farmers Training Centers (FTC)\u2019s extension capacity by constructing the training and exhibition rooms as well as demonstration water harvesting systems, and farm equipment. It also assists farmers in gaining access to water through rainwater harvesting or hand-dug wells and solar pumps for year-round vegetable production. 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5b15e7 e-con-full right-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5b15e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48ea4862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48ea4862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SAA, AfDB Presidents excited at prospects of collaborative work in Benin, Ethiopia and Nigeria<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d541ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d541ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On April 25, 2023, 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Dr. Beth Dunford, the AfDB\u2019s Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development was also in attendance. Dr. Dunford highlighted the successful signing of a project MoU for a joint project between SAA and the Bank supported by the Japanese government, to be launched in Ethiopia, Benin and Nigeria. The project is implemented under the Trust Fund for the Japan Policy and Human Resources Development Grant (PHRDG). Dr. Adesina underscored the important role that agricultural extension systems play in the dissemination of innovation and human resource development in the transformation of African agriculture, and in particular, the acceleration of digitalization. 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Oniang\u2019o visited Mali from March 5-12, 2023 where she met and exchanged ideas with national partners, donors, SAA intervention beneficiaries, farmers, and staff and management of SAA-Mali. 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data-id=\"3d541ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Embassy of Japan in Nigeria and SAA-Nigeria have reiterated their commitment to strengthen their joint effort in helping the country to transform its agricultural sector. The two institutions made the assurance during a courtesy visit by the SAA\u2019s Country Director, Dr Godwin Atser, to Japan\u2019s Embassy in Abuja. The renewed commitment is aimed at tapping Japanese innovation, including information and communication technologies (ICTs), to improve farming systems in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>While receiving the Country Director, Ambassador Kazuyoshi Matsunaga appreciated the significant role played by SAA in Africa. The meeting came at a time when Nigeria is emphasizing the position of agriculture in lifting its population out of poverty by creating jobs and new wealth. Dr Atser said agriculture holds great potential, which is, however, yet to be fully harnessed. He further explained how SAA\u2019s strategy 2021-2025 seeks to tackle the many problems confronting the country\u2019s agriculture sector.<\/p>\n<p>The Ambassador note that the rapid internet penetration in Nigeria is an asset to be harnessed for agricultural development. He also noted that technologies for agricultural mechanization could reduce drudgery, boost productivity, and improve the efficiency of farmers in Nigeria. 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-977457d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"977457d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saa-safe.org\/newsletter\/saa-newsletters\/saa-transforms-rural-cooperative-2\/\">SAA transforms rural cooperative<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fee3278 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fee3278\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NIGERIA<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ade720e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ade720e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29bd7a4 e-con-full left-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29bd7a4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93f705f media-attached-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93f705f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/saa-safe.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Japanese-ambassador-in-Nigeria.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Japanese ambassador in Nigeria\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzgxNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3NhYS1zYWZlLm9yZ1wvbmV3c2xldHRlclwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDVcL0phcGFuZXNlLWFtYmFzc2Fkb3ItaW4tTmlnZXJpYS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/saa-safe.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Japanese-ambassador-in-Nigeria.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3814\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saa-safe.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Japanese-ambassador-in-Nigeria.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/saa-safe.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Japanese-ambassador-in-Nigeria-300x200.jpg 300w, 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d541ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d541ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Embassy of Japan in Nigeria and SAA-Nigeria have reiterated their commitment to strengthen their joint effort in helping the country to transform its agricultural sector. The two institutions made the assurance during a courtesy visit by the SAA\u2019s Country Director, Dr Godwin Atser, to Japan\u2019s Embassy in Abuja. The renewed commitment is aimed at tapping Japanese innovation, including information and communication technologies (ICTs), to improve farming systems in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>While receiving the Country Director, Ambassador Kazuyoshi Matsunaga appreciated the significant role played by SAA in Africa. The meeting came at a time when Nigeria is emphasizing the position of agriculture in lifting its population out of poverty by creating jobs and new wealth. Dr Atser said agriculture holds great potential, which is, however, yet to be fully harnessed. He further explained how SAA\u2019s strategy 2021-2025 seeks to tackle the many problems confronting the country\u2019s agriculture sector.<\/p>\n<p>The Ambassador note that the rapid internet penetration in Nigeria is an asset to be harnessed for agricultural development. He also noted that technologies for agricultural mechanization could reduce drudgery, boost productivity, and improve the efficiency of farmers in Nigeria. 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Nineteen (8 women) agro-input dealers and CATs were trained. The session focused on the safe use of agro-inputs, inform the participants on the agricultural inputs regulating and governing law, and the registration requirements for operating input shops. The training also addressed the safe use of agrochemicals, business planning, and management. At the end of the workshop, certificates were awarded to participants, and the agro-input business profiles of eight candidates (1 female) were reviewed by the Registrar of the MAAIF and given the go-ahead to start the registration process. 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