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EVENT

July.2.2025

[July 24 | Free Event] SAA Hosts TICAD9 Official Side Event Webinar on the Future of Agricultural Extension in Africa – Register Now

The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) is honored to host an official side event of the Tokyo Interna...

NEWS

July.2.2025

SAA Champions Farmer-Led Innovation at ACAT 2025 in Kigali

As a Gold Sponsor of the 2025 African Conference on Agricultural Technologies (ACAT), the Sasakawa A...

Group photo taken during the Food Systems Summit in Nairobi, featuring members of the C4SEAS coalition, including representatives from SAA, AFAAS, CRS, AGRA, TAAT, ISRIC, and other partners. (Photo: AFAAS website)

INSIGHTS

June.11.2025

Fixing Africa’s Soils Starts with Fixing Its Extension Systems: The Case for C4SEAS

Soil degradation threatens the very foundation of Africa’s agricultural future undermining productiv...

SAA team from left, Dr Mel Oluoch, Dr Stella Kabiri, Dr Robert Ayang, Dr Hamado Tapsoba, Dr Fentahun Mengistu, Ms Edith Kouko and Dr Godwin Aster at the CGIAR Science week.

NEWS

May.28.2025

SAA at the CGIAR Science Week 2025, Nairobi, Kenya.

The CGIAR Science Week, held from April 7–12, 2025, at the United Nations (UN) Office in Nairobi, Ke...

NEWS

May.21.2025

Sikasso Hosts 13th Seed Fair: A Strategic Showcase for Agricultural Innovation

The 13th edition of the Seed Fair was held in Sikasso on May 9–10, 2025, under the leadership of the...

May.1.2025

SAA Advances Community-Based Soybean Seed Multiplication Under SoPRI Project in Jimma and Bunno Bedele Zones

As part of Ethiopia’s national effort to boost local edible oil production and improve livestock fee...

Voices from the field

May.28.2025

Part III: Interview with Shuichi Suzuki, New President of SAA - Trust as a Compass -- Building the Future of Agricultural Support for Africa

A featured interview with Shuichi Suzuki, President of SAA Part III: Trust as a Compass -- Building ...

From left: Ms. Mutsuyoshi, Mr. Suzuki, Dr. Amit, and Dr. Kitanaka

May.28.2025

Part II: Interview with Shuichi Suzuki, New President of SAA - From Global Business to the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA)

A featured interview with Shuichi Suzuki, President of SAA, Part II: From Global Business to the Sas...

May.28.2025

Part I: Interview with Shuichi Suzuki, New President of SAA - Four Decades of Global Business Experience – Grounded in Trust and Altruism

A featured interview with Shuichi Suzuki, President of SAA Part I: Four Decades of Global Business E...

April.29.2025

Empowering Farmers for Market Success: The SHEP Approach in Ana Sora District, Oromia, Ethiopia

Farmers visiting a Commodity Variety Plot (CVP) during a field day organized at Taguba Meskel Farmer Training Center (FTC)

Ethiopia

April.29.2025

Revitalizing Degraded Soils for Sustainable Productivity: The Experience of Taguba Meskel Kebele with Regenerative Agriculture

In Ethiopia, unsustainable farming practices have led to physical, chemical and biological degradati...

A host farmer in his Soil Bund integrated with forage development in Gemeda Sora

Ethiopia

April.29.2025

Ethiopian Farmers Reduce Yield Losses through Soil and Water Conservation Initiative

Soil erosion remains one of the leading causes of land degradation in Ethiopia, affecting cultivated...

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Healthier lives for rural communities

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Facilitating market-oriented agriculture

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SAA News

[July 24 | Free Event] SAA Hosts TICAD9 Official Side Event Webinar on the Future of Agricultural Extension in Africa – Register Now

SAA Champions Farmer-Led Innovation at ACAT 2025 in Kigali

Fixing Africa’s Soils Starts with Fixing Its Extension Systems: The Case for C4SEAS

SAA at the CGIAR Science Week 2025, Nairobi, Kenya.

Sikasso Hosts 13th Seed Fair: A Strategic Showcase for Agricultural Innovation

SAA Advances Community-Based Soybean Seed Multiplication Under SoPRI Project in Jimma and Bunno Bedele Zones

Voices from the field

Part III: Interview with Shuichi Suzuki, New President of SAA - Trust as a Compass -- Building the Future of Agricultural Support for Africa

Part II: Interview with Shuichi Suzuki, New President of SAA - From Global Business to the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA)

Part I: Interview with Shuichi Suzuki, New President of SAA - Four Decades of Global Business Experience – Grounded in Trust and Altruism

Empowering Farmers for Market Success: The SHEP Approach in Ana Sora District, Oromia, Ethiopia

Revitalizing Degraded Soils for Sustainable Productivity: The Experience of Taguba Meskel Kebele with Regenerative Agriculture

Ethiopian Farmers Reduce Yield Losses through Soil and Water Conservation Initiative

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Walking with the Farmer

SAA has been working hand in hand with smallholder farmers in Afirca since 1986

Transforming agriculture in Africa

SAA builds the capacity of farming comunities along the agricultural value chain.

Looking at sustainable future for all

SAA delivers imporoved technologies to farming communities through agricultural extension system in host countries.

Healthier lives for rural communities

SAA promotes bio-fortified nutritious crops as well as raising awareness on nutrition among rural communities for improved health and livelihoods.

Facilitating market-oriented agriculture

SAA promotes rural entrepreneurship and sustainable access to markets through various capacity building training.

SAA News

Voices from the field

SAA Publications

E-newsletter"Walking with the Farmer"

SAA Mail News

SAA history book"Walking with the Farmer: The journey of the Sasakawa Africa Assoication since 1986"

Annual ReportAnnual Report FY2023

Follow us

SAA has been working hand in hand
with smallholder farmers in Afirca since 1986

SAA builds the capacity of farming comunities
along the agricultural value chain.

SAA delivers imporoved technologies to farming communities
through agricultural extension system in host countries.

SAA promotes bio-fortified nutritious crops as well as raising awareness
on nutrition among rural communities for improved health and livelihoods.

SAA promotes rural entrepreneurship and sustainable access to markets
through various capacity building training.

E-newsletter
"Walking with the Farmer"

SAA history book
"Walking with the Farmer: The journey of the Sasakawa Africa Assoication since 1986"

Annual Report
Annual Report FY2023