SAA has been working hand in hand with smallholder farmers in Africa for over 30years.
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SAA News
September.30.2019
An interview story: Ryoji Inaba, a former JICA volunteer to Uganda now engaging in farming in Japan
Ryoji Inaba is a young Japanese farmer and former Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer (JOCV) in Uganda, where he was assigned to work at the SAA Country Office for two years from 2012 to 2014. Since returning home to Aichi Prefecture and starting life as a farmer, he has worked on producing a wide range of organic farm products.
Ryoji was part of the panel discussion that took place during the...
September.18.2019
SAA’s flag bearers stood-out in AGRF
The beautiful city of Accra has been bustling to receive guests who flocked from all corners of the globe to attend the 2019 African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) held at the Accra International Convention Center (AICC) from 2-6 September 2019. The AGRF 2018 forum was successfully hosted in Kigali, Rwanda and this year, Accra, Ghana was the host to this prestigious continental event which attracte...
September.11.2019
Japan pledges boost to cooperation with Africa at Sasakawa Africa Association side-event for TICAD VII
Wednesday 11 September – A “new era” of opportunities and cooperation in agriculture between Japan and Africa was heralded at a symposium organised by the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), at the seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VII).
‘Sasakawa in Africa: Building on the Past, Looking to the Future’ heard a commitment from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ...
Voices from the field
September.17.2019 / Uganda
“My income and livelihood have improved”
The farmer’s multipurpose cooperative reaping the benefits of collective seed production
The Bulunguli Farmer’s Multipurpose Cooperative is located in the Iganga district of Uganda. A needs assessment was conducted in 2016 as part of an agreement between SG 2000 Uganda and the Ministry of Agriculture, together with the International
Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), during which many...
August.16.2019 / Mali
“ This foundation seed project has been an opportunity to improve our living conditions”
The Foloda Women’s Group
The Monzonblena Postharvest and Trading Center (PHTC) boasts a membership of 10 villages, and is located south of the Malian capital, Bamako. In 2017, SAA identified the villages, including Foloda, which has a population of 450 and relies on subsistence agriculture as its main source of income, to follow a needs assessment survey organized in collaboration with the nati...
July.19.2019 /
“ Without the SAFE program, I would never have had the opportunity to be where I am today”
The Sasakawa Africa Fund for Extension Education (SAFE)integrates African universities and colleges into the agricultural development process, to ensure that extension staff are equipped to lead the transformation of agriculture along the value chain.Joseph Kwesi Sarpong, a Ghanaian national, was among the first intake of SAFE students when the program launched in 1993.
“There were 25 of us in ...
June.17.2019 / Uganda
“I am proud of being engaged in agriculture”
The youth agribusiness in Uganda turning agricultural employment into a winning choice
The Zirobwe Agaliawamu Agri-business Training Association(ZAABTA) is a dynamic and award-winning youth agri-business association situated in the Luwero district of central Uganda. The success of the group rests on its ability to inspire African
youth to view agriculture as an employment choice with a brigh...
WHAT WE DO
SAA builds the capacity of smallholder farmers
in Sub-Saharan Africa along the agricultural value chain.
SAA builds the capacity of smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa along the agricultural value chain.
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