Featured Article on Africa.com: Strengthening Africa’s Agricultural Extension Workforce

NEWS
December.22.2025

An article by Dr. Fentahun Mengistu, Country Director of the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), has been featured on Africa.com under the title “Africa’s Agricultural Future Will Rise Or Fall On Its Extension Workforce.”

In the article, Dr. Fentahun examines the central role of agricultural extension professionals in translating policy commitments and scientific innovation into tangible outcomes for smallholder farmers, drawing on Ethiopia’s recent reforms in extension education and SAA’s long-standing experience in capacity development across Africa.

Read the full article on Africa.com

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