NEWS
November.11.2021

SAA Regional Director featured in African Newspage

SAA Regional Director, Dr. Mel Oluoch, was featured in African Newspage, one of the award winning newsmedia. He elaborated on SAA new strategy and how it will contribute to the SDG Goaland support African youth and women in rural communities.

NEWS
November.1.2021

SAA announces launch of new logo

SAA is pleased to announce the launch of its new logo as part of the organization’s ongoing evolution. The announcement comes as SAA launched its new strategy.

NEWS
October.19.2021

SAA  at the African Seed Trade Association (AFSTA) 2021

The 2021 African Seed Trade Association Congress was held in Kenya – Mombasa at Diani Reef Hotel from 27th – 30th September 2021. AFSTA is a not-for profit association formed in the year 2000 to take lead of the private seed companies and Regional Economic Community blocks in seed related matters in Africa, but it has seen its wings grow beyond the African Continent. To date, the Association has over 110 members comprising of seed companies, National and Continental Seed Trade Associations, all ...

NEWS
October.2.2021

SAA at the 3rd All Africa Post-Harvest Congress and Exhibition (AAPHCE)

The African Union Commission in partnership with a multi-stakeholder consortium composed of diverse regional and global partners including research & academic institutions, development partners, non-governmental organizations, and private sector actors led by the University of Nairobi and University of Johannesburg held the 3rd All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition, from 13th – 16th September, 2021 under the theme “Postharvest Loss Reduction for Sustainable Food Systems”.

NEWS
September.26.2021

SAA participated in AGRF 2021

The Africa Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) Summit is critical for Africa’s agriculture and as a defining moment to highlight and unlock many of the political, policy, and financial commitments and innovations the continent has achieved and needed to advance the commitments made at the Malabo Heads of State Summit and towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

NEWS
September.1.2021

Sasakawa Africa Association develops new strategy 2021-2025

Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) has developed a new Strategic Plan spanning across the next five years (2021-2025) in response to the changing face of agriculture in Africa, and partly driven by the challenges of climate change.

Country Director of SAA Mali Mali meets the dean of CAA Samé in the CAA Samé meeting room
NEWS
September.1.2021

Government of Mali opens Agricultural Extension diploma program at the Agricultural Colleges (CAA) in M’Pessoba and Samé using the SDDC model of SAA

The Government of Mali through its National Directorate of Agriculture has decided to adopt the SAFE Demand-Driven Curriculum (SDDC) to train diploma holders in Agricultural Extension at SAME College of Agriculture. This is a follow up on the Agricultural Extension mid-career training program at M'pessoba Agricultural College, opened in 2020 by the Malian government, and a significant endorsement and acceptance of the SDDC training model. This is a two-year program for the training of diplo...

A lady enjoying vitamin A sweet potato and vegetables in Bugiri District, Uganda
NEWS
August.17.2021

A partnership Agreement with HarvestPlus concluded to scale up Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture

The Sasakawa Africa Association and HarvestPlus, a program of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), has entered into a partnership agreement through a Memorandum of Understanding which aims to scale up nutrition sensitive Agriculture in Africa through promotion of biofortified food crops that are rich in vitamins and minerals. The partnership aims to build sustainable food systems that bridges the gap between agriculture and nutrition by designing and implementing practical a...

NEWS
August.9.2021

SAA-IFPRI organized UNFSS Independent Dialogue: The Critical Role of Agricultural Extension in Advancing the 2030 Agenda: Lessons from the Field and Empirical Evidence

The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) convened United Nations Food System Summit (UNFSS) independent dialogue on August 6, 2021. The virtual event discussed how agricultural extension and advisory services can support the Sustainable Development Goals, drawing on lessons from the field and empirical evidence in Africa and elsewhere. Stakeholders shared their expert knowledge, engaged in group discussions to come up wi...

EVENT
July.29.2021

<Register now! > IFPRI-SAA will co-organize UN World Food Security Summit Independent Dialogue (online) on August 6

On August 6, SAA and IFPRI will be co-organizing UN World Food Security Summit Independent Dialogue: The Critical Role of Agricultural Extension in Advancing the 2030 Agenda: Lessons from the Field and Empirical Evidence.

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