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Dr. Hamado Tapsoba has been appointed SAA-Mali Country Director
SAA is pleased to welcome Dr. Hamado Tapsoba as our new Country Director of SAA Mali as of 1 November 2022.
Dr. Godwin Atser has been appointed SAA-Nigeria Country Director
SAA is pleased to welcome Dr. Godwin Atser as our new Country Director for Nigeria as of 1 November 2022.
A commentary of SAA-Ethiopia Country Director on African Journal of Food and Nutrition Development (AJFAND)
A commentary of Dr. Fentahun Mengistu, Country Director of Ethiopia Office, entitled "Regenerative Agriculture in the Context of African Smallholder Farmers: The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) Way" was posted on African Journal of Food and Nutrition Development (AJFAND), peer reviewed scholarly journal envisaged to enable dissemination and sharing of food and nutrition information issues on the continent.
Deputy Country Director of SAA Nigeria will speak at the side event organized by the MAFF at COP27
Dr. Gambo Abdulhamid, Deputy Country Director of SAA-Nigeria, will speak at COP27 online side event held by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) "Sustainable agriculture and Food security projects by MAFF of Japan" on 12 November 2022.
SAA Chair Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang’o received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Union of Food Science & Technology (IUFoST)
SAA is pleased to share the news that our Chair, Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang’o, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Union of Food Science & Technology (IUFoST) at IUFoST World Congress of Food Science & Technology 2022.
[Event Report] SAA-IFPRI-AFAAS Official Side Event for FAO Science and Innovation Forum “Multidimensional agricultural extension to support innovation: Experiences and lessons on building African farmers’ resilience to global crises”
On October 14, 2022, Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), in collaboration with International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), hosted an official FAO Science and Innovation Forum side event of under the theme "Multidimensional agricultural extension to support innovation: Experiences and lessons on building African farmers’ resilience to global crises.”
14 Oct. SAA-IFPRI-AFAAS Online Official Side Event for FAO Science and Innovation Forum “Multidimensional agricultural extension to support innovation: Experiences and lessons on building African farmers’ resilience to global crises”
On the occasion of the FAO Science and Innovation Forum, SAA-AFAAS-IFPRI will host an online official side event “Multidimensional agricultural extension to support innovation:
Experiences and lessons on building African farmers’ resilience to global crises”
SAA-Uganda Deputy Country Director will present at an IFPRI-TICAD8 side event “How Japan’s know-how can help address Africa’s food and nutrition challenges: Interventions and impacts”
Joseph Bbemba, SAA-Uganda Deputy Country Director will present SAA experience at an official TICAD8 side event hosted by IFPRI (International Food Policy Research Institute): “How Japan’s know-how can help address Africa’s food and nutrition challenges: Interventions and impacts”
SAA-Ethiopia hosted a visit by Mr Yohei Sasakawa, the Chairman of The Nippon Foundation
At the end of August, the Chairman of The Nippon Foundation, Mr. Yohei Sasakawa, participated in the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8) in Tunisia and then visited Ethiopia to visit SAA’s intervention sites. SAA’s board chair, Hon. Prof. Oniang’o, President Dr. Kitanaka, and Prof. Shirato, accompanied the visit to the field and they listened to the voices of the farmers there.
SAA-Ethiopia contributed a journal article on an economic analysis of threshing and shelling machine services featured on African Journal of Food and Nutrition Development
An article on the economic analysis of the post-harvest sector in Ethiopia was posted on African Journal of Food and Nutrition Development (AJFAND), peer reviewed scholarly journal envisaged to enable dissemination and sharing of food and nutrition information issues on the continent.
SAA Publications
E-newsletter
"Walking with the Farmer"
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SAA history book
"Walking with the Farmer: The journey of the Sasakawa Africa Assoication since 1986"
This book chronicles the history of SAA from its inception to the present.
Annual Report
Annual Report FY2023
Annual Report FY2023 is available here.
