Improved cassava varieties on display
NEWS
June.6.2023

Strengthening Cassava Seed Production in Nigeria: SAA's New Initiative under BASICS-II

The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) is pleased to embark on a new initiative as part of the "Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated Cassava Seed System, Phase 2" (BASICS-II) project, led by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).

NEWS
June.2.2023

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Agriculture Extension Models in AJFAND Journal supported by SAA and AFAAS

We are excited to announce a collaborative effort between the African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND), the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Service (AFAAS) and SAA to publish a special issue on Agriculture Extension Models.

A cross section of Extension week Uganda participants
NEWS
June.1.2023

SAA recognized at Uganda's first National Agricultural Extension Week

Sasakawa Africa Association-Uganda took part in the very first Uganda National Agricultural Extension Week (NAEW) that took place on 23 – 26 May 2023 at Kabira Country Hotel in Kampala, Uganda.

RECRUIT
May.25.2023

【CLOSED】[Vacancy Announcement-SAA Ethiopia Office] Deputy Country Director

Currently we are recruiting a Deputy Country Director of SAA Ethiopia Office.

RECRUIT
May.25.2023

【CLOSED】[Vacancy Announcement-SAA Ethiopia Office] Administrative Coordinator

Currently we are recruiting a Administrative Coordinator of SAA Ethiopia Office.

Signing of MOU (right: JIRCAS President Dr. Koyama, left: SAA President  Dr. Kitanaka, center: SAA Chair Prof. Ruth Onyango) Place: JIRCAS, Tsukuba
NEWS
May.19.2023

The MOU with Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) on agricultural research and extension in Africa concluded

On May 18, 2023, the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) and the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a comprehensive collaboration agreement on agricultural research and extension in Africa.

NEWS
May.9.2023

SAA participated in exhibition booth for the G7 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting in Miyazaki, Japan

Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and Nippon Biodiesel Fuel Co., Ltd. (NBF), set up a co-exhibition booth with the theme "Building Sustainable Food and Agriculture Systems: Case Studies of Implementation in Africa" at the G7 Miyazaki Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting (April 22-23, 2023), one of the ministerial meetings at the G7 Hiroshima Summit.

NEWS
May.7.2023

SAA, AfDB Presidents excited at prospects of collaborative work in Benin, Ethiopia and Nigeria

On April 25, 2023, SAA President Kitanaka paid a courtesy call to African Development Bank (AfDB) President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina during his brief visit of Japan. Dr. Beth Dunford, the AfDB’s Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development was also in attendance.

Group photo at SAA Mali
NEWS
April.28.2023

SAA Board Chair visted Mali, enhancing partnership in the country

The SAA Board Chair Prof. Ruth Oniang’o visited Mali from March 5-12, 2023 to meet and exchange ideas with national partners, donors, SAA intervention beneficiaries, farmers, and staff and management of SAA-Mali.

NEWS
April.10.2023

【Report】SAA-Ethiopia Country Director joined a visit to India to learn about sustainable and regenerative agricultural commercialization  

One-week cross-country learning visit (March 26-April 2, 2023) to Telangana State of India in the Hyderabad was organized and sponsored by the WRI/FOLU Ethiopia. SAA-Ethiopia Country Director Dr Fentahun Mengistu and Melese Liyhe (Techinical Coordinator-RA) joined a team of 11 people from the Ethiopian Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture Action Coalition member organizations: the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), the Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI), the Ethiopian Institute of Agri...

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