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【Activity】SAA Drives Climate Resilience with Groundbreaking Irrigation and Mechanization Training in Uganda
On April 23, 2025, SAA hosted a landmark training session for Commercial Community-Based Facilitators (CCBFs) at its Uganda Country Office, reaffirming its commitment to climate-smart agriculture and sustainable smallholder transformation.
【Activity】Powering Rural Transformation: How Public–Private–Community Partnerships Are Redefining Agriculture in Uganda
In the remote corners of Uganda’s agricultural landscape, a silent revolution is taking root, one that is reshaping lives, restoring hope, and redefining the future of farming. At the center of this transformation is the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), whose innovative Public–Private–Community Partnership (PPCP) model is demonstrating that inclusive, coordinated action can unlock sustainable development for smallholder farmers.
【Activity】Mechanizing Hope in Karamoja: How SAA is Transforming Agriculture through Innovation, Youth Employment, and Community Leadership
In Karamoja, a region long characterized by subsistence farming and vulnerability to climate shocks, a silent revolution is taking root. This transformation is not driven by chance, but by deliberate, community-led innovation. In Abim District, the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA), is changing the agricultural landscape through an inclusive mechanization model that empowers smallholder farmers, creates youth employment, and stre...
【Activity】Kyendagara Cooperative: A Model for Inclusive Growth Through Value Addition and Market Systems Transformation
In the undulating hills of Kitagwenda District, the Kyendagara Area Cooperative Enterprise (KACE) stands as a powerful testament to the potential of community-led agricultural transformation. Established in 2006 with support from The Nippon Foundation, KACE began as a modest farmers’ group focused on rice seed production and basic maize milling for local consumption. For nearly two decades, its operations remained limited in scope until 2024 marked a major turning point.
【Farmers’ Story】From Village Farmer to Cross-Boarder Entrepreneur: Agaba Joseph’s Journey with Mechanization
"I Never Imagined I’d Farm Across Borders" says Agaba Joseph, a father of three, an IT graduate turned agricultural enteepreneur, and one of Uganda’s rising rural changemakers.
Part III: Interview with Shuichi Suzuki, New President of SAA - Trust as a Compass -- Building the Future of Agricultural Support for Africa
A featured interview with Shuichi Suzuki, President of SAA Part III: Trust as a Compass -- Building the Future of Agricultural Support for Africa
Part II: Interview with Shuichi Suzuki, New President of SAA - From Global Business to the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA)
A featured interview with Shuichi Suzuki, President of SAA, Part II: From Global Business to the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA)
Part I: Interview with Shuichi Suzuki, New President of SAA - Four Decades of Global Business Experience – Grounded in Trust and Altruism
A featured interview with Shuichi Suzuki, President of SAA Part I: Four Decades of Global Business Experience – Grounded in Trust and Altruism
【Activity】Empowering Farmers for Market Success: The SHEP Approach in Ana Sora District, Oromia, Ethiopia
The Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment and Promotion (SHEP) approach, originally developed by JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency), is transforming how farmers think about agriculture.
Revitalizing Degraded Soils for Sustainable Productivity: The Experience of Taguba Meskel Kebele with Regenerative Agriculture
In Ethiopia, unsustainable farming practices have led to physical, chemical and biological degradation of cultivated fields. This has resulted in poor soil health and declining agricultural productivity. One striking example is the demonstration land at the Farmers’ Training Center (FTC) in Taguba Meskel Kebele, Meket District. Intended as a learning site to showcase improved agricultural practices, the land had become severely degraded. The soil washighly acidic, low in organic matter,, had po...
SAA Publications
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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.
