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【Activity】Climate-Smart Rice Farming in Benin: Regenerative Practices Double Yields and Reduce Emissions
Rice farmers in key production zones of the Benin Republic are experiencing a significant productivity transformation following the adoption of climate-smart and regenerative agricultural practices. In sevfral intervention communites, yelds have more than doubled, while water efficiency and soil health have improved, contributing to lower greenhouse gas emissions from irrigated rice systems.
【Activity】SAA–DNA Supervision Mission 2025 Reports Strong Progress in Demonstration Fields
From October 18 to 22, 2025, Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) and the National Directorate of Agriculture (DNA) conducted their annual joint supervision mission across three key sites: Monzombléna, Guessébougou, and Samanko. This mission aims to assess progress on demonstration and adoption plots, interact with producers, and identify challenges and opportunities to improve agricultural performance.
【Activity】A High-level Delegation of Sidama Region Stakeholders visited Rukissa Irrigation Development
A high-level delegation from Sidama Region, comprising 12 representatives from regional, zonal, and district offices of Agriculture, Finance, Water, and Irrigation, visited Rukissa Small-scale Irrigation System Development, realized through ICRIS (Improving Climate Resilience through Irrigation Development and Soil Fertility Enhancement) Project in Gowadamo Kebele of Aleta Wendo District, to assess the implementation status of the project.
【Activity】AGRA Holds Midyear Review Meeting in Hawassa
The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) Ethiopia shared key updates and reflections from the Midyear Review Meeting of AGRA-funded projects, held from August 25–27, 2025, in Hawassa. Although several months have passed since the event, the discussions remain relevant and continue to inform SAA’s ongoing effort in Ethiopia’s soybean sector, as partners prepare for the next implementation phase.
【Farmers' story】How a KSADP Flour Mill Is Transforming Lives in Gulu Community
In the quiet farming community of Gulu, located in Rimin Gado Local Government Area of Kano State, life used to revolve around the long, exhausting trips villagers made to access basic grain milling services. For years, farmers like Hannatu Muhammad endured an 18-kilometre journey to Rimin Gado town just to mill grains like maize, millet, and wheat, an effort that often resulted in high post-harvest losses and income.
【Activity】KSADP Empowers 157 Beneficiaries to Boost Rice Value Addition in Kano
The Kano State Agropastoral Development Project (KSADP), funded by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Lives and Livelihood Funds (LLF), has taken a major step in strengthening value addition along the rice value chain. A total of 157 beneficiaries from all 44 Local Government Areas received empowerment packages designed to boost their incomes and improve food security.
【Avtivity】SAA Nigeria Showcases Impact Through 2025 Media Field Days in Kano, Nasarawa and Jigawa States
The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) Nigeria organized two Media Field Days (MFDs) in 2025 to highlight its impact on smallholder farmers and rural communities.
【Farmers' story】Tadelech Adula: A Community Leader Advancing Regenerative Agriculture in Ana Sora or in Guji
In Erba Buliyo Kebele of Ana Sora District, a quiet transformation is unfolding led by a 50-year-old widow, mother, and farmer, Tadelech Adula. Once dependent on a small plot that barely sustained her family, Tadelech is now recognized as a model farmer championing Regenerative Agriculture(RA) and peer learning within her community.
【Farmers’ story】Milling Hope into Prosperity: How Youth in Abim Are Transforming Agriculture Through WFP-SAA Support
In the heart of Adea Parish, Morulem Sub-county, Abim District, a group of young men and women is rewriting their future.
【Farmers' story】From Pandemic Setback to Thriving Agripreneur: Bonny’s Journey of Transformation
At 32 years old, Bonny Kimmula Kagulire, a married father of two and a graduate of Computer Systems and Networks from Buganda Royal Institute, embodies the resilience of Uganda’s emerging rural agripreneurs. Before engaging with SAA interventions, Bonny worked as a teacher at Kasawo College, earning 33 USD (equivalent to UGX 120,000 at the time) a week from four lessons.
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Annual Report
Annual Report FY2023
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