Uganda
January.6.2023

Odyeny left the army for farming | Monitor-Uganda

Many government servicemen ponder on what to do next after retiring from serving the country. However, Bosco Odyeny a resident of Akadikum village in Otuke Town Council in Otuke District, made a decision to start farming and like the saying goes, “enkumbi terimba”, he has never regretted taking this step.

Ethiopia
November.30.2022

SAFE alumnus transforms Supervised Enterprise Project (SEP) into a flourishing beekeeping business

After eight years as an Extension Agent at Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Wubshet Adugna joined the SAFE program at Haramaya University (then Alemaya University) in 1998, selecting beekeeping as his Supervised Enterprise Project (SEP).

Mali
November.30.2022

Award winning agri-entrepreneur becomes a role model for youth in Mali

Having graduated with a bachelor’s degree in agro-economics, from the Rural Polytechnic Institute and Applied Research (IPR/IFRA) in Mali’s Katibougou region, Cheick Djibril Diallo ventured into market-oriented gardening.

Nigeria
November.30.2022

Successful seed multiplication venture in Nigeria

After joining the SAFE program in 2005 at the Ahmadu Bello University in the Zaria City of Nigeria’s Kaduna State, Dr. Nuhu Saddiq selected seed multiplication for his Supervised Enterprise Project (SEP) assignment.

Uganda
November.30.2022

Practising farming as a business: The success story of a SAFE alumnus in Uganda

After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Extension Education from Uganda’s Makerere University in 2002, Vicky Nyakatuura Bagenda, a SAFE alumnus, secured a job at the Mukono District Local Government.

Ethiopia
September.30.2022

Providing better agricultural advice through e-Extension

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, which restricted peoples’ movements and assembly, SAA-Ethiopia moved with speed to intensify its e-Extension programs.

Uganda
September.30.2022

Digital technology helps increase farmers’ access to extension services

Part of the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA)’s role in Uganda is to support the government’s efforts toward efficient agricultural extension delivery.

Mali
September.30.2022

Using ICT to enhance Mali’s seed sector efficiency

In the last three years, SAA has been keenly working on transforming Mali’s seed sector through the promotion of digital technologies.

SAA-Nigeria beneficiary farmer, Adamu Muhammed Hotoro poses with a USG Fertilizer applicator on his Maize adopter plot in Kano State, Nigeria.
Nigeria
September.12.2022

SAA-Nigeria is helping farmers overcome soil degradation with the Urea Super Granules (USG) Fertilizer Applicator - The story of Adamu Hotoro

SAA-Nigeria is promoting the Urea Super Granule (USG) technology through the Kano state agropastoral development project, KSADP to support farmers in maximizing nutrient uptake by crops using the Urea Deep Placement  (UDP) method.

Ethiopia
June.30.2022

Training on soil improvement empowers Ethiopian farmers

In 2019, two farmers, brothers Debeso Sorra (57) and Gemeda Sorra (47), from Ethiopia’s Raya-Boda Kebele of the Ana Sora district in the Oromia region offered their land for the establishment of SAA’s Community Demonstration Plots (CDPs).

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