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Regenerative agriculture training changes the fortunes of farmers in Nigeria
Farmers in northern Nigeria are reporting positive changes in their yields after embracing regenerative agriculture techniques like crop rotation and the application of manure.
SAA scholarship student visiting SAA-Mali
Mrs Camara Dembele is a doctoral student at the Ecole Doctorale des Sciences et Technologies du Mali (EDSTM). She has dedicated 13 years of her career in agricultural extension at the Office de la Haute Vallée du Niger, leading community development, natural resource management and research sections.
<Short movie>Catherine Kalembe; Eliminating Malnutrition one at a time in Uganda.
Uganda has been experiencing high rate of malnutrition as well as high birth rate. Children are given birth to when they are underweight or malnourished. That is why SAA has developed different interventions with a pillar of nutrition sensitive agriculture to try and mitigate the issues around malnutrition in both children and women of reproductive age.
<Short movie>Naome Mwidu, the Agro-processing Champion in Uganda
Pallisa Agri-business Training Association(PATA) in Kibuku district of the Eastern Region of Uganda is one of many One Stop Center Associations(OSCA) constructed by Sasakawa Africa Association. PATA trains and promotes crop value chain activities among the groups.
<Short movie>SAA-Uganda featured by UBC News on trainining activities for rurak women
In March 2022, SAA-Uganda office conducted technical training for rural women in Mubende and Kiboga districts, which was featured by Uganda's public national broadcaster, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC).
<Short movie>Climate-smart agriculture in Nakaseke district, Uganda
A success story of a couple who has used climate-smart practices to realize more yields, safeguard the soil and be model farmers in Nakaseke district.
<Short movie> Agro-financing in Uganda
SAA implements training on agro-financing in Uganda
A Rural Entrepreneur Producing Catfish to Supply Local Consumers in Mali.
Bamba KEITA is 38 years old, married and has two children. He lives in the village of Nafadji, 45 km from Bamako. When he was selected for the SAA youth entrepreneurship project, thanks to an SAA agricultural adviser (CAT) in his locality, he was producing vegetables but was finding it difficult to grow his farm.
Permagardening improves nutrition and income for Ethiopian farmers
Since 2020, SAA has been promoting permagardening technologies in Ethiopia reaching a significant number of households, including 84 in Seboba Wesherbi, a village in the Raya Boda kebele of the Ana Sora woreda in Oromia region.
Promoting Mobile Mechanical Postharvest Machines: The case of Private Threshing /Shelling Service Provision Model
SAA-Ethiopia initiated demonstration of different postharvest technologies in 2003 to reduce postharvest losses and maintain grain quality for better market access and price.
SAA Publications
E-newsletter
"Walking with the Farmer"
SAA publishes a bimonthly e-newsletter reporting on SAA activities.
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.
Success stories
Voices from the Field Special Edition 2022
This is a special edition of the "Voices from the Field" articles.