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Improving nutrition at vulnerable communities in Uganda
To combat malnutrition and its effects, Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) under its pillar of Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture is empowering Smallholder farmers in Uganda to prevent and treat malnutrition in the short and long term. Nkobazambogo farmers group in Mubende District, is one of five groups that is championing the cultivation and consumption of the nutrient-dense High Iron Rich Beans and Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) promoted by SAA in collaboration with HarvestPlus to eliminate ...
Extension agents equipped with skills ahead of farming season in Uganda
SAA-Uganda organized pre-season training for extension agents at Makerere University College of Agricultural And Environmental Sciences in Kampala, Uganda in February 2022.
Charles Dickens Omara; A Feat in Mentoring Youth into Entrepreneurs in Uganda
When Charles Dickens Omara was selected by the District Agricultural Officer to participate in a Youth Business Clinic organized by Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) in 2020 under the program funded by The Nippon Foundation (TNF), he had no idea that there would be competition and a cash prize of one million Uganda Shillings ($283) to be won.
＜Short movie＞ SAA implementing IMPACT Project in Ethiopia
The Improving Market-led Production of selected Agricultural Commodities in Targeted Woredas of Amhara and Tigray (IMPACT) project is a three-year (2018-22) project funded by AGRA and implemented by SAA, Techno Serve and Farm Radio International.
Agro-dealership is more than just a source of income!
There are two objectives of establishing Agro-dealer groups in the IMPACT project: The first is to address the challenges of the rural farming community’s access to agricultural inputs (seeds, fertilizers, pesticide chemicals, etc.) in the required quality, quantity and time; and the second is to create jobs for the rural youth.
Meet Helen Edwe, a 73-year-old woman providing agro-technologies to her fellow farmers
Seventy-three-year-old Helen Edwe, a farmer and grandmother of eight children live in Achan Kumi village, in Inomo sub-county, Kwania district, Northern Uganda.
Media field day organized in Mali
From 22 to 25 December 2021, a media field day was conducted at two PHTC (POST HARVEST TRAINING CENTRE) namely Dacoumani, Koloniboudio and the University of Segou to identify and share success stories of SAA interventions as well as lessons learned at national level
From begging to production: The case of self-help group for the physically challenged in Billiri, Gombe State, Nigeria
Physically Challenged Farmers MPCS Billiri in Gombe state is a group formed over a decade ago with the aim to support themselves in day-to-day wellbeing. Nevertheless, members continue to beg in the streets of Billiri town for survival until SAA’s intervention in 2018, they were mobilised and sensitized on the benefits of self-help group.
[A Student-Correspondents’ Report -vol.2] “Challenges in the Field and a New Strategic Plan. - An Example of Soil Erosion in Ethiopia.”
In September 2021, Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) has released a New Strategic Plan (2021-25) to overcome the rapidly changing challenges on the field and to achieve sustainable agricultural production and development in Africa. In this report, I will discuss the soil erosion problem in Ethiopia, the current approach, and what SAA should do in the future, which is one of the reasons why the first pillar, "sustainable, resilient, and regenerative agriculture to improve soil health and inc...
＜Short movie＞ SAA implementing Kano State Agro-Pastal Development Project (KSADP), Nigeria
SAA is taking a part in Kano State Agro-Pastal Development Project (KSADP), Nigeria, for Crop Value-chain Development Component in partnership with Islamic Development Bank and Kano State Government, among others. The project period is 2021-2025 and aims to increase crop productivity and income of farmers through capacity building.
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Voices from the Field Special Edition 2022
This is a special edition of the "Voices from the Field" articles.
