Sasakawa Africa Association
15 Mar
To commemorate the International Women’s Day (IWD), stakeholders – governments, development partners, agricultural organisations, and individual farmers have been urged to create a space where women ....
1 Jan
The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to support cassava seed system across Africa.
20 Nov
The President of Sasakawa Africa Association, Dr Makoto Kitanaka, has called for greater attention to extension and advisory services, as a sustainable pathway to agricultural transformation on the continent. Addressing a global audience of agricultural extension professionals in Africa, at the 6th Africa-wide Agricultural Extension Week in Abuja, Kitanaka described the event’s theme, “Harnessing Agricultural…
15 Oct 2023
Kano Agropastoral Development Project (KSADP) has distributed 100 units of single-row hand-pushed simple planters to farmers in Kano to upscale their production capacity. Besides, the agricultural support initiative being strengthening by the project through its program implementing partner, Sasakawa Africa Association, is intended to complement efforts to boost food supply and security in the state.…
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