Lives uplifted as Sasakawa Africa Association links African farmers to extension services

Working with smallholder farmers and national agriculture extension in African countries, The Sasakawa Africa Association has over the years continued to develop resilient and sustainable food systems that improve incomes, nutrition, food for the local population.

The association has achieved various milestones in improving skills of extension agents and farmers. It has also promoted advancements in regenerative, nutrition sensitive and market oriented agriculture.

As part of the activities to mark Extension week that falls between 23rd -26th May 2023, The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) held a press conference on Monday 22nd May 2023 at Fairway hotel in Kampala to highlight the contributions they and other partners have done towards the agriculture value chain.

They called upon enhanced support to participation if women, youth and people with disability in the agriculture sector.

The Country Director, SAA, David Wozemba while commending the contributions of the extension program said that certain segments of the population including youth women and people with disability need to be supported to access knowledge to adopt to the requirements in agriculture to improve production and productivity.

“Extension services ensures adoption of technologies and knowledge that can increase production and productivity in the agriculture sector. Extension week is helps us pass messages of our contributions to the extension program to deliver what is required to the farmer” he said

He said that the association in over 15 years have enhanced the capacity of extension workers in different pillars including community based facilitators, traders, local government extension team among others.

The Lead, Market Oriented Agriculture SAA, Okiror Ande said they have upgraded famers from subsistence to commercial producers with increased value and production per unit area through community based One Stop Centre Associations (OSCAS) who have been supported to access technologies like tractors.

“Through OSCAS farmers we support them to access inputs at every value chain, they bulk their produce for export. They access affordable loans with low interest rates.

He said that the association has active OSCAS in over 71 districts including Bugiri, Kamuli, Tororo, Apak, Kole, Iganga, Lira, Luwerro among others.

The Sesakawa Africa Association is a non-profit organization working with small holder farmers in Africa and national agriculture extension services in Uganda, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Mali while supporting farmers through the agriculture value chain.

Lives uplifted as Sasakawa Africa Association links farmers to extension services.

Working with smallholder farmers and national agriculture extension in African countries, The Sasakawa Africa Association has over the years continued to develop resilient and sustainable food systems that improve incomes, nutrition, food for the local population.

The association has achieved various milestones in improving skills of extension agents and farmers. It has also promoted advancements in regenerative, nutrition sensitive and market oriented agriculture.

As part of the activities to mark Extension week that falls between 23rd -26th May 2023, The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) held a press conference on Monday 22nd May 2023 at Fairway hotel in Kampala to highlight the contributions they and other partners have done towards the agriculture value chain.

They called upon enhanced support to participation if women, youth and people with disability in the agriculture sector.

The Country Director, SAA, David Wozemba while commending the contributions of the extension program said that certain segments of the population including youth women and people with disability need to be supported to access knowledge to adopt to the requirements in agriculture to improve production and productivity.

“Extension services ensures adoption of technologies and knowledge that can increase production and productivity in the agriculture sector. Extension week is helps us pass messages of our contributions to the extension program to deliver what is required to the farmer” he said

He said that the association in over 15 years have enhanced the capacity of extension workers in different pillars including community based facilitators, traders, local government extension team among others.

The Lead, Market Oriented Agriculture SAA, Okiror Ande said they have upgraded famers from subsistence to commercial producers with increased value and production per unit area through community based One Stop Centre Associations (OSCAS) who have been supported to access technologies like tractors.

“Through OSCAS farmers we support them to access inputs at every value chain, they bulk their produce for export. They access affordable loans with low interest rates.

He said that the association has active OSCAS in over 71 districts including Bugiri, Kamuli, Tororo, Apak, Kole, Iganga, Lira, Luwerro among others.

The Sesakawa Africa Association is a non-profit organization working with small holder farmers in Africa and national agriculture extension services in Uganda, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Mali while supporting farmers through the agriculture value chain.