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  • Nerica Compendium [PDF 2.4MB] (25.Apr.2008) NEW
  • Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, SAA President, was honored to receive a Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award bestowed by the US Congress on July 17, 2007. President George Bush presented the Medal to Dr. Borlaug.
    With photographs, we carry Dr. Borlaug’s historic statement made at the occasion of the award at US Capitol. (26.Jul.2007) >> More..
  • SAA 20th anniversary brochure [PDF 1,5MB]

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  • Newsletter ISSUE 24,Feb 2008 [PDF 1,6MB] (25.Apr.2008) NEW
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  • Sasakawa-Global 2000 Programme
    Although the SG 2000’s projects are located in various countries, their main approach of the small farmers’ problems is similar.
    Before launching a new project, SG 2000 determines if there is a pool of appropriate technology that could have a significant impact for the country, if the citizens are poor, the country food insecure and if the government is committed to agricultural development.

    Regional Programme
    The challenge of SAA’s Agroprocessing Programme is to enhance and prove the economical viability of rural agroprocessing and to link agriculture to the urban market. «We believe that small-scale agroprocessing offers huge opportunities to stimulate the activity in rural areas and that this potential is still virtually untapped» comments Toshiro Mado, SAA’s agroprocessing programme leader.