Kano’s 5-year agro-pastoral project ends

The Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project (KSADP), implemented by the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), has ended. The five-year intervention is widely believed to have strengthened smallholder agriculture and market systems. While welcoming participants at the Project Close-Out Workshop, the Country Director of SAA Nigeria, Dr Godwin Atser, described the occasion as a moment of reflection, […]

The Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project (KSADP), implemented by the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), has ended.
The five-year intervention is widely believed to have strengthened smallholder agriculture and market systems.
While welcoming participants at the Project Close-Out Workshop, the Country Director of SAA Nigeria, Dr Godwin Atser, described the occasion as a moment of reflection, accountability and celebration, noting that the partnership demonstrated what was possible through shared vision and sustained commitment to farmers.
He said, “This gathering marks not only the conclusion of a five-year project life cycle, but also an opportunity to celebrate achievements delivered through strong partnerships and systems built to endure beyond the project.”
He disclosed that the crop value chain component attracted an investment of about $19.3m, complemented by an additional $12.3m extension for mass mechanisation support across Kano State.
According to him, the scale of the investment reflected confidence in the results achieved and the systems established under the partnership.
Tracing the background of the partnership, Atser recalled that KSADP and SAA formally launched their collaboration in 2020 under the Kano State Government, funded by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and Lives and Livelihood (LLF) at a time when smallholder farmers in Kano faced persistent challenges, including low productivity, weak extension services, limited access to quality inputs, high post-harvest losses and poor market linkages.
Similarly, Kano State Commissioner of Agriculture, Dr Danjuma Mahmoud, represented by the Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Bashir Sanusi, disclosed that Kano State would soon engage some partners of the project on yet another more robust agriculture project.