Africa: a Land not with Remoteness but Global Cooperations Practices of NGO Sasakawa Africa AssociatGuohuibinLiAfrica，aremoteandmysteriouscontinent，hasknownasabarrenlandtomanypeople.Exceptforthesavannasceneryteemingwithzebras，rhinoceroses，lions，Africaisoneofthecentralplaceswhertheinternationalcommunityhasfoughtagainstasetofservernaturalandsocialproblemswhicharevitalforhumankindtosurviveduringthepastdecades.Accordingtoonestatistic，Africaisthehottestcontinentonearthand60%oftheentirelandsurfaceconsistsofdrylandsanddeserts;Africaisalsotheworldsecondmostpopulatedcontinent1.1billionpeopleasof2020，accountingforabout15%oftheentirepopulationintheearthWikipedia，n.d.Itis，thus，notdifficulttoenvisagehowharshandcriticaltofeedalargernumberofsettlingpeopleundertheparticularlyroughenvironment.Moreover，social，politicalandreligiousconflictsorunsetsalsoplayaroleinhinderingthemajorityofAfricancountriestowardsthewayofthelongtermdevelopment.Forexample，terminologiesthatareimmoralandunethical，suchassegregation，racecarnage，andcolonialism，canbeparticularlyfoundwithinthisregion.Fortunately，therearesomeNGOscurrentlyworkinginAfrica，whotrytohelpAfricanstofightagainstprominentproblemsintermsofpoverty，hunger，HIVS，etc.Embracingthephilosophyof“takeittothefarmer，SasakawaAfricaAssociationSAA，oneoftheNGOsregisteredatGeneva，Switzerlandin1986，aimstoforesteramorefood-secureruralAfricawithincreasingnumbersofprosperingsmallholdercommercialfarmersTokusue2020.Ingeneral，SAAendeavorstotransformAfricanextensionadvisoryservicesinpartnercountriestosecurehigherfamilyfoodandmoreactiveandprofitableparticipationincommercialactivitiesalongwiththevaluechainwithauniquefocusonrespectingnaturalresources.Specifically，SAAcarriesoutastrategicgoal-toestablishcost-effectivefarmerlearningplatformsthatimproveproductivityinsmallholderfoodsystems，especiallyforresource-poorwomenfarmersandthosewithlowlevelsoftechnicalskills，toincreasefoodsecurityandlivelihoods.ThefactoftheAfricanagricultureindustryfeaturesfewtypesofmachineryemployeesinfarmingeventoday，sohowtointegratemoderntechnologiesintofarmersdailyworksisessential.Moreover，asamoresubstantialproportionofcropwastedduetoinappropriatestoragemethods，farmersdemandmorescientificandrealistictacticstopreservetheharvest.Besides，bystrengtheningagriculturalextensionsystemsbybuildingthecapacityofextensionprofessionals，smallholderfarmers，regionalandglobalmarkets，theultimategoalofestablishingarobustvaluechain，benefitingthelocalcitizensinalongerrun，isexpectedtobemet.Withempoweringsmallholderfarmerstocapturealargerproportionoftheeconomicbenefitsfromthevaluechain，farmerswillnotonlygettheimmediatefinancialgainsthroughtheso-called“GroupWorkingSystem，butalsocanvoluntarilyconducttheextraworkfortheirliving.Also，notingthepotentialofIT，SAAplanstoestablishinformationandknowledgemanagementinformationsystemsthatenableadaptation，modificationandchangeoftechnologiesandapproaches，improveefficiencyandimpacts，andcommunicatelessonsandbestpracticesfortimelyevidence-baseddecision-making.Fromthisperspective，theroleofSAAisanalogoustothe“extensionagent：theynotonlytoassistsmallholderfarmersintheareaofcropproduction，post-harvest，andmarketingbutalsotocreatetrainingopportunitiesthatbringessentialbusinessskillstothefarmers.Asonedictumclaimsthat“Giveamanafish，hewilleatforaday;teachhimtofish，hewouldnevergohungry.SAAexemplifiesthisphilosophyatapinpointandfurtherproposesacriticalquestiontotheglobalcommunityonhowtocooperatewiththelocalfortheseekofbothecnnomicandenvirmentalgainsinAfrica.References：【1】Africa.n.d.InWikipediaOL.RetrievedDecember16，2020.from： s：/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa#Climate.【作者簡介】李国惠斌1993.04-，男，汉族，-人，自媒体人留学申请，研究生，研究方向：科技创新政策与区域文化比照。