Across coffee-growing communities in Guatemala and Honduras, more farmers are growing vegetables at home, right in their backyards. Through a TechnoServe project that supports smallholder families with seed kits and practical training, hundreds are starting and maintaining kitchen gardens that adapt to local microclimates, improve nutrition, and lower household food costs.
A pilot program to strengthen waste-recovery businesses in Peru’s capital isn’t just solving environmental challenges: it’s creating economic opportunity.
Throughout the world, it is common to see mothers who sacrifice for their families. Many of TechnoServe’s clients exemplify the heroism of motherhood by working harder than most to build farms and businesses that put food on the table and completely transform the future of the next generation.
Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and emotion in the lives of our clients around the world. This month, we are featuring three women from three continents who exemplify what it means to be mothers, role models, and entrepreneurs.
In a world where nearly 733 million people face hunger and three billion people suffer from micronutrient deficiencies, food fortification is a critical tool to improve global nutrition. TechnoServe recognizes food fortification as essential for addressing malnutrition at scale.
Meet Evelyn Cheroriot, a farmer in eastern Uganda who is creating wealth from waste to support her vegetable production.
Are you an informed global citizen? This week, test your knowledge of current events with TechnoServe’s April 2025 world news quiz.
Sales agent models have the potential to improve access to goods and services while creating economic opportunity for women and youth. Drawing on work from Rwanda and Mozambique, TechnoServe’s Sophie Duchanoy and Sarah Bove share three key factors in making these approaches work.
More than a decade after participating in a TechnoServe program, Gloriose Uwayezu is now the owner of a thriving brick-making business in Rwanda.
We asked TechnoServe clients—small-scale farmers around the world—to reflect on their connection to the land and their hopes for the Earth and future generations. These are some of their responses.
