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East Africa Dairy DevelopmentFunded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and implemented in partnership with Heifer International, East Africa Dairy Development (EADD) aims to double the dairy incomes of 179,000 smallholder farm families in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda. The program facilitates improved dairy production, business practices and market access by developing chilling plant hubs. 
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Project NurtureA partnership with The Coca-Cola Company and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Project Nurture aims to help more than 50,000 small-scale mango and passion fruit farmers in Kenya and Uganda double their fruit incomes. In addition to identifying new market opportunities, TechnoServe advisors are working with farmers to improve productivity and develop strong farmer business groups. 
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Strengthening Rural Youth Development through EnterpriseTechnoServe is partnering with the MasterCard Foundation to help rural young women and men in East Africa transition to economic independence. The Strengthening Rural Youth Development through Enterprise (STRYDE) program delivers a comprehensive package of services including skills training, business development and mentoring to young people ages 18 to 30 in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. |
Technical Assistance FacilityTechnoServe serves as the manager of the Technical Assistance Facility (TAF), which supports the African Agriculture Fund, a private equity fund, to address food security challenges across Africa. TAF provides technical assistance to small- and medium-sized enterprises invested in by the African Agriculture Fund, and improves linkages between enterprises and smallholder outgrowers. |
Blog Posts
May 13, 2013
Laying the Foundation for Sustainable Change
Project Nurture aims to help more than 50,000 small-scale fruit farmers double their fruit incomes, helping to prove that smallholder farmers can generate meaningful income through fruit production and be competitive suppliers in a market system.
March 6, 2013
A STRYDE Forward for Youth: Creating Opportunities in Rural East Africa
Across East Africa, the Strengthening Rural Youth Development through Enterprise (STRYDE) program is creating new opportunities for young people in rural areas.
November 13, 2012
Women Mean Business: Supporting Enterprising Women with Training in Uganda
In the developing world, small businesses face a number of obstacles that their counterparts in developed countries do not.
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Fall 2012
A New Boost for Entrepreneurs in Central America and Africa; Peace Pays: Rebuilding Livelihoods in Northern Uganda
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Cotton Business Creates New Opportunities in Uganda; New Technologies, New Opportunities for Garifuna Women in Honduras; TechnoServe Introduces Updated Mission and Vision
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The Coffee Initiative Phase One Final Report documents grant-related activities, accomplishments and challenges from the first four-year phase of the project, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Technical brief from the International Center for Research on Women highlighting the gender approach in TechnoServe’s Coffee Initiative in Tanzania.