From Worry Comes Determination for Grocery Store Entrepreneur in Mozambique
A determined grocery store owner in Mozambique adjusts her business model to save her store – and set her children up for success.
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Innovative Business Owner Plays Her Part in Conserving Lake Malawi’s Shoreline Biodiversity
In Malawi, a business owner is using her social enterprise to help diversify incomes in her community – and it's helping rejuvenate a depleted Lake Malawi.
Quiz: Women Face Gender-Specific Challenges in Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment
Quiz: Have you or someone you know faced any of these gender-specific career challenges? TechnoServe is helping women overcome these challenges through a variety of programs around the world.
From One of the World’s Best Restaurants to the Farms of Peru
In 2019, Kyle and Katina Connaughton, owners/operators of SingleThread Farms, traveled to Peru through the Chefs for Change initiative – a program that connects the world’s best chefs to smallholder farmers in developing countries.
Two South African Women Turn to Entrepreneurship to Fulfill Their Dreams: “Women Are Moving Up the Ladder and Can be Anything They Want to be Now.”
Two South African women rise early each morning, hoping that entrepreneurship will help them fulfill their dreams. A TechnoServe program is giving them the skills to do just that.
In Ethiopia, Better Farm Practices Help Coffee Farmers Prosper
Eight years ago, Fedila Hussein and Mustafa Tesfaye struggled to earn a living from coffee. Their coffee trees were old and were not producing enough to cover the living expenses of their family of six. After participating in a TechnoServe program, Fedila and Mustafa learned important techniques to improve their coffee yields. Today, their farm is flourishing, and they have seen a 23-fold increase in their coffee production.
Hopeful Future Ahead for Peruvians Despite Uncertainty: “We are moving forward.”
The last year has been a whirlwind of uncontrollable events for Peruvians. We talked to Sergio López Zapata, project director of the Alianza CAFE project, about how TechnoServe is helping coffee farmers take control of their own futures.
A New Tool for Business to Fight Malnutrition: Micronutrient Fortification Index Launches in Nigeria
Malnutrition is one of the world’s biggest development challenges. But food fortification can dramatically improve a population’s nutrition—if food processing companies have the right tools and knowledge. Last week, TechnoServe launched a new platform to help food processors track and improve fortification, marking important progress in fighting malnutrition in Nigeria and beyond.
Five Ways Coffee Helps Make the World A Better Place
Millions of cups of coffee are consumed every day by people around the world. Read about the benefits of coffee to people, communities, and the planet.
How Better Strawberries Improve Incomes for Mexican Farmers
COVID-19 was just the latest challenge for small-scale farmers in central Mexico. With limited technical knowledge and market connections, many have struggled for years to improve their incomes. José García Martínez was one of those farmers when he joined a TechnoServe program a year ago. Today, he is earning enough to provide security and better opportunities for his family—“a life-changing experience.”
