Today, the nonprofit Partners in Food Solutions (PFS), a consortium of General Mills, Cargill and DSM, announced a newly established agreement with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The new agreement will enable PFS to expand the reach of the technical and business expertise it provides to small and growing food processors in sub-Saharan Africa.
Impulsa tu empresa (ITE), el nuevo programa de apoyo empresarial para organizar, planificar y expandir negocios fue lanzado oficialmente en Nicaragua por TechnoServe, una organización internacional de desarrollo económico.
Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Vodafone, and TechnoServe launched a new partnership to increase the productivity, incomes and resilience of smallholder farmers in Kenya, Mozambique, and Tanzania. The Connected Farmer Alliance will leverage mobile phone-enabled solutions to improve supply chain efficiency and increase farmers’ ability to access secure, timely payments and other financial services.
WASHINGTON, DC, February 16, 2012 – TechnoServe and The MasterCard Foundation are partnering on an $11.5 million, four-year program to help rural young women and men in East Africa transition to economic independence. The Strengthening Rural Youth Development through Enterprise (STRYDE) program will deliver a comprehensive package of services…
October 20, 2011 – The 10-million Euro (US$ 13.3 million) Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) linked to the African Agriculture Fund (AAF), a private equity fund, managed by Phatisa, has been launched. AAF was specifically designed to address food security challenges across the African continent.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund has announced a $2 million grant to TechnoServe to implement the Haitian Business Accelerator (HBA), a project that aims to transform small and growing businesses into investment-ready, bankable companies positioned to develop Haiti’s formal economy and promote jobs.
WASHINGTON, DC, May 31, 2010 – TechnoServe has launched two innovative programs in Zimbabwe that aim to strengthen Zimbabwean businesses and create new opportunities for smallholder farmers. TechnoServe is running a business plan competition, known as Agro Innovation Zimbabwe, that will help existing medium-sized businesses generate new jobs…
APRIL 6, 2011 – For the fifth consecutive year, TechnoServe has received the highest rating from Charity Navigator, the premier evaluator of U.S. charities. The four-star rating is a recognition that TechnoServe consistently executes its mission in a fiscally responsible way, and outperforms most other charities in the…
WASHINGTON, DC, February 28, 2011 – The soy industry has the potential to improve the lives of more than 400,000 smallholder farmers in southern Africa, according to a seven-country study that offers a roadmap for developing the industry. The study, conducted by TechnoServe in partnership with Agland Investment…
WASHINGTON, DC, November 17, 2010 — For more than four decades, TechnoServe has operated according to the principle that entrepreneurial men and women are the cornerstone of the effort to lift communities out of poverty. That’s why the organization is pleased once again to play a leading role…
