New Survey Finds African Food Processors Face COVID-19 Challenges
Food companies already report significant disruptions to marketing and distribution networks and eye future supply problems
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New Reports Provide Strategies to Support Small Businesses through Coronavirus Crisis
TechnoServe’s resources highlight digital training and other methods to help enterprises in developing countries
TechnoServe Builds Resilience in the Face of COVID-19
The novel coronavirus COVID-19 is upending business-as-usual at organizations around the world, and TechnoServe is no exception. We wanted to provide a brief update on how we’re keeping our staff safe and supporting small-scale farmers and entrepreneurs as they face this new global challenge. TechnoServe operates…
National Coffee Association Names TechnoServe the “Origin Charity of the Year”
February 24, 2020 (Arlington, VA) — International nonprofit TechnoServe was announced today as the winner of the National Coffee Association’s Origin Charity of the Year award. The National Coffee Association—the leading trade organization for the coffee industry in the United States—recognized TechnoServe’s work…
Shawn Mood to Serve as TechnoServe’s Chief Human Capital Officer
The experienced human resources executive will help TechnoServe attract and nurture talent around the globe
TechnoServe Announces Katarina Kahlmann as Its First Chief Program Officer
Arlington, VA (January 23, 2019) — International nonprofit TechnoServe announced today that Katarina Kahlmann has returned to the organization to serve as its first-ever chief program officer. The new position will ensure the highest quality delivery across TechnoServe’s more than 150 programs worldwide, in support of the organization’s mission…
2nd Annual Nigeria Food Processing and Leadership Forum Reveals Progress Fortifying Staple Foods, Highlights Joint Private Sector – Government Actions to Accelerate Progress
Significant progress has been made in fortifying Nigerian staple foods with micronutrients, critical for improving the population’s health and nutrition, according to data presented today at the 2nd Annual Nigeria Food Processing and Leadership Forum.
TechnoServe Named the #1 Charity for Fighting Poverty
Arlington, VA — As the holiday giving season approaches, a respected new charity ranking system can help donors interested in fighting global poverty find which nonprofits will achieve the most impact for the money. In a new ranking released last week, the independent nonprofit ratings agency ImpactMatters named the…
Innovative Initiative Will Help Equip Ethiopian Farmers with Solar Irrigation Pumps
Addis Ababa — Today, a group of for-profit and nonprofit organizations, facilitated by TechnoServe and supported by P4G – Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 – announced the launch of the Smallholder Solar Pump Alliance, which will help smallholder farmers in Ethiopia purchase and use…
New Drone Project to Spur Climate-Smart Growth for Benin’s Critical Cashew Industry
Cotonou, Benin — This week, international nonprofit organization TechnoServe and Wehubit—Belgian Development Cooperation’s digital-for-development program—announced the launch of an initiative that, in collaboration with the government of Benin, will use drones to improve the productivity and environmental sustainability of the country’s important cashew sector. The Drone-Assisted Land Mapping…
