Food Security

Explore the types, characteristics and examples of subsistence agriculture, which supports millions of households around the world.

The world produces food at enormous scale, yet millions of people still struggle to access a nutritious diet. Why? This blog challenges five common assumptions about hunger and explores how income, markets, farming, food processing, and economic opportunity shape what ultimately reaches people’s plates.

How much do you know about one of the most critical problems in international development?

In this Q&A for World Food Day, we explore the importance of food systems in ensuring food security and shaping the future of nations. As Africa's most populous country, Nigeria faces challenges and opportunities in this area. To highlight these issues, we spoke with Adesuwa Akinboro, TechnoServe’s Nigeria country director, about how sustainable food systems can help address these challenges and support communities beyond Nigeria.

Across Kenya, low-income families struggle to eat affordable, varied diets and particularly to consume the necessary volume of fruits and vegetables. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of metric tons of fresh fruits and vegetables go to waste in the country. Are there solutions to both problems?

In this Q&A with Annette Bogere, HortiMAP project director, learn how TechnoServe is helping smallholder farmers in Uganda increase their resilience to climate threats.

If you’re looking for a good book recommendation, look no further! This selection of fiction and nonfiction has been reviewed by TechnoServe readers from around the world. You’ll find thought-provoking books like “Hunger” that connect directly to our mission of ending poverty. There is fiction from authors like Jonathan…

The FAO recently released the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023 report. Learn about its key findings and what it means for the fight against hunger.

Editor’s Note: Originally posted on December 7, 2017 under the title, “Just Get Up and Do Something” – Updated version published on July 20, 2023 under the new title, “Sarah LaFleur’s Journey from TechnoServe Fellow to M.M.LaFleur Founder” Sarah LaFleur, a TechnoServe Fellow in …

Clinton Wong reflects on his work with TechnoServe in Uganda, and why the collective power of businesses can achieve far greater impact than any one organization could achieve alone.