Request for Proposal: Monitoring and Evaluation Consultancy
TechnoServe seeks a dynamic and pro-active Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) consultant to manage the coffee project's Baseline Best Practice Adoption Survey, as well as the Monthly Attendance & Data Collection process.
This paper is intended to be the first of a series of thematic papers on inclusive business technical assistance. TechnoServe will continue this work under the DFID-funded Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusiness Technical Assistance Facility (CASA TAF). This five-year facility aims to partner…
Grain Sector Climate Smart Awareness And Decision-Making
Nile Breweries, a subsidiary of AB InBev, has sought to improve their supply chains of sorghum and barley through local sourcing and sustainability commitments. This outcome story shares how Nile Breweries Limited leveraged the Guide to Assessing Climate Resilience in Smallholder Supply Chains, part of the USAID Feed the…
Small Commercial Farmer Model Impact Report
Learn about the impact of TechnoServe’s small commercial farmer model as a mechanism for rural development.
Leveraging Mobile Phone Technology: Results from the Coalition for Smallholder Sourcing
This case study from the TechnoServe Coalition for Smallholder Sourcing examines an innovation piloted by a cotton agribusiness in Mozambique that used a mobile-phone platform to improve its engagement with farmers.
Incentivizing Lead Farmers to Drive Production: Results from the Coalition for Smallholder Sourcing
This case study from the TechnoServe Coalition for Smallholder Sourcing examines how a performance-based cash incentive piloted by an agribusiness in Uganda stimulated maize production and sales among smallholders involved in contract farming.
Innovation in Outcome Measurement (IOM) Final Report
Evidence Driving Transformation of Smallholder Agriculture: The final report for TechnoServe’s IOM initiative details the innovative models piloted under four programs as well as lessons learned.
IOM: Smallholder Farmers Translating Produce to Profits
In this case study, TechnoServe’s Innovations in Outcome Measurement (IOM) initiative explores innovative models for creating a profitable agribusiness that builds wealth in small farming communities of East Africa…
IOM: Eyes in the Sky for African Agriculture, Water Resources, and Urban Planning
In this case study, TechnoServe’s Innovations in Outcome Measurement (IOM) program explores how advances in drone-assisted imaging and mapping services can bring new income and efficiency to economic development in East Africa.
IOM: Improving Livelihoods by Saving Animals
In this case study, TechnoServe’s Innovations in Outcome Measurement (IOM) initiative explores how to expand commercial livestock services across Kenya’s rangelands by evaluating which business models can provide sustainable agrovet services to pastoralist communities.
MozaCajú Impact Report
This report outlines four years of impact and insights from the MozaCajú program, which supported the Mozambican cashew nut industry by harnessing global market demand for premium cashew and addressing obstacles throughout the value chain, including production, inputs, processing, finance, and marketing.
Improving the Productivity and Sustainability of Smallholder Coffee in Guatemala
This case study discusses TechnoServe’s work to improve farmers’ productivity and adoption of good agronomic practices over five years in Guatemala, analyzing lessons learned and the model’s potential to be brought to scale in Guatemala and other coffee-producing countries.
TechnoServe’s East Africa Coffee Initiative: An Example of System Leadership in Practice
This case study by the Harvard Kennedy School reviews the ability of TechnoServe’s East Africa Coffee Initiative to achieve inclusive and sustainable growth by aligning the incentives of various stakeholders and building their capabilities to accelerate and scale progress.
The Lasting Impact of TechnoServe’s Work with Coffee Farmers
Triple Line was contracted by TechnoServe to evaluate the impact of the East Africa Coffee Initiative (2008-11) in Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia with the objective of helping smallholder farmers to improve productivity and increase incomes.
Five Years of the AAF’S Technical Assistance Facility
Impact report from the Technical Assistance Facility, which aims to address food security challenges in Africa by providing technical assistance to agribusinesses that receive investment through the African Agriculture Fund (AAF).
Innovation in Outcome Measurement
Report outlining the Innovation in Outcome Measurement Initiative’s pilots for tools and methodologies that have strong potential to significantly improve measurments of agriculture outcomes across a wide range of interventions.
TechnoServe Initiative for Inclusive Agricultural Business Models
This document contains four case studies exploring TechnoServe’s work with leading corporations to develop inclusive business models that engage smallholder farmers.
Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives: Promoting the Resilience of Smallholder Agriculture to Climate Change
Report identifying the key areas where pushing forward through multi-stakeholder initiatives will be critical to building smallholder resilience to climate change.
Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives: Lessons from Agriculture
Report using climate change and smallholder farming as a starting point to draw insights into the multi-stakeholder initiative format as a tool for complex, large-scale issues.
TechnoServe Initiative for Inclusive Agricultural Business Models: SAB Miller / AB InBev
This case study documents TechnoServe’s experience in identifying ways of enhancing commercial and social value through local sourcing in Africa for SABMiller and AB InBev.
Case Study: Connected Farmer Alliance
Assessing the impact of a commercial mobile agriculture (mAgri) solution that benefits both agribusinesses and smallholder farmers.
From India to Malawi: Seepage Wells
A case study from Feed the Future India-Africa Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Innovation Sharing Platform…
Coffee Initiative
Overview of the Coffee Initiative, TechnoServe’s flagship coffee program, which benefited more than a quarter-million farmers in East Africa.
Case Study: Unlocking Credit for Haiti’s Smallholder Mango Producers
Loans secured through the Haiti Hope Project are helping mango farmers bring riper fruit to market.
Case Study: The Return on Investment From TechnoServe’s Coffee Initiative
This briefing from the Initiative for Smallholder Finance Coffee Initiative offers a case study of TechnoServe’s Coffee Initiative, focusing on how technical assistance can increase access to finance for smallholder farmers, achieve scale and generate value for an industry.
A Guide to Working with Informal Financial Institutions
This guide explores lessons learned and best practices for increasing access to finance for smallholder farmers and rural entrepreneurs.
Integrating Smallholders into Zambia’s Soy Industry
8 Views for the G8
Agriculture for Impact details how business solutions for African smallholder farmers can address food security and nutrition issues. Includes viewpoints from eight development organizations, including TechnoServe.
The Coffee Initiative: Phase One Final Report
Accomplishments and challenges from the first four-year phase of the Coffee Initiative, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Project Nurture: Partnering for Business Opportunity and Development Impact
Prepared by the Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School, this report examines how Project Nurture demonstrates the potential for building sustainable and inclusive value chains through cross-sector partnerships.
Cultivating Women’s Participation: Strategies for Gender-Responsive Agriculture Programming
Technical brief from the International Center for Research on Women highlighting the gender approach in TechnoServe’s Coffee Initiative in Tanzania.
Lessons Learned: The Coffee Initiative, 2008 to 2011
TechnoServe learned important lessons during the first phase of the Coffee Initiative, a project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. These insights have much to offer for the private, public and non-profit sectors.
Independent Assessment of TechnoServe’s Coffee Agronomy Training Program
This study presents an independent professional opinion of Laterite Ltd., a research-consulting firm. It is an unbiased assessment of the accuracy of TechnoServe’s impact estimates on yield increases and best practice adoption…
Building Competitiveness in Africa’s Agriculture: A Guide to Value Chain Concepts and Applications
Document produced by The World Bank referencing several TechnoServe case studies.
