Innovation in the Face of Crisis: How to Support Entrepreneurs during the Continuing COVID-19 Pandemic
Leaders from TechnoServe and Citi share lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic in this article for Business Fights Poverty
Leaders from TechnoServe and Citi share lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic in this article for Business Fights Poverty
Over the years, Rosa Gonzales has seen firsthand how climate change has impacted her small farm. After joining a TechnoServe program, she learned techniques to improve her resilience to climate threats and is now transforming her old banana trees into new opportunities for her farm and family.
This Pioneers Post article features insights from TechnoServe Global Entrepreneurship Director Juan Carlos about how to help entrepreneurs and their small businesses during crises like COVID-19.
TechnoServe programs in 10 countries interviewed smallholder farmers to see how they have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and how they are responding to the crisis.
The Impulsa tu Empresa 3.0 program will provide support to more than 1,000 entrepreneurs in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Colombia
In this series, we check back with TechnoServe program participants who were previously featured on our blog, documenting how their lives have changed and progressed. María Castillo is a farmer and the president of the Mujeres Valientes association, which sells drought-resistant beans and other agricultural supplies to farmers in southern Honduras.
We can learn a lot about solving youth unemployment by paying attention to young entrepreneurs. Changemakers like Violeta Martinez are eager to share lessons that are both context specific and universally relevant.
In Honduras, TechnoServe is helping coffee farmers like Luis Olvera improve their coffee and join local producer organizations. In doing so, they can connect to better markets and sell their coffee in bulk directly to exporters, gaining better prices and better livelihoods.
As international demand for avocado has increased, more farmers have started to clear forested areas to plant additional avocado trees. In Guatemala, TechnoServe is helping farmers improve their harvests and access higher-value markets while continuing to protect nearby forests.