Growing Prosperity in a Greenhouse
As more young people in rural East Africa turn to agriculture, visionaries like Samson Mwaikenda are modernizing their farming operations for a more prosperous future.
Can Tech Improve Kenya’s Micro-Retail Sector?
TechnoServe’s projects yield a wealth of lessons that can help us – and others – improve our work. In this series, we reflect on the lessons we have learned from our programs in Africa, India, and Latin America, sharing insights from program staff.
Promoting Entrepreneurship in Post-Conflict Areas
In fragile environments like northern Uganda, opportunities for youth are a vital pillar of lasting economic development.
What Goes Into Your Coffee? Better Incomes for Farmers
In part one of our weeklong series, we highlight the ways that training and market connections have created lasting income improvements for small coffee farmers around the world.
Five Ingredients for Success for Partnerships in Fragile Economies like South Sudan
Director of Strategic Initiatives Myriam Sainz draws on her experience rebuilding coffee communities with Nespresso to identify how to best invest in countries hit by conflict or crisis.
In Ethiopia, Coffee Creates Opportunity
Over 15 million Ethiopians rely on coffee for their livelihoods. This is one of their stories.
Ask a TechnoServe Expert: Mefthe Tadesse on Climate Change Resilience
"Ask a TechnoServe Expert" is a new series where our staff members, who work on a range of important global development issues, answer your questions. In this edition, Ethiopia Country Director Mefthe Tadesse answered your questions on climate resilience.
Water-Wise Coffee: Making Sustainable Business Profitable in Ethiopia
As greater traceability and ever-growing consumer interest in coffee origins increase the incentives for sustainable production, more opportunities to align profits and sustainability will emerge. If we are innovative and approach problems from a business perspective, we can help the supply chain grow even greener.
The Business Case for Climate-Resilient Agriculture
In Uganda, TechnoServe is partnering with Nile Breweries Limited and the Sustainable Food Lab to identify climate risks in sorghum and barley supply chains.
Partnering to Reduce Food Waste in Kenya
TechnoServe and the Rockefeller Foundation partnered to reduce post-harvest loss in Kenya's mango crop through the YieldWise initiative. Following a post-project evaluation, TechnoServe's YieldWise Program Manager and Rockefeller Foundation's Associate Director for Africa discussed the project's most significant findings.
