East Africa

Owners of mom and pop shops in Nairobi are making small changes that add up to big profits.

Using a market-based approach, TechnoServe is helping coffee farmers and cooperatives in Jimma, Ethiopia, turn coffee husk into a thriving market.

Fruit farmers and The Coca-Cola Company faced different challenges along the mango supply chain in Kenya. But one win-win solution benefited all players.

For a mother and farmer in central Kenya, passion fruit vines are yielding a better future for her children.

A new case study examines how TechnoServe and the Rockefeller Foundation are using a shared value approach to address post-harvest loss in Kenya's mango sector.

Armed with the right skill set, young people in Tanzania are discovering the potential within agribusiness for profitable livelihoods.

How two brothers are using their coffee-farming income to sow the seeds of knowledge in their community.

When Tarciana Ciokinyua began receiving training from TechnoServe’s Coffee Initiative, she was able to invest her increased income in her family.

Garuke coffee cooperative in Ethiopia was the only employer in the area for workers like Seifu Abafita, but in 2009 was on the brink of closure until support from the Coffee Initiative helped to turn things around.

The Economist examines the opportunities and obstacles for enterprising people in Africa – and highlights TechnoServe’s work to bolster young entrepreneurs.