East Africa

An innovative approach to coffee production in the Sidama region is helping smallholder farmers improve their livelihoods while setting an example of environmental sustainability.

USAID invests in TechnoServe and Nespresso's efforts to revitalize the coffee industry in South Sudan.

On World Water Day, we highlight coffee farming communities in Ethiopia that are taking action for clean water.

To help grow their sunflower oil business, the Majengo sisters needed access to finance, which is often a barrier to success for women entrepreneurs.

Launched in 2009 with support from Irish Aid, TechnoServe’s Cocoa Quality and Market Access (CQMA) program is improving the livelihoods of Tanzanian cocoa farmers by helping them increase yields and quality. The program is providing training in good agricultural practices, post-harvest handling techniques, financial literacy and gender modules. CQMA is…

A female executive of an Ethiopian coffee cooperative demonstrates how women leaders help promote gender inclusion and social responsibility.

An alumnus of the TechnoServe Volunteer Consultant Program (now the TechnoServe Fellows Program) teams up with a former Program Manager to build a business and a sweeter future for thousands of Tanzanian farming families.

Through vocational apprenticeships and business mentorship, young women like Emily Ahebwa are creating new sources of income in Uganda.

Within a year of completing TechnoServe's STRYDE training, an inspiring young woman has built a thriving business in an industry dominated by men.

TechnoServe agronomist Jennifer Poni shows us what it takes to jumpstart a sustainable coffee industry.