Mexico

woman coffee farming in Nicaragua

How to Create Gender Equality in Coffee Farming

TechnoServe’s Global Gender Director Cristina Manfre recently discussed gender equality in coffee farming in a LinkedIn Live panel discussion with Nespresso.

Coffee, Women's Economic Empowerment
Coffee, Coffee farming, Coffee processing, East Africa coffee, Gender equality, Women, Women entrepreneurs, Women in business, women in leadership, Women's Economic Empowerment, women's rights, Womens Economic Empowerment, womens empowerment
TechnoServe employee leads income generating training in Mexico

How Better Strawberries Improve Incomes for Mexican Farmers

COVID-19 was just the latest challenge for small-scale farmers in central Mexico. With limited technical knowledge and market connections, many have struggled for years to improve their incomes. José García Martínez was one of those farmers when he joined a TechnoServe program a year ago. Today, he is earning enough to provide security and better opportunities for his family—“a life-changing experience.”

Agriculture, COVID-19
Eloy Castañón holds a melon in a processing facility in Mexico

Farmers Facing a New Kind of Crisis: How COVID-19 Has Broken Agricultural Value Chains

With the number of people facing life-threatening hunger in the world expected to double this year to 265 million, solutions addressing each link in the food system are essential. Drawing from TechnoServe's work across value chains with a range of public and private partners, we highlight the latest challenges, insights, and promising approaches in the current effort to prevent widespread food insecurity and build greater long-term resilience.

Agriculture, COVID-19