How We’ll Tackle Malnutrition In Nigeria – Umunna
Our work in food fortification is featured in this interview with Larry Umunna, TechnoServe's Regional Director, West Africa.
Our work in food fortification is featured in this interview with Larry Umunna, TechnoServe's Regional Director, West Africa.
Food fortification is one of the best ways to fight malnutrition at scale. This is particularly important in countries like Nigeria, which has the largest number of malnourished people in Africa. Recently, leaders from across Nigeria's public and private sector gathered virtually to highlight some rare progress in combating this problem: major improvements in the country's food fortification.
Company CEOs gathered at third annual forum to review progress and areas of renewed focus
When Endurance Boms first opened her small beauty shop in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, she struggled to keep track of her sales and inventory. Then, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, her sales slowed to a crawl. A TechnoServe program gave Endurance the business training and support she needs to achieve success as a Nigerian entrepreneur. Now, she can confidently maintain a reliable income source – even during a global crisis.
Prosper Cashew: Strengthening Cashew Processing in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria Prosper Cashew – Context: The global cashew market is a $12 billion industry and has grown almost seven times over the last four decades in terms of volume.
TechnoServe invites your firm to participate in this competitive solicitation for pricing, delivery, and terms as an evaluation contractor for a West Africa Regional cashew project with the project’s head office based in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
The Strengthening African Processors of Fortified Foods program is helping African companies expand the availability of fortified foods to vulnerable populations
This World Food Day, we spoke with Dr. Andreas Bluethner, Director of Nutrition at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to discuss how COVID-19 is threatening nutrition in the developing world – and how interventions such as improved food fortification can help tackle this critical challenge.
Nairobi, Kenya – The Citi Foundation and international non-profit TechnoServe have announced the launch of the fourth cycle of their partnership, the Pan-African Youth Entrepreneur Development (PAYED 4) program, to support young micro-retailers. The program will start in October 2020 and will work with 1,000 youth entrepreneurs in Côte d’Ivoire,…
In Nigeria, nearly half the tomato harvest is lost before ever reaching consumers. Promoting the domestic cottage processing sector has the potential to significantly decrease post-harvest loss while also improving farmer livelihoods and increasing food security for vulnerable communities.