Five Years After Maria, Puerto Rico Farmers Suffer Damage from Another Hurricane
An update on how Hurricane Fiona has affected farmers in Puerto Rico five years after Hurricane Maria.
A Third-Generation Farmer in Puerto Rico Reaps a New Harvest and Hope After Hurricane Maria
While the challenges of being a woman coffee farmer affected Agueda Ortiz Velez, she couldn’t have imagined how Hurricane Maria would test her overall resilience.
Nespresso’s Investment in Coffee Seedlings and Regenerative Agriculture Helps Puerto Rico’s Coffee Industry Rebound to Pre-2017 Hurricane Levels
Projected harvest milestone comes as Puerto Rico marks five years since Hurricanes María and Irma
Following Hurricane Maria, Farmers in Puerto Rico Find their Resilience
Five years ago, Hurricane Maria hit the American island of Puerto Rico, destroying its coffee industry. Here's how TechnoServe is helping their farmers make a comeback.
What’s the Story Behind the Photo?
On the farm with two young women rebuilding after Hurricane Maria
A TechnoServe Trainer and Daughter of Farmers Helps Build the Future of Puerto Rico’s Coffee Industry
How one daughter of coffee farmers is now supporting the coffee industry in Puerto Rico as a TechnoServe trainer.
Earth Day 2022: 3 People Fighting for the Environment in Their Communities
Meet three environmental changemakers working with TechnoServe to make a difference in their communities.
Earth Day 2022
Around the world, climate change is making it more difficult for smallholder farmers to grow coffee. This Earth Day, take our quiz to find out what kind of coffee fits you best, then learn how TechnoServe is helping preserve this coffee through improving farmers’ resilience to climate threats.
Building Climate Resilience in Puerto Rican Coffee Communities
After Hurricane Maria in 2017, Puerto Rico lost an estimated 80% of its coffee trees, crippling an entire industry and leaving many coffee farmers reeling. Today, TechnoServe is working to revive the industry by helping thousands of smallholder coffee farmers significantly increase their yields and boost their resilience to future threats.
Hope and Resilience During COVID-19: Part 1
For over 50 years, TechnoServe has helped hardworking women and men in the developing world gain the skills, connections, and confidence to create self-sustaining businesses and build a path out of poverty. In 2020, we asked a few of these farmers and entrepreneurs to share how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their lives and how they are coping with its effects.
