How to Achieve Climate-Smart Supply Chains that Benefit Farmers and Businesses
In an op-ed in Fortune, TechnoServe's Katarina Kahlmann shows how climate-resilient supply chains can benefit smalhholder farmers and global businesses.
Partnership between Anglo American and TechnoServe Has Helped Entrepreneurs Earn $111 Million over the Past Decade
The global mining company and international nonprofit are marking the tenth anniversary of their collaboration in South America and Southern Africa
Two South African Women Turn to Entrepreneurship to Fulfill Their Dreams: “Women Are Moving Up the Ladder and Can be Anything They Want to be Now.”
Two South African women rise early each morning, hoping that entrepreneurship will help them fulfill their dreams. A TechnoServe program is giving them the skills to do just that.
Sourcing from Smallholders: Complex Challenge or Commercial Opportunity?
Abstract: The 500 million smallholder farmers worldwide represent both a key supplier base and a market for firms, and advances are being made on how to integrate this segment of farmers into formal value chains. CASA TAF’s second annual learning paper, Sourcing from Smallholders: Complex Challenge or Commercial Opportunity? Perspectives…
In South Africa, Fashion and Entrepreneurship Offer Women a Way Out of Poverty
As a young girl, Thato Ditsele dreamed of owning her own fashion business. However, life as a young entrepreneur outside of Johannesburg was not easy, and she ran into challenges along the way. Eventually, her dream came true and she was able to start her own clothing line. Through TechnoServe’s Box Shop program, she gained practical knowledge about finance, marketing, and branding, which helped her increase sales by 50%.
Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusiness
The Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusiness Technical Assistance Facility (CASA TAF) will partner with investors to assess and demonstrate how inclusive technical assistance can strengthen the commercial viability and development impact of agribusinesses that source from smallholders.
Creating job opportunities in South African mining communities
TechnoServe is collaborating with Anglo American on providing enterprise development training to youth in response to South Africa's national priority of reducing unemployment and poverty.
Supporting Young Entrepreneurs in South Africa (Box Shop Program)
This initiative offers a unique approach to supporting young entrepreneurs by creating several Box Shop stores in South African townships. This effort will support 240 young entrepreneurs to bring their products to store shelves and encourage more support for buying and building local brands.
Domestic Remittances in South Africa
A new study examines how the dynamic yet overlooked market of domestic remittances is boosting financial inclusion for South Africans.
Natural Solutions: Innovative Opportunities in South Africa
Tumi Mphahlele struggled to find beauty products for her sensitive skin in South Africa, so she turned to her knowledge of biochemistry and began her own business.
