Potencia tu Agroempresa is a two-year Business Accelerator initiative funded by the by Argidius Foundation, Barranquilla Chamber of Commerce, and Santo Domingo Foundation to boost Latin American Agri-food tech Start-ups and Small food processing businesses in Colombia, Guatemala, Argentina, Chile, and Mexico to enhance food security in the region through their success.
CAFE Amazonía Resiliente is a four-year initiative (2025-2029) funded by JDE Peet’s in Peru, aimed at improving the productivity and income of 12,500 smallholder coffee farmers in the San Martín and Huánuco regions. By promoting regenerative agricultural practices, forest conservation, and access to formal markets, the project seeks to ensure a high-quality coffee supply while strengthening the resilience of farming communities.
The Maximizing Opportunities in Coffee and Cacao in the Americas (MOCCA) project was a seven-year initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the Food for Progress program. Implemented by TechnoServe and partners, MOCCA worked to support over 120,000 farmers across Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Ecuador, and Peru to overcome barriers to effectively rehabilitating and renovating their coffee and cacao trees.
TechnoServe and the Vale Foundation launched the AGIR (Apoio e Geração e Incremento de Renda) program in September 2018 to support communities in broadening their local economies by targeting key sectors and providing entrepreneurship training and support.
In 2017, TechnoServe and the Global Coffee Platform published a study on smallholder coffee production that identified opportunities for potential benefits to coffee farmers from improved farm profitability and increased efficiency along the supply chain.
In 2011, TechnoServe, Instituto Ventura, and food company Inaceres partnered to catalyze economic growth for smallholder farmers in Brazil by building a sustainable, inclusive, and competitive outgrower model for heart of palm.
In the Piauí state of Northern Brazil, honey production can provide a key source of income for farmers living in rural poverty. As market demand for certified honey increases globally, switching to organic and fair trade production can help farmers to tap into premium markets – and prices.
CAFE is a public-private partnership working to create a more prosperous and inclusive coffee sector. The program is helping 12,000 coffee farming families, many of them in former coca-growing regions, to earn more sustainable livelihoods by improving productivity and quality and building links to profitable markets.
In partnership with the National Service for Technical Cooperation of the Ministry of Economy (SERCOTEC), TechnoServe is implementing a program to support micro- and small businesses with growth potential in Chile.
TechnoServe is implementing two programs in Brazil with the global mining company Anglo American, taking a market systems approach to creating prosperity through enterprise development.
