Growing Businesses by Linking Women to Finance
To help grow their sunflower oil business, the Majengo sisters needed access to finance, which is often a barrier to success for women entrepreneurs.
To help grow their sunflower oil business, the Majengo sisters needed access to finance, which is often a barrier to success for women entrepreneurs.
Launched in 2009 with support from Irish Aid, TechnoServe’s Cocoa Quality and Market Access (CQMA) program is improving the livelihoods of Tanzanian cocoa farmers by helping them increase yields and quality. The program is providing training in good agricultural practices, post-harvest handling techniques, financial literacy and gender modules. CQMA is…
An alumnus of the TechnoServe Volunteer Consultant Program (now the TechnoServe Fellows Program) teams up with a former Program Manager to build a business and a sweeter future for thousands of Tanzanian farming families.
As chairwoman of the Mababu Farmer Business Group, Mizinala Lutolo is increasing revenue while honing her leadership skills.
A 25-year-old entrepreneur is educating young people in her community on the benefits of mobile financial solutions.
TechnoServe's Michael Elliott discusses the successes, challenges and future of information and communications technologies for agriculture.
The Partners in Food Solutions (PFS)-TechnoServe Alliance matches the expertise of leading global food companies with the needs of African-based food processing companies in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Creative mobile solutions are addressing major challenges in the agriculture industry, providing benefits for both farmers and agribusinesses.
Aditya Gupta discusses his experience working with TechnoServe in East Africa, and how it motivated him to launch an organization that is addressing the issue of violence against women.