Navigating the Informal Economy Is Vital for Africa’s Rural Youth: How Do We Help Them Do That?
East Africa Regional Direct Chris Donohue shares lessons from the STRYDE program, a partnership between the Mastercard Foundation and TechnoServe.
East Africa Regional Direct Chris Donohue shares lessons from the STRYDE program, a partnership between the Mastercard Foundation and TechnoServe.
With support from USAID and in partnership with the Uganda Cooperative Alliance, the TechnoServe led Producer Organization Activity promotes the development of key agricultural commodities in Uganda, including coffee, beans, horticultural produce, and maize.
The Coffee Farm College Program is a four-year training program that aims to improve incomes for 30,000 coffee farming households in Central and Western Uganda by increasing their coffee farm productivity.
Today we’re sharing a behind-the-scenes look at the daily activities of one of our coffee agronomy advisors in Uganda.
In sub-Saharan Africa, TechnoServe is testing sustainable, cost-effective, and measurable innovations for development. A surprising potential win for smallholders: drone technology.
In Uganda, TechnoServe and the Mastercard Foundation partnered to scale youth innovations in the agri-food sector, increasing food security and farmer earnings.
In fragile environments like northern Uganda, opportunities for youth are a vital pillar of lasting economic development.
"Ask a TechnoServe Expert" is a new series where our staff members, who work on a range of important global development issues, answer your questions. In this edition, Ethiopia Country Director Mefthe Tadesse answered your questions on climate resilience.
In Uganda, TechnoServe is partnering with Nile Breweries Limited and the Sustainable Food Lab to identify climate risks in sorghum and barley supply chains.
What if every farmer knew exactly what each of her plants needed—the amount of water, the quantity and formula of fertilizer, the type of pesticide—at any given moment? This is the promise of precision agriculture, in which micro-level data is gathered by drones or satellites and used to enhance decision-making on the farm.