Benin Cashew Week: New Opportunities for Benin and Africa
TechnoServe and the Beninese government recently organized Benin Cashew Week, an event to celebrate the significance of the cashew industry in Benin.
West Africa
New Millers for Nutrition Coalition Announces Commitment to Reach One Billion People with Fortified Staple Food
New industry-led coalition aims to help millers produce adequately fortified staple foods and reach one billion people with fortified rice, edible oil and flour
by 2026
Pioneering Geospatial Innovation
TechnoServe Labs and Carnegie Mellon University – Africa teams work together to build geospatial tools to benefit smallholder farmers in Africa.
U.S. Ambassador’s Visit Celebrates West African Cashew as a Cash Crop
In September, TechnoServe’s Prosper Cashew project was honored to host Her Excellency Jessica Davis Ba, the United States of America’s Ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire.
U.S. Ambassador’s Visit Celebrates Cashew as Cash Crop
Organized by TechnoServe’s Prosper Cashew, Tour Hailed as Positive Example of Agro-Industry Growth for West Africa
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report: Key Findings and Solutions
The FAO recently released the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023 report. Learn about its key findings and what it means for the fight against hunger.
L’Intelligence Artificielle (IA) cartographie pour la première fois les plantations d’anacarde au Bénin : un grand pas vers une production durable
L'article paru dans Remote Sensing of Environment représente l'une des premières tentatives d'utilisation de la télédétection et de l'apprentissage automatique dans le contexte de petites exploitations arboricoles à une échelle nationale.
Quiz: How much do you know about the gender gap?
The World Economic Forum recently published its annual report on the global gender gap with more information on modern gender disparities across different industries. TechnoServe works globally to economically empower women with programs that help women entrepreneurs develop their businesses. How much do you know about the gender gap? In…
Leveraging Business Partnerships for Large-Scale Food Fortification
The Strengthening African Processors of Fortified Foods (SAPFF) program presents an innovative industry-led approach, drawing from its experience in Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania to promoting the fortification of staple foods and tackling micronutrient deficiencies amongst the most vulnerable
AI Maps Benin’s Cashew for the First Time: A Major Step towards Sustainable Production
The paper in Remote Sensing of Environment represents one of the first efforts to use remote sensing and machine learning in smallholder tree-crop landscapes on a national scale.
