West Africa

Through TechnoServe’s BeniBiz program, young entrepreneurs like Babatundé Oguidi are getting the training and technical advice they need to run successful micro-enterprises.

Two of TechnoServe's experts share lessons learned from a partnership with Citi Foundation and how employees can effectively meet the needs of development initiative participants.

Government and food industry leaders gathered to publicly renew their commitment to improving nutrition in Nigeria through better food fortification.

The major new project will spark economic growth through investment, job creation, and business support in West Africa's cashew industry

Determined to support her family, Dossi Degui turned to TechnoServe for better business skills. Now she sells her artisanal soap around the country--and can't keep up with demand.

The initiative with Nestlé Nigeria and IDH helped farmers connect to better supply chains and improve their incomes, contributing to better food security.

Climate change threatens to reshape our world, but its effects will not be distributed equally. Read more from Agrilinks.

Yash Mehta is a former TechnoServe Fellow who worked remotely in Ghana earlier this year, where he helped a cocoa processing company improve its business plan and support smallholder farmers to increase their yields and incomes. In this Q&A, Yash shares what his remote fellowship experience was like and how it positively impacted his career path.

Malnutrition is one of the world’s biggest development challenges. But food fortification can dramatically improve a population’s nutrition—if food processing companies have the right tools and knowledge. Last week, TechnoServe launched a new platform to help food processors track and improve fortification, marking important progress in fighting malnutrition in Nigeria and beyond.

Across West Africa, food security is being challenged by armed struggles and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which will create long-lasting challenges. Amaka Ikeaka, regional program manager for West Africa, writes about how dairy production and other long-term solutions can help address these challenges, particularly in Nigeria.