How Climate-Smart Cashews Nourish Gender Equity and Environmental Sustainability
Climate change threatens to reshape our world, but its effects will not be distributed equally. Read more from Agrilinks.
West Africa
How Climate-Smart Cashews Nourish Gender Equity and Environmental Sustainability
Cristina Manfre, Global Gender Director and Devon Melville, Deputy Chief of Party, BeninCajù, identify program climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices and gender equity outcomes from the eight-year United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-funded project.
Creating Change Through Cocoa in Ghana: Q&A With Former Fellow Yash Mehta
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.
Inclusive Training Program Will Help Young African Entrepreneurs Grow Their Businesses
The PAYED 5 program will harness digital tools to help micro-retailers in Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, and Côte d’Ivoire recover from the pandemic and increase their revenues
A New Tool for Business to Fight Malnutrition: Micronutrient Fortification Index Launches in Nigeria
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.
TechnoServe’s Nicholas Mancus and Krishanu Chakravarty Speak at the African Cashew Alliance Conference
TechnoServe's Nicholas Mancus and Krishanu Chakravarty speak about opportunities for the West African cashew sector at the African Cashew Alliance Conference, September 20-21, 2021.
Understanding Nigeria’s New Micronutrient Fortification Index
This article in Guardian Nigeria features TechnoServe's Strengthening African Processors of Fortified Foods (SAPFF) Program as part of the greater Micronutrient Fortification Index (MFI).
How Boosting the Dairy Sector Improves Food Security in Nigeria
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.
