Maximizing Coffee Washing Station Profits: Results from Field Experiments
For AFCA 2025, TechnoServe shares research and guidelines for improving coffee cup quality and wet mill profitability.
Women in Agriculture: How an Ethiopian Coffee Farmer is Redefining Success
In 2012, Lubaba Mekonnen joined a TechnoServe program that supported coffee farmers in her community. We reconnected with Lubaba in 2020 and again in 2024 to see how her life changed in the decade since first joining the program.
Sustainable Coffee Supply Chains: How Technology is Helping Kenyan Cooperatives Navigate the EU Deforestation Regulation
Cooperative leaders like Nelson Kimani have a clear job: improving the incomes and livelihoods of their member farmers. So when the chairman of the New Murarandia Farmers’ Cooperative Society in Murang’a County, Kenya, heard about the new European deforestation regulations, he wondered how they would impact the cooperative…
Photo Essay: Nurturing Coffee, Family, and Future in Guatemala’s Mountains
Meet Hermelinda, a coffee grower who has created a full life in the Western Highlands of Guatemala, where three generations of her family now gather.
Empowered Women Learn New Skills to Transform their Role in the Guatemalan Coffee Sector
TechnoServe is helping rural women access tools for pulping and drying coffee, processes that improve coffee quality and facilitate women's advancement in the value chain.
Women’s Economic Empowerment in Peru’s Coffee Value Chain
At TechnoServe, women’s economic empowerment starts small—with individuals and families—before rippling through communities and markets. This transformation often begins with someone like Lludy Bartra, a family trainer in Peru who has dedicated her life to changing the reality of women in the coffee value chain.
A Burden Lifted: How Coffee Pulpers Are Transforming Zimbabwe’s Farming Future
What if coffee farmers in Zimbabwe could process their beans in less time with less effort? Would this increase the quality of their product and, thereby, their income? Thanks to partnerships with TechnoServe and Nespresso, a group of farmers is finding out.
TechnoServe’s Year in Review: 14 Milestone Moments
As 2024 draws to a close, let’s take a moment to celebrate the milestone moments that you helped make possible through your support. Thanks to you, our work has made a real, tangible difference in millions of lives. 1. As TechnoServe’s Coffee Alliance for Excellence…
From Bank to Bean: Strengthening Access to Finance in Rwanda’s Coffee Sector
In Rwanda, coffee is a primary export product, with nearly 22,000 metric tons of coffee exported each year from nearly 300 coffee washing stations (CWS) and more than 400,000 coffee farmers.
A Year in Farming: Our Favorite Photos of 2024
Our photo series highlights the beauty and emotion in the lives of our clients around the world. This month, we’re showcasing the journey of farmers as they navigate each stage of the farming cycle, from planting to harvest and beyond.
