Agriculture

Meet two Indigenous women in Mexico who are transforming their traditional farming practices into a thriving agribusiness.

Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and emotion in the lives of our clients around the world. This month, we're celebrating the hardworking women who build better lives for themselves, their families and communities.

Agricultural training and leadership development can create unexpected pathways. For Joyce Wanjiku, a coffee farmer in Kenya, this training opened doors she hadn't imagined—from the cooperative board room to her expanding farm.

In celebration of International Women’s Day and International Year of the Woman Farmer, we sat down with two TechnoServe leaders to discuss the critical challenges women farmers face, what TechnoServe is doing to address them, and what gives them hope for the years ahead.

Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and emotion in the lives of our clients around the world. This month, we're celebrating the hardworking farmers and entrepreneurs behind one of the world’s most beloved treats: chocolate.

Do women farmers benefit from participating in women-only self-help groups, or from mixed ones? In this innovation spotlight, we highlight a new case study from Nigeria that explores how different types of community organizations impact women’s ability to access savings and exercise financial decision-making.

In India's maize belt, farmers are reclaiming their land from the worst drought in 150 years by embracing regenerative agriculture to restore water and soil health. See the faces and hear the stories behind this transformation in our latest photo essay.

Private equity investor Joe Manning has volunteered twice as a TechnoServe Fellow—first helping Tanzanian coffee farmers in 2010, then returning 15 years later with his family to support Kenyan entrepreneurs. His hands-on experience has made him a passionate advocate for TechnoServe's business-focused approach to fighting poverty.

Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and emotion in the lives of our clients around the world. This month, we're highlighting the many ways that farmers and entrepreneurs are investing in change.

This International Women’s Day, we’re sharing the story of a young entrepreneur in Mozambique who is forging new pathways for women in her community to thrive.