FP Analytics Report Launch: Investing in Resilience From the Ground Up
TechnoServe Chief Transformation Officer Kindra Halvorson shares her thoughts on supporting resilience for African farmers.
How Women Farmers and Entrepreneurs Can Build Resilience During COVID-19
Because of pervasive inequalities, women are vulnerable to the lasting economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. This article highlights some of the ways we can strengthen the resilience of women farmers and entrepreneurs during the crisis and aid their post-pandemic recovery.
TechnoServe’s Top 5 Stories of 2020
In a year filled with challenges, TechnoServe has remained committed to helping farmers and small businesses fight the impact of COVID-19. While some of our methods may have looked a bit different this year, our mission has remained the same. Our five most-read stories from 2020 illustrate just a few of the ways that TechnoServe has helped women and men in the developing world overcome obstacles to build brighter futures.
Farmers Facing a New Kind of Crisis: How COVID-19 Has Broken Agricultural Value Chains
With the number of people facing life-threatening hunger in the world expected to double this year to 265 million, solutions addressing each link in the food system are essential. Drawing from TechnoServe's work across value chains with a range of public and private partners, we highlight the latest challenges, insights, and promising approaches in the current effort to prevent widespread food insecurity and build greater long-term resilience.
The COVID-19 Pandemic is Jeopardizing Women’s Ability to Earn a Living. Here’s How We Can Respond.
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting farmers, entrepreneurs, and workers across the globe, but its economic impact on women is particularly severe. How can the private sector, governments, and civil society ensure that women can continue to do business amid the pandemic?
The COVID-19 Pandemic is Jeopardizing Women’s Ability to Earn a Living. Here’s How We Can Respond.
In Business Fights Poverty, TechnoServe Global Gender Director Cristina Manfre shares solutions for ensuring that women's economic participation is not disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Farmers Facing a New Kind of Crisis: How COVID-19 Has Broken Agricultural Value Chains
Writing for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, TechnoServe's Nupur Parikh discusses how smallholder farmers are being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and how the global community can respond.
Incredible Coffee Non-Profits To Support On Giving Tuesday
Coffee publication Sprudge includes TechnoServe on its list of top charities
Mexican Strawberry Farmers Cultivate Success
Ramiro Silva has grown strawberries in central Mexico for over 20 years. But despite his many years of experience, he often struggled to control plant diseases and pests around the farm. He also sold through intermediaries, earning limited money from his crops. After joining a TechnoServe program, Ramiro gained the skills and connections he needed to improve his production and increase his income.
How Smallholder Wheat Farmers in India are Increasing Incomes and Accessing New Markets
In Uttar Pradesh, India, wheat farmers like Manoj Kumar are working to achieve better lives for their families but face countless obstacles. TechnoServe is helping local farmer organizations strengthen business operations, enabling thousands of their members to access better markets and earn higher incomes.
