How Income From Coffee is Changing Lives in Rural Honduras
A few years ago, Reyna Oristela García was struggling to make a living from growing coffee. Today, her coffee farm is flourishing and her family is reaping the benefits.
2019: Celebrating Impact Across the Globe
2019 has been an exciting year for TechnoServe. From the launch of our new tech initiative to being named the #1 nonprofit for fighting poverty, here’s a look back at the highlights of another eventful year helping enterprising people around the world create positive change.
Better Coffee, Better Prices: Improving Farmer Livelihoods Through Quality Improvements
What does the taste of your morning coffee have to do with the livelihoods of millions of farmers? In this article, Paul Stewart explains how boosting coffee quality is one of the keys to ensuring that smallholder farmers earn higher incomes and shows how this change can transform entire communities.
TechnoServe’s Top 5 Stories of 2019
From the use of drone technology in agriculture to the development of sustainable coffee supply chains, these are our top five stories from 2019.
In Honduras, Opportunity Grows on Coffee Trees
Honduran coffee farmers like Rito Girón Hernández are improving their farm productivity and increasing their incomes through the PROLEMPA program.
Coffee Consumer Spotlight: Guatemalan Coffee
In the next part of our consumer spotlight series, we are highlighting the unique profile of Guatemalan coffee.
The Coffee Price Crisis: Supporting Sustainable Livelihoods for Farmers
The global coffee price crisis has drawn headlines around the world. But rather than view it as an isolated phenomenon, we must view at as part of a larger set of challenges affecting coffee farmers. To truly change the outlook for the world’s 12 million coffee-farming families, we must address these longstanding issues.
Coffee Consumer Spotlight: Peruvian Coffee
In the next part of our consumer spotlight series, we are highlighting the unique profile of Peruvian coffee. In Peru, TechnoServe works with coffee farmers in former coca-growing regions through the Coffee Alliance for Excellence (CAFE) program.
In Puerto Rico, Coffee is Making a Comeback
We spoke with TechnoServe’s new coffee program manager for Puerto Rico about his background in coffee, his plans to revive the industry, and the biggest challenges he foresees.
5 Reasons to be Hopeful About the Future of Coffee
To celebrate National Coffee Day, TechnoServe shared insights and stories about the smallholder farmers who grow this transformative crop and the impact coffee has had on their daily lives.
