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).
TechnoServe’s Dave Hale Speaks at Chainlink Smart Contracts Summit
On August 7th, the director of TechnoServe Labs shares his insights about using digital tools to build trust, cooperation, and transparency in the African food processing sector.
Finalists Announced for 2021 P3 Impact Award
The State Department announcement includes Beyond Extraction, TechnoServe's partnership with Anglo American and the Inter-American Development Bank to support local economic development in Brazil, Chile, and Peru.
Making This Year Better Than the Last: A Recent Survey Assesses the Pandemic’s Impacts on Micro and Small Businesses
Juan Carlos Thomas, Director of Entrepreneurship at TechnoServe, writes about TechnoServe's report on the impacts of COVID-19 for micro-retailers in this NextBillion article.
MSME Survival and Recovery Program to Support 80 Micro and Small Businesses in Nigeria
The Joint initiative by Citibank Nigeria Limited and TechnoServe Will Help Small Businesses Develop Long-Term Resiliency and Achieve Sustainable Growth
How a Global Alliance for Inclusive and Nutritious Food Processing Improves Food Safety
This article, published by Agrilinks, details the Alliance for Inclusive and Nutritious Food Processing (AINFP)—a partnership between USAID, TechnoServe and Partners in Food Solutions (PFS) that aims to create a more competitive food-processing sector in Africa—and shows how partnerships with local food processing businesses can help them improve food safety, even amid an unprecedented pandemic.
Training and Micro Loans Help Small Businesses Weather COVID
Cyprian Amakalu, mSPARK Programme Manager at TechnoServe, talks about the Micro-Enterprises Strengthened for Pandemic Adaptation and Resilience in Kenya (mSPARK) programme, launched by TechnoServe and the Mastercard Foundation, which gives digital and financial support to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to help them survive the pandemic.
A New Report Shows How COVID-19 Has Challenged Farmers and Entrepreneurs. Here’s How the Private Sector Can Help.
Jonathan Barnow, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at TechnoServe, writes about the role that the private sector has in helping farmers and entrepreneurs recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
Learning from COVID-19
Cristina Manfre, Global Gender Director, TechnoServe identifies three priorities for improving the resilience of women farmers and entrepreneurs ahead of the next crisis.
Cargill’s Fast Response to Small African Food Processors During COVID Helped Them Survive
This article highlights how the Coalition for Farmer-Allied Intermediaries, of which TechnoServe is a founding member, is working across sectors to help food processors and agribusinesses recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
