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Unveiling the Harvest’s Potential: AI Empowers Coffee Farmers, Improves Coffee Quality

A post from DataKind highlights the organization's partnership with TechnoServe and Carnegie Mellon Univesity Africa to harness AI to improve farmer livelihoods

Coffee, Labs, Technology

In The News

March 26, 2024

Benjamin Alas Ordoñez, 69, is a coffee farmer who participates in TechnoServe's MOCCA program. Part of a post on what we're looking forward to in 2024.

3 Things We’re Looking Forward to in 2024

From climate-positive solutions for farmers and business owners to geospatial technology in West Africa, these are a few things we're looking forward to in 2024.

Coffee, Environmental Sustainability, Food Processing, Labs, Technology

January 31, 2024

Sildio Mbonyumuhire, Director of Labs Product Management and Engineering at TechnoServe speaking about tech jobs.

Jobs in Tech and Development: Q&A with Sildio Mbonyumuhire, TechnoServe Labs

How did an aspiring priest become a software engineer now delivering tech solutions to end global poverty? Sildio Mbonyumuhire, Director of Labs Product Management and Engineering at TechnoServe, was recently featured on the My Tech Story Africa podcast hosted by Alice Kanjejo.

Labs, Staff, Technology

January 16, 2024

Three images are part of TechnoServe's Photo of the Month series.

Vote for the Photo of the Month: December 2023

Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and emotion in the lives of our clients around the world.

Agriculture, Entrepreneurship, Labs, Technology, Women's Economic Empowerment

photo of the month

December 27, 2023

A panel discussion of TechnoServe's recent technological advancements in the cashew sector in Benin.

4 Digital Tools Fighting Poverty in Benin

Digital technology can be a driving force for development. Learn about four digital tools TechnoServe is developing to combat poverty and create a more inclusive, profitable, and sustainable Benin.

Agriculture, Cashews, Entrepreneurship, Labs, Technology

November 29, 2023

Two coffee farmers in Honduras inspect their coffee trees.

How Technology is Supporting Deforestation-Free Coffee Supply Chains

TechnoServe is introducing a free, open-source Android application for capturing and sharing geotagged farm-level sourcing data. This application will help coffee farmers and exporters comply with new European Union deforestation regulations.

Agriculture, Coffee, Environmental Sustainability, Labs, Technology

Deforestation, EUDR, Supply Chains

November 8, 2023

Pioneering Geospatial Innovation

TechnoServe Labs and Carnegie Mellon University – Africa teams work together to build geospatial tools to benefit smallholder farmers in Africa.

Labs, Technology

BeninCaju, Carnegie Mellon-Africa, cashew, CMU-Africa, geospatial, machine learning, Smallholder farmers, TNSLabs

October 19, 2023

AI Maps Benin’s Cashew for the First Time: A Major Step towards Sustainable Production

The paper in Remote Sensing of Environment represents one of the first efforts to use remote sensing and machine learning in smallholder tree-crop landscapes on a national scale.

Cashews, Labs

Press Release

July 26, 2023

Polygon mapping is critical to support smallholder agro-forestry and deforestation programs

What is polygon mapping? 🌎🗺️ Technoserve is using this innovative technology to support sustainable agriculture and land use planning in developing countries.

Labs, Technology

agriculture, land use, land use planning, mapping, Polygon mapping, sustainable agriculture, Technology, TNSLabs

April 20, 2023