From tiny cocoa beans nestled in colorful pods to a delicious velvety confection, your favorite chocolate bar undergoes a remarkable transformation before reaching your hands. At the heart of this journey are cocoa farmers who have built their livelihoods on the cocoa industry. Meet some of the women and men in three cocoa cooperatives in Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
TechnoServe is helping coffee farmers adopt an innovative, natural, and low-cost solution to prevent water and soil pollution.
In the Amazon rainforest, fires are causing trees to release carbon instead of absorbing it as they naturally do. What is this practice of capturing and storing carbon called? Find out in our latest world news quiz.
Coffee is a lifeline for millions of farming families. In Andhra Pradesh, smallholder tribal farmers like Shanthi have long cultivated coffee, but they remain far removed from the trends and benefits of the emerging market. Today, with support from TechnoServe, she is part of the specialty coffee movement—learning cupping, improving quality, and earning higher prices.
A participatory photography method called Photovoice is allowing women coffee farmers in Peru to reflect on their journeys as leaders in their families and communities.
Across Kenya, low-income families struggle to eat affordable, varied diets and particularly to consume the necessary volume of fruits and vegetables. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of metric tons of fresh fruits and vegetables go to waste in the country. Are there solutions to both problems?
In northern Uganda, 35-year-old Joseph Kojo is championing peer learning and collaboration to improve agricultural productivity and community success.
Kenya’s growing waste crisis is detrimental to the environment and poses serious health risks for local communities. Learn how TechnoServe’s Smart Duka program is helping micro-retailers gain the knowledge and tools needed to improve their waste management practices.
Discover how TechnoServe is combating malnutrition in Nigeria through food fortification, youth empowerment, and sustainable food systems.
In Guatemala, women entrepreneurs like Yara Tobar are gaining the confidence, skills, and connections they need to build successful, profitable businesses.
