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Struggles brought on by COVID-19 represented deeper challenges for African food systems. Learn how TechnoServe helped one woman's business.

The women behind Mishky Cacao decided to create a safer future for their families and community – transitioning from coca to cocoa production and generating new value by manufacturing chocolate.

A woman who needed healthy food for her young son used her ingenuity to place herself on the path of success by starting her own business. Today, she is an entrepreneur with big plans for the future.

African food processors are combating malnutrition with support from food technologists and business advisors.

TechnoServe promoted a new culture of collaboration and learning across the coffee sector, from testing and evaluating new techniques in rural communities to engaging government and private stakeholders to share data, strengthening the industry as a whole.

The coffee produced by a young cooperative in South Kivu recently excelled in a prestigious competition, demonstrating how determination, cooperation, and resilience can pay off for farming families in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Food processing businesses are working to end hunger by increasing their capacity to provide quality, nutritious fortified foods for local communities.

TechnoServe seed projects offer simple solutions to the barriers women face when adopting best practices and offer inclusive growth for farming communities.

To help #endhunger, TechnoServe is working with Feed the Future to strengthen agribusinesses and food processors in Africa.

A fruit farm in Nampula Province uses capital from an agribusiness fund to improve its farm and benefit their community at the same time.