Africa

TechnoServe and Nespresso are expanding their partnership to support coffee farming families in Kenya, Ethiopia and South Sudan.

Farmers build a successful coffee business and use the profits to bring electricity to their villages.

By Arnest Sebbumba, STRYDE program participant It is difficult to translate the word “entrepreneur” into my native tongue, Luganda. Most of my friends here in Kayunga, Uganda, come from farming families, but few of them have any interest in managing their farms for a living. Agribusiness skills…

TechnoServe's regional director for East Africa discusses the role of public-private partnerships in eradicating poverty and hunger.

With training and support, young women and men in Uganda are developing the skills and confidence to start their own businesses and become community leaders.

Kyle Burr describes his experience working with TechnoServe in Swaziland to improve the livelihoods of vulnerable households.

In honor of World Water Day, we share the story of an Ethiopian village that is benefiting from a natural solution to treating wastewater from coffee processing.

Partnering with the World Food Programme, TechnoServe is helping Ethiopian small-scale staple crop farmers improve their business practices and connect with large buyers.

With a focus on supporting smallholder farmers, Ethiopia’s ambitious strategy for agricultural development is driving down hunger and poverty.

The authors of the new book Everybody's Business discuss the relationship between big business and society, and why they were inspired to donate royalties from the book to TechnoServe after visiting fruit farmers in Uganda.