Africa

Reality Television: An Unexpected Tool for Agronomy Training

In East Africa, a "make-over" style reality television show is providing millions of farmers with top-notch agricultural information. In a recent episode, TechnoServe's own Charles Murage, a business advisor for the YieldWise program, made his TV debut, giving tips to reduce postharvest loss on mango farms.

Solutions for African food enterprises

Food Processing in Sub-Saharan Africa

This final report explores five years of impact through the Solutions for African Food Enterprises (SAFE), a public-private partnership between TechnoServe, Partners in Food Solutions and the United States Agency for International Development that aimed to increase the competitiveness of the African food processing sector and expand the availability of…

Entrepreneurship, Food Processing
White Papers & Reports
Smallholder farmers translating produce to profits

IOM: Smallholder Farmers Translating Produce to Profits

In this case study, TechnoServe’s Innovations in Outcome Measurement (IOM) initiative explores innovative models for creating a profitable agribusiness that builds wealth in small farming communities of East Africa…

Agriculture, Technology
Case Studies, White Papers & Reports
Case study improving by saving animals

IOM: Improving Livelihoods by Saving Animals

In this case study, TechnoServe’s Innovations in Outcome Measurement (IOM) initiative explores how to expand commercial livestock services across Kenya’s rangelands by evaluating which business models can provide sustainable agrovet services to pastoralist communities.

Agriculture, Technology
Case Studies, White Papers & Reports