Central America

Lessons learned from TechnoServe’s work with SGBs in Central America, based on research conducted by Emory University and the Impulsa Tu Empresa program.

With the support of TechnoServe’s Impulsa tu Empresa program, Lorena Gonzalez is growing her taxi service for women and is creating change for women entrepreneurs in El Salvador.

Rene Reinsberg, a TechnoServe Fellow, supports local entrepreneurs in Guatemala. At the time, my wife Lisa, a human rights lawyer, was offered a Fulbright fellowship and we decided to move to Latin America for one year. I had been structuring hybrid bonds and derivatives at Morgan Stanley in London,…

How the GANE project helped small-scale farmers in Nicaragua build a more competitive and inclusive livestock sector.

How the Ganaderia Empresarial (GANE) project transformed Nicaragua’s livestock sector and worked with smallholder farmers to increase their productivity, quality and market access.

Bean and coffee farmers in Honduras implement innovative climate-smart agricultural practices to increase incomes, nutrition and resilience.

From El Salvador to Tanzania, smallholder coffee farmers like Dora and Gerard are improving the quality of their coffee and investing in a better future for their families.

In the four years since her father passed away, Ana Gabriela Méndez has been able to position the family business as a leading supplier in Nicaragua’s male-dominated construction industry.

The women of Mujeres Valientes Rural Community Bank are helping the small farmers in their community increase their productivity, food security and incomes.

TechnoServe and Cargill are innovating in the sorghum sector by developing improved seeds and supporting Cargill’s sorghum suppliers.