Smart Souks Program Familiarization Workshop Builds Awareness of Needs and Opportunities in Addis Ababa’s Micro-Retail Sector
The event brought together key stakeholders from across the public sector to create collaboration and alignment.
Investing in Women to Build Stronger Agri-SMEs
Lessons from the IIGS program show how agri-food businesses can expand economic opportunities for women while strengthening supply chains, reaching new customers, and supporting business growth.
CASA: Agricultural Finance Flows and Roadmap to Unlocking Green and Inclusive Agri-Investment in Tanzania
A new analysis of agricultural finance flows in Tanzania highlights farmers’ unmet capital needs, while the roadmap for agri-investment presents solutions to boost the sector’s sustainable growth.
Assessment of Food Fortification Approaches: Enablers and Challenges
Explore food fortification approaches from Millers for Nutrition and lessons for engaging food processors and expanding access to fortified foods.
From Surplus to Supper: What Food Loss in Kenya Taught Me About Food Systems
TechnoServe’s NutriSave program is developing innovative solutions to turn surplus produce into nutritious, affordable meals while supporting local vendors and farmers in Kenya.
TechnoServe and the elea Foundation Launch Smart Souks Program to Empower 300 Micro-Retailers in Addis Ababa
The three-year initiative is designed to enhance business skills, facilitate access to finance, expand digital tools adoption, and boost the revenue of micro retail entrepreneurs in Addis Ababa by 30%.
Youth Entrepreneurship in Kenya: From Shop Attendant to Local Economic Driver in Nairobi
When young entrepreneurs have the tools they need to thrive, the benefits ripple out into the community. In Nairobi, Alex Amwai turned his experience as a shop attendant into a growing retail enterprise that supports his family, creates jobs, and helps meet his community’s everyday needs.
4 Key Skills Every Shopkeeper and Small Shop Owner Needs
Through TechnoServe’s work with shopkeepers in more than half a dozen countries, we have identified four skills that all microretailers need to transform their businesses and lives.
Nourishing through Innovation: Insights on Food Systems Transformation
This report delivers field-tested insights from TechnoServe’s NutriSave program in Kenya to help practitioners, policymakers, and investors tackle food waste and malnutrition simultaneously.
Regenerative Coffee Production and the Living Income Gap: 3 Takeaways
Global Coffee Director Paul Stewart shares three key takeaways from TechnoServe and Sustainable Food Lab's new report on how adopting regenerative practices affects coffee-farming households' ability to earn a living income.
