East Africa

A young Kenyan farming entrepreneur demonstrates why youth are critical to transforming agriculture and ensuring food security in Africa.

Creative mobile solutions are addressing major challenges in the agriculture industry, providing benefits for both farmers and agribusinesses.

Nespresso and TechnoServe are partnering in South Sudan to build a coffee industry that could provide a sustainable source of income for thousands of rural families.

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…

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.

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.