Creating a Coffee Husk Market in Ethiopia
Using a market-based approach, TechnoServe is helping coffee farmers and cooperatives in Jimma, Ethiopia, turn coffee husk into a thriving market.
The Impact Comes From the Coffee Cherry
Garuke coffee cooperative in Ethiopia was the only employer in the area for workers like Seifu Abafita, but in 2009 was on the brink of closure until support from the Coffee Initiative helped to turn things around.
Solutions for African Food Enterprises
Solutions for African Food Enterprises (SAFE) was a public-private partnership between TechnoServe, Partners in Food Solutions, and USAID that aimed to increase the competitiveness of the African food processing sector to expand availability of affordable and nutritious foods to local populations. The program benefited more than 1,000 food processors who source from more than 800,000 smallholder farmers in five countries.
Enhancing Sustainability and Increasing Coffee Incomes in Ethiopia’s Sidama Zone
Some of the highest quality coffee in the world comes from the Sidama Zone of Ethiopia, produced primarily by 200,000 smallholder farming families, most of whom continue to live in poverty due to small farm sizes and low productivity.
Transforming Harvest Season in Ethiopia
An innovative approach to coffee production in the Sidama region is helping smallholder farmers improve their livelihoods while setting an example of environmental sustainability.
Coffee Initiative
The Coffee Initiative worked with local farmers in East Africa to improve agronomy and business practices, establish new coffee cooperatives and strengthen existing ones, and help cooperatives create business plans and access financing for wet mills.
Clean Rivers and Profitable Farms in Ethiopia’s Coffee Country
On World Water Day, we highlight coffee farming communities in Ethiopia that are taking action for clean water.
The Impact of Female Leadership
A female executive of an Ethiopian coffee cooperative demonstrates how women leaders help promote gender inclusion and social responsibility.
Partners in Food Solutions-TechnoServe Alliance
The Partners in Food Solutions (PFS)-TechnoServe Alliance matches the expertise of leading global food companies with the needs of African-based food processing companies in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia.
President Obama Tours TechnoServe Project in Ethiopia
The presidential visit shines a spotlight on a successful alliance with Partners in Food Solutions and USAID.
