International Women’s Day 2023: Real-World Examples of Women’s Economic Empowerment
This International Women's Day, look at some real-world examples of what can happen when women can realize their full potential through economic empowerment.
A Farmer in Honduras Becomes a Leader in Her Community
Maria increased productivity through better farm practices. Now she has access to formal markets and gets better prices. With a better income, Maria plants more beans and has diversified her crops.
Favorite Recipes from Around the World: 4-Part Thanksgiving Series
We’re sharing recipes straight from the kitchens of the men and women TechnoServe works with around the world.
Partnership for Central America Convenes Key Stakeholders to Discuss Disaster Risk Insurance at Scale for Small Farmers
October 4, 2022 -—The Partnership for Central America (PCA) in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Bank, with strategic support from TechnoServe, convened a working session to discuss the provision of Disaster Risk Insurance (DRI) at scale for small farmers and other vulnerable…
Vote for the Photo of the Month: June 2022
Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and emotion in the lives of our clients around the world.
Why Can’t Farmers Always Feed Their Own Families?
It seems simple – people who make their living growing food should have enough of it to feed themselves. But around the world, smallholder farmers are often disproportionately affected by hunger. Read on to discover four reasons behind this apparent paradox – and how you can help fight food insecurity alongside these farmers and their families.
Earth Day 2022
Around the world, climate change is making it more difficult for smallholder farmers to grow coffee. This Earth Day, take our quiz to find out what kind of coffee fits you best, then learn how TechnoServe is helping preserve this coffee through improving farmers’ resilience to climate threats.
Empowering Women in Coffee
This Women's History Month, we highlight our work promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment throughout the coffee value chain.
Indigenous Farmers in Honduras Grow Ecologically Sustainable Coffee
In an important ecological buffer zone of northeastern Honduras, farmers are learning how to improve their coffee productivity while preserving the natural landscape. A TechnoServe program helped farmers raise productivity by 200% while still ensuring the environmental sustainability of the largest protected land in the country.
Global Coffee Prices Are Rising Again. Here Are 3 Ways Central American Farmers Can Benefit Long-Term
Global coffee prices are rising after several years at near-historic lows that prompted many farmers in Central America to immigrate elsewhere. But higher prices alone are not enough to sustain progress. To ensure long-term, profitable incomes, farmers need support establishing long-lasting market connections, developing climate-resilient growing techniques, and diversifying their incomes.
