From Shopkeepers to Shop Masters
Owners of mom and pop shops in Nairobi are making small changes that add up to big profits.
Project Nurture: Lifting African Farmers out of Poverty one Mango at a Time
Fruit farmers and The Coca-Cola Company faced different challenges along the mango supply chain in Kenya. But one win-win solution benefited all players.
Innovative Partnership Bears Fruit for Farmers
For a mother and farmer in central Kenya, passion fruit vines are yielding a better future for her children.
A Shared Value Approach to Reducing Food Loss
A new case study examines how TechnoServe and the Rockefeller Foundation are using a shared value approach to address post-harvest loss in Kenya's mango sector.
I Can Now Depend on Myself
When Tarciana Ciokinyua began receiving training from TechnoServe’s Coffee Initiative, she was able to invest her increased income in her family.
Helping Farmers Access the Tools They Need
High-quality fertilizer is helping coffee farmers in Kenya increase their yields.
Cashing in on Chips in Kenya
Hannah Karanja seized an opportunity to add value to potato products; now she's working with TechnoServe to expand her business.
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.
Improving Efficiency in the Food System in Kenya
Reducing food loss can help to increase the amount of food that reaches market, helping to make the food system more sustainable. TechnoServe is working with The Rockefeller Foundation in Kenya to minimize food loss in the mango value chain.
Mobile Training for Rural Farmers
With large rural populations in Africa, it can be difficult to reach farmers for training and traveling to training can be costly and time consuming for farmers. The Mobile Training Unit project is an innovative agricultural extension training approach, which allows for large groups of smallholder farmers to receive audio and visual training lessons in rural areas.
