Mrs. Martha: Love, Life, and Coffee in Nicaragua
TechnoServe’s Angelica Cubas Pérez visits a farmer in Nicaragua. This is the story that unfolded over lunch.
How Grassroots Savings-and-Credit Unions Can Improve Access to Finance for Rural Women
Celebrate International Day of Rural Women on October 15 with this read from Agrilinks which highlights the Coffee Alliance for Excellence (CAFE) initiative, implemented by TechnoServe and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), with support from Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) and designed to improve the livelihoods of coffee-farming families in Peru.
From Nicaragua to Denmark: Don Alfonso Sees Chocolate Success Abroad but Faces Climate Change Challenges at Home
A cacao farmer in Nicaragua reaches the global stage as his chocolate rolls off a conveyor belt in Denmark. But not everything goes as planned. It isn’t long before climate change tests his resilience.
From One of the World’s Best Restaurants to the Farms of Peru
In 2019, Kyle and Katina Connaughton, owners/operators of SingleThread Farms, traveled to Peru through the Chefs for Change initiative – a program that connects the world’s best chefs to smallholder farmers in developing countries.
P3 Impact Award Nomination Signals Robust Approach to Economic Development in Latin America Through Beyond Extraction Program
Beyond Extraction, a partnership to promote sustained, broad-based economic development in communities surrounding Anglo American operations in Brazil, Chile, and Peru, was nominated as a finalist for the P3 Impact Award. Read about what the partnership means for participants.
Hopeful Future Ahead for Peruvians Despite Uncertainty: “We are moving forward.”
The last year has been a whirlwind of uncontrollable events for Peruvians. We talked to Sergio López Zapata, project director of the Alianza CAFE project, about how TechnoServe is helping coffee farmers take control of their own futures.
TechnoServe CEO William Warshauer Will Be Speaking at the Concordia Summit
TechnoServe CEO William Warshauer will be speaking about the organization's Beyond Extraction partnership at the Concordia Summit on September 21, 2021.
Battling the Resource Curse: Sustainable Development in Latin America
A recent case study published by the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business highlights TechnoServe's work in the mining industry and status as a finalist for the P3I Award.
How Better Strawberries Improve Incomes for Mexican Farmers
COVID-19 was just the latest challenge for small-scale farmers in central Mexico. With limited technical knowledge and market connections, many have struggled for years to improve their incomes. José García Martínez was one of those farmers when he joined a TechnoServe program a year ago. Today, he is earning enough to provide security and better opportunities for his family—“a life-changing experience.”
Partnership to Promote Local Economic Development in Mining Communities in Brazil, Chile, and Peru Named Finalist for Prestigious Award
The Beyond Extraction partnership between Anglo American, the Inter-American Development Bank, and TechnoServe is one of five finalists for the P3 Impact Award
