Business Accelerator Expands to Colombia to Help SMEs Lead the Economic Recovery from COVID-19
The partnership between the Argidius Foundation, Visa Foundation, and TechnoServe will support business growth and employment in the country
ONG TechnoServe se une a la Coalición por una Producción Sostenible
TechnoServe, una organización dedicada a apoyar a los productores y emprendedores en el Perú, participará en la coalición para promover la producción sostenible y libre de deforestación
Youth in Central America Need New Economic Opportunities. What Role Can Small and Growing Businesses Play?
In Central America, the number of young people entering the job market outpaces the availability of jobs. But many young people lack the skills they need to find or create economic opportunities, leading them to seek a better future elsewhere. How can thriving small and growing businesses reverse this trend?
How Climate Change Impacts Farmers in Central America
In Guatemala, shifting weather patterns and increased natural disasters are creating additional challenges for smallholder produce farmers like Manuel Guarcas Batzibal. TechnoServe is working with these farmers to boost their climate resilience while also addressing challenges related to high production costs, price volatility, and informal market connections.
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.
Finalists Announced for 2021 P3 Impact Award
The State Department announcement includes Beyond Extraction, TechnoServe's partnership with Anglo American and the Inter-American Development Bank to support local economic development in Brazil, Chile, and Peru.
What Is Food Security and How Does it Affect the World in 2021?
With world hunger reaching its highest peak since 2006, solutions addressing each link in the food system are essential. Drawing from TechnoServe's work across value chains with a range of public and private partners, we are highlighting the latest challenges, insights, and promising approaches in the current effort to prevent widespread food insecurity and build greater long-term resilience.
Making This Year Better Than the Last: A Recent Survey Assesses the Pandemic’s Impacts on Micro and Small Businesses
Juan Carlos Thomas, Director of Entrepreneurship at TechnoServe, writes about TechnoServe's report on the impacts of COVID-19 for micro-retailers in this NextBillion article.
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.
What is the Role of Digitalization in a Post-COVID World?
When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the livelihoods of millions of entrepreneurs last year, digitalization offered small businesses around the world a promising solution. In this Q&A, TechnoServe’s Global Entrepreneurship Director, Juan Carlos Thomas, speaks with the Executive Director of the Argidius Foundation, Nicholas Colloff, and Dalberg Advisors’ Global Knowledge Lead, Kusi Hornberger, about the future of digital technology for supporting entrepreneurs.
