In Peru, Simple Technology is Helping Cocoa Farmers Transform Their Lives
By supporting innovation and the transfer of technology between regions, TechnoServe is helping women farmers improve their production and their lives.
How Income From Coffee is Changing Lives in Rural Honduras
A few years ago, Reyna Oristela García was struggling to make a living from growing coffee. Today, her coffee farm is flourishing and her family is reaping the benefits.
Empowering Smallholder Strawberry Farmers
In 2019, TechnoServe partnered with Danone, Grupo Altex, Fundación Walmart, and others to launch Madre Tierra, an initiative that aims at implementing an innovative and sustainable model to empower Mexican smallholder strawberry farmers through a transformative set of training, technologies, access to capital, and connection to markets.
Impulsa Tu Empresa Impact Audit Report from ImpactMatters
In 2017, TechnoServe engaged ImpactMatters, an impact audit firm founded with support from Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), to review several projects within our portfolio. This impact audit reviews the Impulsa Tu Empresa program implemented in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua from 2013 to 2017.
In Honduras, Opportunity Grows on Coffee Trees
Honduran coffee farmers like Rito Girón Hernández are improving their farm productivity and increasing their incomes through the PROLEMPA program.
How One Entrepreneur is Transforming His Meat Shop, and His Life
In Honduras, TechnoServe is supporting entrepreneurs like Gustavo Zelaya through Impulsa tu Empresa — a program that provides small and growing businesses with essential mentorship and business training.
In Nicaragua, Farmers are Working to Make Cattle Ranching Sustainable
Through the ResCA program, cattle ranchers in Nicaragua are learning techniques to improve resilience to climate threats.
Coffee Consumer Spotlight: Guatemalan Coffee
In the next part of our consumer spotlight series, we are highlighting the unique profile of Guatemalan coffee.
Coffee Consumer Spotlight: Peruvian Coffee
In the next part of our consumer spotlight series, we are highlighting the unique profile of Peruvian coffee. In Peru, TechnoServe works with coffee farmers in former coca-growing regions through the Coffee Alliance for Excellence (CAFE) program.
In Puerto Rico, Coffee is Making a Comeback
We spoke with TechnoServe’s new coffee program manager for Puerto Rico about his background in coffee, his plans to revive the industry, and the biggest challenges he foresees.
