TechnoServe has been playing a leading role in supporting new agribusiness ideas in Zimbabwe since 2011. With support from the U.K.’s Department for International Development (DFID), the Agro Initiative Zimbabwe (AIZ) project seeks to develop the agro-processing and agriculture sectors by supporting innovative medium-sized agribusinesses…
This manual, which acts as the foundation for each of the various MozaCajú trainings that are given to cashew producers, details the actions required at various stages of production, including planting, cleaning and pruning, chemical control of pests and disease, harvest and post-harvest and commercialization.
Rural development expert Cleopatra Ngulube explores the role of agribusiness in addressing youth unemployment.
Cashew Nut Processor Competitiveness Analysis – Mozambique aims to provide a comprehensive view on the Status Quo of the Mozambican Cashew Nut Industry, its current key players on the private and public sector, its history and a brief evaluation of the policies that regulate the industry. The document also focusses…
TechnoServe was part of a cooperative agreement with US Agency for International Development and FHI 360 for the Community Based Livelihood Development for Women and Children in Swaziland.
A three-year program funded by the EU addressed food security in a holistic manner by focusing on capacity building at the household level specifically targeted improved farm and business management by program participants.
TechnoServe partnered with Montigny Investments on an Energy and Environment Partnership grant from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland to investigate the best uses for biomass available in the 55,000 hectare Forest Stewardship Council Certified Usutu Forest.
Agnes Ndililwa is using market knowledge to build a thriving agribusiness and help grow Zambia’s soybean industry.
TechnoServe's Michael Elliott discusses the successes, challenges and future of information and communications technologies for agriculture.
This report describes the history of the Mozambican Cashew Industry, current key players in the private and public sector, and a brief evaluation of the policies that regulate the industry. The report focuses on mapping out the costs of cashew processing in Mozambique and benchmarking the competitiveness of the industry.
