‘Farms Are Going to Need Different Kinds of Robots’
Dave Hale, Director of TechnoServe Labs, talks about our tech approach to improving cashew production in Benin, and its potential for replication and improving farmers' incomes.
Agriculture
In Nigeria, Women in Agribusiness are Growing Profits Through Peanut Processing
In northern Nigeria, access to markets, financial services, and relevant business training is crucial for women in agribusiness. Peanut processing offers women an opportunity to gain greater control of their resources, grow their income, and invest in their families and businesses.
Farmer, Chairperson, Mother: Supporting Women Leaders in India
In Andhra Pradesh, India, women like Nimmaka Varahalamma are working with TechnoServe to gain the skills and confidence they need to successfully lead farmer producer organizations in their communities.
Partnerships Will Harness Technology and Innovation to Improve Opportunities for Cashew Farmers and Processors across West Africa
The USDA and TechnoServe will strengthen support to cashew growers and processors in Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria
8 Years Later: The Lasting Impact of Coffee
In 2012, Lubaba Mekonnen, a single parent of two, joined a TechnoServe program that was working with coffee farmers in her community. At the time, she had no regular source of income and was struggling to support her family. Today, her income has increased by 200%, her coffee farm is flourishing, and her son is getting ready to attend university next year.
How Entrepreneurship is Improving Livelihoods in Rural Brazil
In rural Brazil, entrepreneurship offers a pathway out of poverty. Since 2018, TechnoServe, in partnership with Fundação Vale, has been working with communities in the Brumadinho municipality of Minas Gerais, improving livelihoods by helping people create their own businesses.
Mexican Strawberry Farmers Go Green
Part of the "Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Mexican Agriculture" project, our Madre Tierra program with partners Danone-Ecosystem, Frexport, GIZ, Walmart Foundation of Mexico, and Nuup is enhancing the sustainability of strawberry farming in Mexico.
Why Human-Centered Design Matters in International Development
Human-centered design is revolutionizing software development in the tech sector. Can the process of design thinking help create better solutions for international development, too? Learn how design principles for technology can reduce poverty in the latest edition of Tech vs. Poverty, a new column by Director of TechnoServe Labs Dave Hale.
In Nicaragua, Helping Farmers Build Resilience to Climate Threats
Over the years, Rosa Gonzales has seen firsthand how climate change has impacted her small farm. After joining a TechnoServe program, she learned techniques to improve her resilience to climate threats and is now transforming her old banana trees into new opportunities for her farm and family.
