Technology can be a powerful tool for improving lives in the developing world – but only if it is deployed in the right way, considering local needs foremost. TechnoServe works with pioneering tech partners to develop and scale up solutions to poverty around the world.
From boosting agriculture through tech to reducing youth unemployment in India, TechnoServe President and CEO Will Warshauer discusses what he is most excited about in the coming year.
The ESCOBCAFE school teaches the sons and daughters of coffee growers how to become coffee cuppers, a step up in an important industry.
TechnoServe President and CEO William Warshauer joins Denver Frederick, host of The Business of Giving, to discuss how TechnoServe’s business approach creates long-term impact; the keys to reducing poverty in the future; and what he finds “nuts” about the development field.
TechnoServe staff are going beyond their usual program work to support coffee communities in southern Puerto Rico after a recent series of earthquakes.
By supporting innovation and the transfer of technology between regions, TechnoServe is helping women farmers improve their production and their lives.
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.
In Benin, TechnoServe is working to provide young entrepreneurs with the skills they need to build prosperous and food-secure communities.
Zimbabwe has a long history of coffee production and was known for producing some of Africa’s best coffee. Production peaked in the late 1980s, but dropped significantly in the early 2000s because of economic hardship and climate shocks.
The BeninCajù program, a partnership between TechnoServe and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is working with 48,000 smallholder cashew farmers to increase yields, boost revenue, and encourage domestic processing.
