Agriculture

Coffee cherries in a basket

Coffee Alliance For Excellence (CAFE) and Mujeres CAFE

CAFE is a public-private partnership working to create a more prosperous and inclusive coffee sector. The program is helping 12,000 coffee farming families, many of them in former coca-growing regions, to earn more sustainable livelihoods by improving productivity and quality and building links to profitable markets.

Agriculture, Coffee, Women's Economic Empowerment
Althelia Ecosphere, Jacobs Douwe Egberts, Perhusa, U.S. Agency for International Development

Reality Television: An Unexpected Tool for Agronomy Training

In East Africa, a "make-over" style reality television show is providing millions of farmers with top-notch agricultural information. In a recent episode, TechnoServe's own Charles Murage, a business advisor for the YieldWise program, made his TV debut, giving tips to reduce postharvest loss on mango farms.