Three Ways Farmers Can Combat Climate Change
When it comes to protecting both smallholder incomes and the larger global food supply against climate-induced shocks, there are three important factors to consider.
Water Wise Coffee: Creating a More Sustainable Future in Ethiopia
TechnoServe is partnering with major coffee companies to clean polluted rivers in Ethiopia’s Sidama region. Find out how you can get involved!
The MAS Project: Sustainable Agricultural Improvement
The four-year Sustainable Agricultural Improvement project (Mejoramiento Agrícola Sostenible, or MAS, in Spanish) targeted small and medium-scale coffee and bean farmers in the central region of Honduras. Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food for Progress program, the project supported the Honduran government's national development plan and agriculture sector strategy.
Access to Finance for Central American Coffee Farmers
A new TechnoServe study points to a lack of financing options for smallholder coffee farmers in Central America, where a total of $1.5 billion is needed to replant farms that have been devastated by coffee leaf rust.
Case Study: Unlocking Credit for Haiti’s Smallholder Mango Producers
Loans secured through the Haiti Hope Project are helping mango farmers bring riper fruit to market.
Peruvian Women Produce Award-Winning Chocolate
A group of enterprising women from the Peruvian Amazon are turning the region's cocoa into high-quality products lauded by the global chocolate industry.
Growing Opportunity in India’s Desert
Creative solutions to agricultural water management in an arid region of India are boosting yields and incomes for smallholder farmers.
How Good Coffee Becomes Good Business for African Farmers
In partnership with the Gates Foundation, TechnoServe has helped thousands of East Africa’s smallholder farmers enter the supply chain for specialty coffee and earn higher incomes.
Bigger Harvests, Brighter Horizons in Ghana
TechnoServe helped to show how a new way of working with the supply chain can unlock the potential of Ghana’s smallholder farmers.
The Future of Chocolate
As demand for cocoa outpaces supply, smallholder farmers hold the key to ensuring a sweet and sustainable future for chocolate.
