Agriculture

Meet Nelda Gaitan, a smallholder farmer and mother in Nicaragua who changed the trajectory of her farm to secure a brighter future for her daughters.

Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and emotion in the lives of our clients around the world. This month, we’re featuring four young people creating better lives for themselves and their communities.

Poor harvests in West Africa have recently caused prices to soar for what food commodity? Find out in our latest world news quiz.

In 2023, TechnoServe’s work helped farmers and entrepreneurs in over 30 countries earn an additional $485 million and changed the lives of 3.4 million people. Our 2023 annual report takes a closer look at the impact our clients achieved last year and the inspiring stories behind the numbers.

Juliet Kyokunda describes her team’s journey to finding regenerative solutions for farmers in Uganda to build better climate resilience and grow incomes.

In southern and southeastern Mexico, young people like Esmeralda Canul are using the power of sharing knowledge to build more sustainable, prosperous communities for future generations.

Learn how vetiver grass is used by coffee growing families in Peru as a low-cost and Rainforest Alliance-certified method for treating wastewater.

This report details the work of TechnoServe and Nespresso to improve farmer livelihoods, support regenerative agriculture, and foster a more inclusive and sustainable coffee sector.

I’m recently back from my first trip to Mozambique. I went to see TechnoServe’s local work in action and to meet members of our team there in person for the first time. As I continue to process everything I saw and learned and the people I had the privilege of meeting, “ripple effect” is a phrase that comes to mind.

Here are three of the most effective ways to reduce emissions at the small farm level, based on TechnoServe’s experience working with smallholder farmers around the world.