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.
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.
Case Study: The Return on Investment From TechnoServe’s Coffee Initiative
This briefing from the Initiative for Smallholder Finance Coffee Initiative offers a case study of TechnoServe’s Coffee Initiative, focusing on how technical assistance can increase access to finance for smallholder farmers, achieve scale and generate value for an industry.
Video: Reviving the Coffee Culture in South Sudan
Nespresso and TechnoServe are partnering in South Sudan to build a coffee industry that could provide a sustainable source of income for thousands of rural families.
Scaling Up Coffee Sustainability in East Africa
TechnoServe and Nespresso are expanding their partnership to support coffee farming families in Kenya, Ethiopia and South Sudan.
The Power of High-Quality Coffee in Rural Rwanda
Farmers build a successful coffee business and use the profits to bring electricity to their villages.
Promoting Clean Water and Sustainable Coffee in Ethiopia
In honor of World Water Day, we share the story of an Ethiopian village that is benefiting from a natural solution to treating wastewater from coffee processing.
