Entrepreneurship

TechnoServe convened leaders from the private and public sector in Lagos, Nigeria, to launch an initiative that will address malnutrition through food fortification.

TechnoServe is working with local entrepreneurs to turn waste from cashew harvests into a new beverage industry for Benin, and a more prosperous future for Africa’s cashew-producing countries.

TechnoServe and the Citi Foundation are partnering to help youth develop skills for achieving business success.

After four years of work in Mozambique’s agricultural sector, the FinAgro program is forecasted to increase participating businesses’ revenues by an average of 67 percent.

The Technical Assistance Facility helps agricultural and food processing businesses to fight food insecurity by improving operations and extending their reach to poor consumers.

As a single mother of two with little formal education, Prisca Cherono couldn’t find any viable employment opportunities in Eldoret, Kenya. So she pursued the only path she thought was open to her: domestic help. “I had resigned myself to do this until I die because I saw no…

When Hirut Yohannes Darare opened her dairy processing company, she aimed not only to provide for her family, but also to improve the lives of dairy farmers in her community and across Ethiopia.

A newly released report by Emory University and TechnoServe shows that carefully designed accelerator programs can facilitate revenue growth.

Building on past successes has helped TechnoServe's Crescer program and the entrepreneurs it supports to improve strategies for stronger community economies.

Simple changes learned from TechnoServe's Smart Duka program help shop owners in informal settlements of Nairobi to improve their businesses and their livelihoods.