TechnoServe
TechnoServe is a leader in harnessing the power of the private sector to help people lift themselves out of poverty. A non-profit organisation operating in 29 countries, TechnoServe works with enterprising men and women in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses, and industries. By linking people to information, capital, and markets, they have helped millions to create lasting prosperity for their families and communities. With 50 years of proven results, TechnoServe believes in the power of private enterprise to transform lives.
Donors/Partners
TechnoServe has Nespresso, USDA, USAID, JDE, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee, PIMCO Foundation, Hispanic Federation and DFID as partners.
Key activities
TechnoServe works across the coffee value chain to improve sustainability and create more profitable livelihoods. Their work focuses on four levers: better farming, better business, better supply chains and better environment.
TechnoServe provides farmers with intensive, field-based agronomy and business training using local trainers, helping them to increase their productivity and income. They strengthen the coffee industry by establishing, mobilising financing for, and providing management support to farmer-owned coffee processing businesses and cooperatives. They have assisted farmers in building wet mills, increasing the incomes of farmers globally. They develop practical and sustainable solutions to coffee supply chain issues, including social responsibility and financial transparency.
Furthermore, they pioneer simple, cost-effective solutions to the environmental challenges associated with coffee production. TechnoServe has supported many businesses in adopting sustainability standards and increasing transparency.
Signature projects/tools
- Nespresso AAA Quality Program (Ethiopia and Kenya) (https://www.technoserve.org/our-work/projects/nespresso-aaa-sustainable-quality-program-in-ethiopia-and-kenya/)
- Maximizing Opportunities in Coffee and Cacao in the Americas (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Peru) (http://mocca.org/)
- Sustainable Agricultural Improvement 2.0 (Honduras) (https://www.technoserve.org/our-work/projects/the-mas-project-2.0-sustainable-agricultural-improvement/)
- Water Wise Coffee (Ethiopia) (https://www.technoserve.org/our-work/projects/water-purification-project/)
Priority Countries and corresponding areas of activities
Ethiopia: Technical assistance – Renovation – Climate change – Access to finance – Sourcing policies – Gender & youth – Producer country policy – Forest conservation – Labour Conditions
Guatemala: Technical assistance – Renovation – Access to inputs – Access to finance – Gender & youth – Climate change – Forest conservation – Sourcing policies – Producer country policy
Kenya: Technical assistance – Renovation – Access to inputs – Access to finance – Gender & youth – Labour conditions – Climate change – Forest conservation – Sourcing policies – Producer country policy
Nicaragua: Technical assistance – Renovation – Access to inputs – Access to finance – Gender & youth – Climate change – Forest conservation – Sourcing policies – Producer country policy
Peru: Technical assistance – Renovation – Access to inputs – Access to finance – Gender & youth – Climate change – Forest conservation – Producer country policy
Uganda: Technical assistance – Renovation – Access to inputs – Access to finance – Gender & youth – Climate change