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Improving Harvests Through Integrated Pest Management
Asia: Chili farmers in Andra Pradesh used to lose up to 40 percent of their harvest to pest infestations. With poor quality crops, farmers failed to secure high prices in the market. In addition, excessive use of crop protection products resulted in high pesticide residue levels in produce, compromising food safety and risking rejection for export. […]
Read MoreHelping Fruit Farmers Become Exporters in El Salvador
Latin America & the Caribbean: Two years ago, farmers of jocote, a fruit native to Central America, were struggling with high post-harvest losses and low prices set by middlemen. The situation was so bleak that several of the jocoteros considered selling the farms they had owned for decades. But with TechnoServe’s assistance, the farmers learned to grow and harvest their […]
Read MoreHarnessing Technology for Food Security
Asia: Ensuring food security in China, the world’s most populous nation, requires concerted efforts by the central and local governments as well as the private sector. From raising farm productivity to improving food safety, steering China’s millions of farmers towards agricultural technology is key in achieving self-sufficiency. Since 2003, CropLife China has joined with the National Agri-Technical […]
Read MoreTurning Palm Oil to Profits
Latin America & the Caribbean: The fruit of the oil palm, a tropical palm tree, is a key agricultural product in Honduras. However, many small-scale producers of the crop lack the equipment and organizational capacity necessary for their business to thrive. In 2007, TechnoServe began working with APROVA, a cooperative of 154 farming families who were earning little for the […]
Read MoreFarmer Outreach Boosts Crop Yields and Income
Asia: For millions of farmers in Bangladesh, increasing crop yields and boosting income is a struggle amid challenges such as lack of access to technology, post-harvest losses, financing and natural calamities. As most farmers know little about using crop protection products responsibly, pollution of the environment has been a common problem in rural Bangladesh. Mizanur Rahman, […]
Read MoreCarbon Standards in Agriculture and Food Trade
Global: At the Hague conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change, Farming First held a side event ‘Best practices in agricultural value chains’, where spokespeople presented examples of initiatives that aim to increase resilience and productivity at different points in the value chain. Carbon standards Thom Achterbosch from the International Food & Agricultural Trade Policy […]
Read MoreFarmers in Africa Profit from Higher Quality Coffee
Africa & Middle East: With support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, TechnoServe is undertaking a major initiative to help small-scale coffee farmers in East Africa double their incomes. TechnoServe business advisors focus their efforts in four areas: agronomy and training to provide farmers with practical knowledge that will increase yields; installation of wet mills to produce washed […]
Read MoreNitrous Oxide Emission Reduction Protocol
Northern America: At the Hague conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change, Farming First held a side event ‘Best practices in agricultural value chains’, where spokespeople presented examples of initiatives that aim to increase resilience and productivity at different points in the value chain. NERP Clyde Graham from the Canadian Fertilizer Institute introduced the Nitrous […]
Read MoreFarmer-owned Cooling Centers Create Economic Opportunities for Small-scale Dairy Suppliers
Africa & Middle East: More than one million households depend on dairy farming as a source of income in Kenya. The vast majority of Kenyan milk suppliers are small-scale farmers who struggle with high costs, poor milk prices and lack of access to business development services. TechnoServe is working with farmers and processors to improve milk productivity and quality […]
Read MoreDrip Irrigation Kits for Family Farms in the Sahel
Africa & Middle East: At the Hague conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change, Farming First held a side event ‘Best practices in agricultural value chains’, where spokespeople presented examples of initiatives that aim to increase resilience and productivity at different points in the value chain. Drip Irrigation Kits Christian Rouxel from the European Irrigation Association presented on […]
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Haiti Hope Project
Latin America & the Caribbean: In the wake of Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake, TechnoServe is partnering with The Coca-Cola Company on the Haiti Hope Project, whose objective is to create a sustainable Haitian mango industry and play a role in the nation’s long-term recovery efforts. TechnoServe will help Haitian mango farmers grow their crops more efficiently, produce additional crops to boost […]
Read MoreSoy Program Boosting Farmer Incomes in Southern Africa
Africa & Middle East: Sub-Saharan Africa contributes less than one percent of the world’s soy, but the crop has the potential to become a key source of income for the region’s farmers. In the next 10 years, TechnoServe hopes to significantly increase the incomes of 200,000 households in southern Africa through the development of a competitive local soy industry. […]
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