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International development has entered a new era. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been shut down, and many countries are cutting foreign aid budgets. And yet global poverty remains one of humanity's most urgent challenges

How Climate Change Hits Farmers in Tabasco, Mexico Gustavo Méndez, a member of Productores Agrícolas Plataneros de la Isla, Tabasco (Los P.A.P.I.S.), has adopted regenerative agricultural practices on his farm. (TechnoServe) "You have no idea how many tim

Every day after work, I pass by my favorite grocery store to pick up vegetables for dinner. I know exactly what I'm looking for: red tomatoes, straight carrots, bananas without too many spots. A couple of months ago, I didn't think much about the bruised

Why Radio is a Powerful Tool Supporting Women Entrepreneurs in Benin Radio is the most widely consumed medium globally. It is a relatively low-cost and accessible way to inform, educate, and entertain. In Benin, radio is a critical mass communication tool

Youth make up 35% of Kenya's population and face the highest unemployment rate in the country at 67%, five times Kenya's national average. Retail and trade is the most desired field for entrepreneurs in Kenya. Alex Amwai is a 26-year-old entrepreneur base

"Iván, I need a prototype. I want to make a sorting sieve." Those words, spoken by TechnoServe staff member Marco Aurelio Saavedra one afternoon in 2018, helped to set Iván Ramos on an entrepreneurial journey that continues to this day. Back then, Iván wa

Ontifile Gaokgorwe, 36, remembers what it felt like to be bullied as a child growing up in eastern Botswana. That feeling of not belonging stayed with her. When she noticed children with diverse developmental and intellectual needs getting labeled and pus

Food Systems Depend on Many People Food systems are bigger than farms. Farmers produce crops and livestock. Other businesses process, transport, and sell food. Retailers connect those products with consumers. Each part depends on the others. Women play im

Through TechnoServe's work with shopkeepers in more than half a dozen countries, we have identified four skills that all microretailers need to transform their businesses and lives.

Joaquina Varrancha, 56, has always felt deeply connected to the land. She lives in the Ribauè district of Nampula Province, Mozambique, and has been farming since she was a teenager. But for decades, her dedication did not translate into prosperity. A Dif