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2 months ago | 
technoserve.org | Lisa Kagel |Lisa Kagel Linked |Nikolas Rodrigues
According to the World Health Organization, a lack of economic access to healthy diets affects over one-third of the world’s population. The 2024 edition of the United Nations’ report, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, estimates that between 713 and 757 million people, or somewhere between 8.9% to 9.4% of the global population may have faced hunger in 2023. While hunger can impact anyone, certain groups, such as women and children, are more affected.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
technoserve.org | Techno Serve |Olivia Sakai
Tags: Agriculture Environmental Sustainability Food Security Food systems are networks that connect all processes involved in feeding the global population. From agricultural production to consumption, the food system plays a pivotal role in global sustainability, food security, and economic development. Understanding and strengthening food systems is critical as challenges like climate change, food waste, malnutrition, and inefficiencies in supply chains grow.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
technoserve.org | Cristina Hernandez |Cristina Hernández |Olivia Sakai
Tags: Central America Guatemala Latin America and the Caribbean Agriculture Coffee Women's Economic Empowerment Coffee’s relevance to the Guatemalan economy is undeniable. The coffee sector employs more than 125,000 families across the country. Coffee is Guatemala’s most significant agro-industrial export product, with 41% of the country’s coffee going to the United States. But where are women in the coffee value chain?
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
technoserve.org | Techno Serve |Olivia Sakai
Tags: Agriculture Environmental Sustainability This month, we’re focusing on GOOD news from around the world. How well do you know the latest positive developments? Test your knowledge of current events with TechnoServe’s November 2024 “global good news” quiz.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
technoserve.org | Techno Serve |Olivia Sakai
Tags: Africa Ethiopia Rwanda As the year draws to a close, many of us are reflecting on how we can make the most meaningful impact with our charitable giving. This time of year often inspires us to honor loved ones and support causes that are close to our hearts. At TechnoServe, we believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to build a better life. This means creating transformative, long-lasting change that helps lift families and communities out of poverty for good.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
technoserve.org | Techno Serve |Olivia Sakai
Tags: Agriculture Cashews In many parts of the world, November is a time of harvest and holidays. This month, we celebrate some of the foods produced by smallholder farmers and enjoyed in special moments around the world. TechnoServe works with farmers like Lal Singh across India to improve their incomes, , and resistance to climate change. Did you recognize this form of a popular global treat?
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
technoserve.org | Techno Serve |Olivia Sakai
Tags: Africa East Africa Kenya Entrepreneurship Environmental Sustainability Micro-Retail Kenya faces a significant challenge when it comes to waste management. Across the country, an estimated 92% of plastic is mismanaged, and only 7% is effectively recycled. Kenya’s small retail shops—known as dukas—have an important role to play, but most of the country’s small retailers are struggling to handle their waste properly.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
technoserve.org | Cristina Hernandez |Cristina Hernández |Olivia Sakai
Tags: Central America Guatemala Latin America and the Caribbean Entrepreneurship Gender Equality Women's Economic Empowerment In the heart of Guatemala City, Guatemala, Yara Tobar stands at the helm of a literary legacy. As the general manager of Piedrasanta, a family-owned publishing house with roots stretching back to 1947, Yara isn’t just selling books—she’s drafting a new story. When her grandparents started the business almost 80 years ago, they had no idea the impact the company would have.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
technoserve.org | Techno Serve |Olivia Sakai
Tags: India Mexico Nigeria Agriculture Environmental Sustainability Food Security Food systems are the interconnected processes by which food is grown, processed, packaged, distributed, sold, and consumed. These processes are central to the well-being of every person on earth. By transforming our food systems, we can ensure everyone has access to adequate nutrition and a decent livelihood. Meet three smallholder farmers who are working to build more inclusive, sustainable food systems.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
technoserve.org | Techno Serve |Olivia Sakai
Tags: Africa Asia Global Latin America and the Caribbean Staff 13 Empowering and Inspiring Books “James” by Percival Everett Recommended by Will Warshauer, President and CEO, USA In a fascinating and creative reworking of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” Everett both reminds us in a powerful way of the horrors and injustices of slavery, while at the same time offering us some new (and even at times humorous) explanations of coping mechanisms used by slaves.