TechnoServe

TechnoServe's mission is to work with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses, and industries. Its vision is to be the most effective catalyst and partner for transformative, on-the-ground, market-based solutions to poverty. The organization's work is rooted in the idea that hardworking people can generate income, jobs and wealth for their families and communities.

In order to a create transformative impact at scale, TechnoServe helps grow strong markets that create income and jobs in poor communities by being a catalyst and partner at all points in competitive markets. We work with individuals and businesses to address the constraints that prevent a market system from operating efficiently, including skills, technologies, availability of information, market linkages, access to finance, infrastructure, governance or policies. We address these constraints by:

1. Developing capacity: helping individuals and communities acquire skills, share knowledge and apply the technologies needed to build successful farms and businesses.
2. Strengthening market connections: coordinating among industry players and connecting emerging businesses and farms to capital, networks, and suppliers.
3. Improving the business environment: encouraging self-sustaining economic activity by addressing the policies, information, and incentives that help markets function better.

TechnoServe is widely recognized for our work growing strong markets that create income, jobs and wealth in poor communities. For over 50 years, we have worked in more than 40 countries across Africa, Latin America, and Asia, assisting thousands of businesses and improving the incomes of millions of people. We use rigorous, fact-based market analysis and a flexible approach to problem-solving, informed by more than five decades of on-the-ground experience.

TechnoServe's success is driven by the work of our talented and highly committed team consisting of more than 1,500 people in 29 countries. Many of our employees are host-country nationals with industry expertise or a background in management consulting, combining business expertise with local knowledge, relationships, and context.

TechnoServe is a trusted partner for a range of stakeholders including smallholder farmers, governments, donors and multinational corporations. We receive funding from the public sector (such as the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Inter-American Development Bank), corporations (such as The Coca-Cola Company and General Mills), foundations (such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) and individuals, including members of our Global Advisory Council and Board of Directors. This network of deep relationships and collaboration are essential to building lasting solutions to poverty and creating thriving farms, businesses, and industries in the countries where we work.

In 2017, TechnoServe's work helped transform the lives of 2.3 million people based on an average of five people per family. This was accomplished by targeting improvements in farms, businesses, and industries in 29 countries, helping create a better future for families in the developing world.

Specifically, in 2017 TechnoServe:
- Helped beneficiaries generate $189 million in additional revenue and wages
- Directly benefited 461,000 farmers, businesses, and employees
- Catalyzed $28 million in private sector investment in farms and businesses, as an indication of long-term growth

To learn more about how TechnoServe rigorously measures its impact, visit: http://www.technoserve.org/our-work/impact