technoserve – Develop Economies

What Do I Think of Agriculture Development? Pt. 1

June 26, 2012 Josh Comments 2 comments

This is part one of a three-part post on agriculture economic development. After the better part of a year working for Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation (NWTF), a microfinance institution in the Philippines, I decided to head west again – specifically, to West Africa. In late 2010, I moved to Ghana to work with TechnoServe, a non-profit specializing in market-driven solutions to economic development. This is really just a fancy way of saying that TechnoServe recognizes the importance of competitive…

My Role in Technoserve and ADVANCE in Ghana

December 10, 2010 Josh Comments 2 comments

I have explained how the agriculture supply chain works and talked about the state of the agriculture sector in Ghana. It is time to talk about the specific challenges of agriculture in the West African context and explain a bit more about how my work fits into this picture. I am working on the USAID-funded ADVANCE project, which seeks to improve the agriculture value chain and increase competitiveness in domestic, regional, and global markets. There are two specific challenges for…

A New Chapter: Working with Technoserve in Ghana

November 15, 2010 Josh Comments 2 comments

In less than two weeks, I’ll be moving to Ghana to work as a consultant with an organization called Technoserve. It is my first time to visit West Africa and am excited to learn about the region. Technoserve works to strengthen the economies of the countries it serves by making the industries more efficient and profitable. Founded in the 1970’s, Technoserve began in Sub-Saharan Africa and has since expanded to Latin America and India. Most projects involve agriculture, since the…