Technoserve Inc.

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011

Signed

Aug 15, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$57,881,652

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Central american & caribbeanel salvadorwhen coffee prices tumbled to record lows earlier this decade, the livelihoods of thousands of central american farmers were suddenly jeopardized. So technoserve identified a new opportunity for them: high-quality commercial and specialty coffees that could fetch premium prices in the changing market. With support from the inter-american development bank, technoserve launched a program in 2004 to help producers in the region become competitive in these growing market segments.technoserve partnered with national associations in el salvador, costa rica, guatemala, honduras and nicaragua to produce training manuals, traceability software and a quality management system. We then worked with 12 coffee-producing groups in those countries to show them best practices that could spread to other producers in the region and generate jobs, as well as higher incomes for the small-scale farmers who supply them. Our business advisors trained these groups on the new software and helped them diagnose and fix weaknesses in their processing systems. They also helped them adopt environmentally friendly methods for treating wastewater and pulp.guatemalahaving emerged from decades of civil war, guatemala is now in a better position to capitalize on its substantial natural resources and climatic advantages. The country is well-positioned for growth in the increasingly important and profitable biofuel industry. Technoserve is exploring opportunities to develop a biofuel industry and is also helping several existing agricultural businesses, with a view to generating jobs and incomes for poor rural producers. More broadly, we are also running entrepreneurship programs that empower people to create thriving businesses in a variety of sectors.haitihaiti's development efforts were dealt a blow by the massive january 2010 earthquake that had a devastating effect on the capital, port-au-prince, and surrounding areas and killed more than 200,000 people. In the aftermath of the quake, technoserve has joined the coca-cola company and other partners to help haitian farmers create a sustainable mango industry. An estimated 100,000 small-scale haitian farmers grow mangoes, but few realize the full economic value of their farms, making the mango industry a potential building block in haiti's long-term recovery efforts. Technoserve is also part of a consortium working to improve access to finance for haiti's small and medium businesses.hondurasin the early 2000s, the cocoa industry in honduras was on the brink of extinction. A devastating hurricane, diseases and low commodity prices combined to drastically diminish the area under cocoa cultivation. But technoserve saw promise in the industry. Honduran farmers had always sold their cocoa into low-value commodity markets, but they had the potential to produce high-quality native varieties. Technoserve developed a strategic plan and worked with players across the industry to revive cocoa in honduras by targeting the specialty, fine cocoa sector. Our advisors have helped farmer groups to introduce native varieties, improve their production and processing, and connect to buyers of fine cocoa. Today, honduras is on a sustainable path to becoming a competitive supplier of fine cocoa, and farmers poised to earn higher incomes.nicaraguait's a long way from the poverty and devastation of civil war to prosperity. In nicaragua, technoserve has helped a farming cooperative make that journey by harnessing the potential of undervalued crops.the jorge salazar cooperative, located in the northern municipality of el tuma-la dalia, is a collective of 46 farmers - mostly veterans of nicaragua's civil war in the 1980s, which devastated the country's economy. In an effort to incorporate ex-guerillas back into civilian society, technoserve - with the support of the u.s. Agency for international development - works to help farmer groups diversify their crops, develop markets, establish links to finan

Activity 3

South americachilechile has a robust and diverse national economy, but its benefits are far from equally distributed - nearly a fifth of the population lives below the poverty line. To improve the quality of life for chileans at the bottom of the economic pyramid, technoserve, with the support of the inter-american development bank, j.p. Morgan, duoc, d&s and fundacion pro bono, is developing its successful business plan competition model in chile. The program is helping emerging chilean entrepreneurs turn good ideas into thriving small and medium businesses that generate jobs and markets while also increasing the supply of high-quality, affordable goods and services for the majority. The emphasis is on businesses in the fields of energy, food, health, housing, basic services and information technology.technoserve, with the support of major local companies, is also working on economic development plans in some of chile's most impoverished rural counties. The program has already identified high-potential business opportunities for entrepreneurs in the agribusiness and tourism industries.columbiadespite the ongoing civil problems in colombia, and a poverty rate of nearly 50 percent, there are several local products that are in high demand around the world, including coffee. Colombia is the world's second-largest coffee producer. However, due to a variety of factors, including small farm sizes and low-grade processing equipment, many coffee farmers aren't producing up to their potential. Technoserve is working to change this. We are also helping colombia's entrepreneurs to develop business ideas that translate into opportunities for people at the bottom of the economic pyramid through our successful business plan competition model.perutechnoserve is working with start-up businesses that supply goods and services to mining companies; helping farmers produce higher-value crops to capitalize on good market opportunities; and running a business training program to help entrepreneurs build enterprises that will stimulate broader economic growth. We are also fostering close relationships between the mines, the businesses and the greater community - creating a replicable model of inclusive local economic development.

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EIN

13-2626135