Peru Successes: Cris Vida’s Bottled Water Expanded its Production
The Cris Vida “natural” mineral water processing and bottling plant was located on the edge of San Marcos, Peru. Owner Eduardo had already built this facility and been selling large bottles of water to a few “corporate” customers. However, he told his visitors that...
Peru Successes: New Abattoir to Process Guinea Pigs as Specialty Food
Most special Peruvian feasts include dishes made with guinea pig, or Cuy. This is traditional not only in Peru but among émigrés in the U.S. Previous to TechnoServe’s support, eleven families in El Huayo (over 1 hour from Cajamarca) had been breeding Cuy for...
Peru Successes: Clarita’s Mix Built New Mill
Clarita’s Mix, a cereal mill owned by a farmers’ cooperative is in the San Marcos area about 45 minutes outside of Cajamarca, Peru. The original co-op was started years earlier by Caritas (an international NGO) to mill, package and sell barley, wheat and quinoa...
El Salvador Successes: Developing Cheese for Export & In-Country Markets
In collaboration with a major Salvadorean bank, TechnoServe began recruiting qualified dairy processors to create new products and markets while maintaining relationships with current small wholesalers or stores. Two key dairy associations (Proleche and Asleche)...
Honduras Successes: Ancient Indian Cocoa Grafted to Modern Cocoa
A major challenge for Honduras to move nearly 50% of its population out of poverty, is to increase its competitiveness in key areas while diversifying into other markets where it can leverage competitive advantages. Established only in 2003, TechnoServe Honduras is...Read Our Book for FREE
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