TechnoServe to Boost Farmer Incomes Through Development of Soy Industry in Southern Africa

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-Funded Program Will Benefit 37,000 Farmers in Mozambique and Zambia

WASHINGTON -- TechnoServe is helping to grow the incomes of tens of thousands of small-scale farmers in southern Africa by promoting the development of a local soy industry, through a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The four-year, $8-million grant will fund activities in Mozambique and Zambia, where TechnoServe is working to expand soy production by smallholder farmers and connect them to buyers for their crops. Within four years, TechnoServe expects that soy will boost the annual incomes of 37,000 farming households by an average of $200 a year.

To read the full press release, visit the Tecnoserve web site.

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and Co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

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