of TechnoServe in Tanzania. He traveled 11 hours on a bus from
Southern Tanzania just to meet with us!
We really have been received extremely well here in Dar Es Salaam -
everyone seems genuinely interested in sharing with our groups of
students & making a strong connection to Pace through this inaugural
program. Which reminds me, I forgot to tell you that we were in the
NEWS!! A couple nights ago, we were featured on the 6, 8, and 10
o'clock news here - showcasing our meeting with Ambassador Mengi. AND
yesterday there was an article in The Guardian about us!
Back to TechnoServe... With a mantra like, "A hand up, is always
better than a hand out," you know that this organization really wants
to build up its people. And they do this by working with local
farmers to help improve their means of production & distribution.
The session was great - Mr. Mkindi walked us through 3 different
sectors of value chains in agriculture which they have been able to
improve: Bananas, Coffee, and Cashew nuts.
In the case of bananas, TechnoServe was able to condse the value chain
by removing some unnecessary "middle men" - which also helped to
improve efficiency & gain more value if returns for these farmers.
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