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TechnoServe has been operating in Peru since 1982 and has successfully executed various types of business projects on a national level. TechnoServe’s team possesses the technical and managerial expertise to support entrepreneurial endeavors that generate employment, increase incomes, and promote economic growth.

The primary strategy of TechnoServe is to identify and capitalize on good business ideas in high-potential markets that help to transform the lives of the rural poor. The organization continually searches for opportunities to strengthen regional growth in both national and international markets.

To date, TechnoServe Peru has developed projects in the departments of Ancash, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Ica, Lambayeque, Lima, Madre de Dios, Piura, Puno, and San Martín. The projects have primarily been targeted for high-value products, such as potable water, artichokes, cotton, poultry, organic coffee, sugar cane, cochineals, ecotourism, alpaca wool, dairy products, limes, mango, soups, jellies, bee honey, avocado, paprika, tuna, and grapes.

The foremost services that TechnoServe Peru offers are technical assistance, training in agricultural and manufacturing best practices, and increasing quality and productivity. The team provides general business administration assistance, including guidance and training in strategic planning, business plan development, marketing strategies, organizational development, and finance and credit acquisition. Other key focuses include establishing commercial contacts and partnerships between businesses, organizations, and associations in both the national and international commercial arena.

TechnoServe also offers specialized consulting services, such as socioeconomic diagnoses, marketing studies, project monitoring and evaluation, business sector studies, and assessment/impact reporting.
 
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TechnoServe is a non-profit economic development organization. It was founded in 1968 by American businessman Ed Bullard, who believed that private enterprise has the power to transform people’s lives and that a hand up is better than a handout. We help entrepreneurs
to build thriving, sustainable businesses that provide jobs, income and economic opportunities for poor people, enabling them to improve their lives and secure a better future for their families.


Together, we are creating practical, long-term solutions that lead to transformative change on a global scale. TechnoServe works in 20 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin
America.

To learn more about TechnoServe, click here. Look for more  future publications by LivinginPeru.com, detailing many success stories, which were brought about by TechnoServe.