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Blog
July 2018
Tanager Taking Flight
In celebration of our 25th anniversary, we are changing our name to Tanager, to reflect how we ourselves adapt to co-create ways for people to benefit from rapidly changing market dynamics.
Press Release
July 2018
Agribusiness Systems International (ASI) Becomes Tanager
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 11, 2018 – Agribusiness Systems International (ASI), an affiliate of the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit ACDI/VOCA, today announced it has been renamed Tanager after a year-long rebranding process.
Blog
March 2018
A Step Toward Women’s Empowerment: Investing in Chickens
On my first day of work for Tanager (then operating as ASI), I got on a plane and headed to Burkina Faso. While waiting to catch our flight to Ouagadougou, my coworker briefed me on the work we’d be doing over the next couple of weeks with the SELEVER project.
News
March 2018
Tanager Selected for a Grant from the Walmart Foundation to Implement Farmer Market Readiness Project in Andhra Pradesh, India
In November 2017, the Walmart Foundation announced a new grant of close to $2 million to support Tanager (operating then as ASI) to undertake a new effort to increase the incomes of 15,000 smallholder farmers in the Andhra Pradesh region of India.
Publication
January 2018
Opportunities in Agricultural Value Chain Digitization: Learnings from Ghana
A report prepared by GSMA mAgri discusses experiences building mobile money ecosystems and draws lessons learned regarding digitization as a means of providing last mile financial services. The report features an initiative with Tanager (operating then as ASI), facilitating the rollout of a mobile money payment system for Ghana Rubber Estates Limited, sourcing from 9,000 outgrowers.
News
November 2017
Tanager and Mars Wrigley Confectionery Launch Shubh Mint in India
Mint oil and natural menthol show up in our chewing gum, desserts, toothpaste, pharmaceuticals, and countless products worldwide.
Blog
August 2017
Making Farmers Market Ready in India
Tanager partners with private sector companies in India to support smallholder producers in their supply chains to improve their livelihoods by increasing on farm productivity, demand driven crop planning, promoting gender equity on the farm and in the household, and increasing farmer access to markets.
Blog
July 2017
Colombian Youth Gains Opportunity to Work for Global Beverage Producer
Shining Brighter than a Rockstar – Colombian Youth Gains Opportunity to Work for Global Beverage Producer
Blog
April 2017
AflaSTOP Portable Grain Dryer Named Top Five Postharvest Technology
The EasyDry M500, a portable grain dryer developed through Tanager (operating then as ASI) and ACDI/VOCA’s AflaSTOP project, won fourth place and $4,000 at the All Africa Postharvest Technologies and Innovation Challenge.