Empowering Social Entrepreneurs

Our domestic program aims to boost nutrition, jobs and income for small-scale farmers - and responsibly care for the environment.

Velma Caruthers picks mustard greens at her home in St Francis County, Arkansas. Photo courtesy Heifer International.
Velma Caruthers picks mustard greens at her home in St Francis County, Arkansas. Photo courtesy Heifer International.

To reach this goal, we are using social entrepreneurship to make positive changes in the Appalachia and Arkansas Delta regions of the United States.

Heifer International President and CEO Pierre Ferrari shares how we are empowering social entrepreneurs to create successful value chains in our own backyard.