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Globally, more than 80 billion land animals are bred, raised, and slaughtered annually, according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture organization.

Heifer International President & CEO Pierre Ferrari is retiring after 12 years leading the nonprofit organization. Ferrari is leaving the Little Rock-based organization at the end of September. A global search for a new leader is underway, Heifer said in a news release.

VIJAYAWADA: Heifer International, Cargill and Walmart Foundation have announced expansion of the Hatching Hope: Accelerating Incomes Through Diversification into India initiative to improve the financial independence of women in Anantapur and East Godavari.

Oro Blanco and Mansur are the brands of two producer companies from El Oro and Guayas who, by industrializing their work, seek to place their products on the racks of large local, national and international supermarket chains. Having a processing plant that gave way to the industrialization of their artisan work, enhancing the quality of their products, to have a sanitary registry and a brand backed by their own company is the reality of 535 producers on the Ecuadorian Coast.

Food insecurity affects nearly 30% of the world’s population, with many of those people being food producers themselves. More prone to social and cultural barriers than men, women and adolescent girls are more likely to fall prey to the chronic effects of hunger. Globally, more than 18 million women are severely malnourished, which contributes to high instances of maternal mortality, low infant birth weight, child mortality, and child malnutrition.

Arkansas-based Heifer International – a non-profit addressing poverty and hunger through agriculture – recently became a Savory Gloabal Network hub. The project from the Savory Institute aims to train more people on regenerative agriculture and holistic management as a way to combat climate change. Donna Kilpatrick, Heifer Ranch Manager and Land Steward, says the partnerships will make the 1,200-acre ranch in Perryville a leader in teaching restorative farming in the state.

A new report dubbed “The Future of Africa’s Agriculture – An assessment of the role of Youth and Technology” has established that despite having 45 per cent of youth being engaged in agriculture, only 18 per cent of them use agri-tech innovation in Rwanda.

Heifer International announced Thursday the appointment of Marcia Rasmussen as its new chief financial officer, effective Jan. 1. Rasmussen was promoted following a global recruitment process and succeeds Bob Bloom, who retired in October.

Patrina Eiffert has been appointed executive director of Heifer International’s new Power, Water and Internet Accelerator that aims to help small-scale farmers in 21 countries earn an income that — at minimum — meets their basic needs.

À l’initiative de l’ONG Heifer International, se tient un atelier de réflexion ce mercredi 15 décembre 2021 à Ouagadougou, en présence des différentes parties prenantes du développement du Burkina Faso. Il s’agira d’élaborer un plan stratégique d’une durée de cinq ans (2022-2027) pour appuyer les pays sahéliens dans la recherche de solutions idoines aux problèmes récurrents dans cet espace.