Climate

Alongside the local government, Heifer Ecuador is working with Galápagos Island farmers to build a sustainable food system for one of the most revered places on the planet.

Feeding the world’s 7.9 billion people is no small task. Around the globe, Heifer promotes farming processes that increase production, build resilience and improve environmental sustainability.

Regenerative agriculture means stewarding the land to create a balanced ecosystem in which the cycles of nature work symbiotically and freely.

In India’s Bihar state, the process of drying animal dung for fuel is common — but harmful. Thanks to Heifer India installing a biogas unit in her home, farmer Sarita Kumari now combines dung and water to fuel her stove, create potent manure and save on costs.

Donna Kilpatrick is putting her expertise to work as the manager and land steward of Heifer Ranch, a 1,200-acre working farm in Perryville, just 40 miles to the west of Arkansas’ state capital in Little Rock.

From an early age, Amy Smith felt she should use her skills to end poverty. With aptitude and passion for both engineering and international development, Smith committed her professional life to combining the two in a meaningful way, starting D-Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2002.