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Biogas in Bihar, India: Harnessing the Power of Poop
This World Youth Skills Day, We Celebrate a Young Ugandan Farmer
With support from Heifer’s East Africa Youth Inclusion Project, 25-year-old Mpiima Muhammed went from school dropout to a successful...
State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021 Report Recognizes Impact of Heifer Ecuador
The goal of the Future of Food program was always to improve the lives and livelihoods of small-scale farming families in Ecuador. Now, it has...
Sales Subsidy Success Holds Promise for Nepali Farmers
A new subsidy program facilitated by Heifer Nepal is tackling the issues that stifle growth for small-scale farmers. The solution? Local...
Rising Up to Meet the Challenge
Five years ago, the women of San Antonio las Cuevas in Guatemala stepped forward to prepare their community for natural disasters. And when two...
Farm to Table: Ecuador Market Moves Online
La Cosecha del Día, or “Daily Harvest,” connects customers to produce grown by 400 small-scale farmers in Ecuador. The virtual marketplace...
Harvesting the Fruits of Black Labor
This Juneteenth, we recognize that the contributions Black people have made to America's food and farming system span centuries. Supporting Black...
Agri-Ambulances ‘Revive the Market’ During Nepal’s Second Lockdown
As COVID-19 cases spike in Nepal, lockdowns threaten farmers' access to markets and consumers' access to fresh food. Heifer Nepal and a group of...
6 Ways Heifer India Promotes Biosecurity
Amid a national medicine shortage, Heifer India farmers are turning to local, low-cost alternatives to keep themselves and their flocks disease-free.
Stronger Together: Mexican Women Form Poultry Cooperative, Lower Collective Costs
In Oaxaca, Mexico, five tenacious poultry farming women realized they could increase sales and decrease costs if they banded together. So, with...
Food Security Despite the Pandemic: The Benefits of a Kitchen Garden in Odisha, India
In Odisha, India, Budhini Hansda and her husband tend to a kitchen garden – a source of nutritious food and much-needed income. And as...
Gender-Based Violence Survivor Launches Thriving Poultry Business in Kenya
After 17 years of domestic abuse, Lilian Ocholla is now committed to building a better future for herself and her children. With the support of...
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Sales Subsidy Success Holds Promise for Nepali Farmers
![A woman, her young son and her husband walk their three goats through a field in Nepal.]()
Sales Subsidy Success Holds Promise for Nepali Farmers
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Biogas in Bihar, India: Harnessing the Power of Poop
![An Indian woman in orange dress mixes a large pot of animal dung and water in her yard.]()
Biogas in Bihar, India: Harnessing the Power of Poop
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Celebrating International Mother Language Day and Linguistic Rights in Bangladesh
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Celebrating International Mother Language Day and Linguistic Rights in Bangladesh
How Heifer Prevents Zoonotic Diseases, Improves Animal Well-Being
Now a full year into the pandemic, mitigating the risk of animal-to-human disease transmission is more important than ever – and this effort is...
Living Her Dream: Soap Business Success Financially Empowers Woman in Rural Ghana
For most women in rural Ghana, financial empowerment remains an elusive reality. This was certainly the case for Rose Yeboah, until she joined the...
Community Chicken Vaccinator Earns Income, Hatches Hope in India
A community vaccinator is an essential animal healthcare worker who provides low-cost chicken vaccines and deworming treatments to poultry farmers....