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Breaking the Cycle of Illiteracy: One Family’s Gender Reckoning
Creating Economic Opportunity in the Northern Triangle: Breaking Down Barriers to Stimulate Recovery
A new Center for Strategic and International Studies report recommends the U.S. government prioritize reforms that reduce the barriers to growth...
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...
‘You Learn From the Setbacks’: Kenyan Youth Weather Pandemic Together
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Kenyan poultry farmer Victor Odero and community vaccinator Calvin Swaga are honing their skills, expanding their...
Guatemalan Spice Farmers Forge Path to Fair Pay
While companies, traders and intermediaries extract profit from cardamom, producers struggle to get by. Heifer Guatemala's Green Business Belt...
Announcing the Champions of the Inaugural AYuTe Africa Challenge
Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu and Jehiel Oliver won Heifer International's AYuTe Africa Challenge, an annual competition that awards cash grants to young...
Aftershocks in Haiti: Recovery Underway Despite Cracks in the System
As strong aftershocks from the Haiti earthquake continue, Heifer has sourced and begun distributing 1,600 tarps to those hardest hit.
What is the Role of Youth in Agriculture?
With the right support, including training and access to technology, youth in agriculture have the potential to grow more food, transform local...
Honey in Honduras: New Processing Plant Sets Beekeepers Abuzz
A newly-constructed honey processing plant in Las Selvas, Honduras, represents a future of advanced production, local jobs and larger incomes for...
Wheeling Through the Pandemic: 5 Ways Access to Transport Helps Heifer Farmers
The COVID-19 lockdowns have brought supply chains to a virtual standstill across the globe, threatening food production and distribution systems....
The Earthquake in Haiti: Intense Devastation, Compounding Fragility Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
The 7.2-magnitude earthquake on August 14th has left the people of Haiti’s southwestern region, which was hardest hit by the quake, grieving.
New Pricing Model Takes on Poverty-Ridden Coffee Industry
Heifer International, Bellwether Coffee and Sustainable Harvest developed a new pricing model to tackle the enduring crisis of poverty in coffee...
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From Waste to Wonder: 5 Ways Heifer Farmers Use Byproducts
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From Waste to Wonder: 5 Ways Heifer Farmers Use Byproducts
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Biogas in Bihar, India: Harnessing the Power of Poop
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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
Heifer International and the Walmart Foundation Partner to Strengthen Farmer Producer Organizations in Mexico
Cattle farming in rural Mexico is often a solo or family endeavor, but being a business of one comes with risks. A new initiative from Heifer...
From Waste to Wonder: 5 Ways Heifer Farmers Use Byproducts
Heifer farmers are reducing the accumulation of waste by producing chemical-free fertilizers, clean energy for cooking and nutrient-rich animal...
Stalled by COVID-19, a Women’s Cooperative Turns to Social Media to Build a Booming Agribusiness
With COVID-19 cases rising and the market closed, members of the Akota Women’s Cooperative faced the risk of a huge loss without a market to sell...