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Why are Women Important in Farming?
Every day, women farmers make invaluable contributions to agriculture — and with support to overcome the unique challenges they face, they are...
Why Impact Investors Should Bet on Agriculture
Agribusinesses in Africa are uniquely positioned to serve the growing food market — and provide opportunities for investors to do well by doing...
Soilless Nursery: Sowing Seeds of Change for Smallholder Farmers
Isarat is a farmer, but she’s also an entrepreneur who’s using her knowledge to grow a soilless nursery to improve crop yields, reduce resource...
The Cost of Bird Flu for Smallholder Farmers
For smallholder farmers, backyard poultry are a sustainable pathway out of poverty. As bird flu outbreaks continue worldwide, farmers supported by...
Bangladesh Farmers Transform Local Markets
With Heifer's support, the Akota Women's Cooperative built and began operating an aggregation center — a marketplace for bulk goods, where...
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Kamala Makes a Living With Mulberry
Nourished families depend on nourished farms. In southwestern Nepal, one woman’s mulberry fodder business is keeping livestock healthy and...
What is Moringa?
Around the world, Heifer helps farmers use local resources to protect their livelihoods while caring for the environment. Moringa, also known as...
Food, Dignity and Hope: Campesinos on their Relationship with the Earth
Campesino identity is rooted in a deep connection to food, farming and the natural world. In their own words, two campesinos describe this sacred...
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A Seat at the Table: Overcoming Caste in India
Kunti Devi has spent much of her life defined by others solely by her caste. Supported by Heifer, Kunti is now rising above prejudice, shedding the...
What is a Smallholder Farmer?
Heifer believes ending poverty and hunger begins with agriculture, and smallholder farmers are at the heart of this effort. But what exactly is a...
How Galápagos Island Farmers Are Protecting Their Paradise
Alongside the local government, Heifer Ecuador is working with Galápagos Island farmers to build a sustainable food system for one of the...
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Soilless Nursery: Sowing Seeds of Change for Smallholder Farmers
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Soilless Nursery: Sowing Seeds of Change for Smallholder Farmers
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Food, Dignity and Hope: Campesinos on their Relationship with the Earth
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Food, Dignity and Hope: Campesinos on their Relationship with the Earth
Food Smart, Climate Smart: 4 Ways Heifer Promotes Sustainable Food Around the World
Feeding the world's 7.9 billion people is no small task. Around the globe, Heifer promotes farming processes that increase production, build...
The Real Value of Water
Water is the foundation on which farmers everywhere grow food, raise animals, earn income and keep their families healthy — surviving on it in...
Today, We Stand With the People of Ukraine
As we witness millions of lives being upended by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, our hearts remain with the people of the country — and our...