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Insights from Heifer projects and our work with partners to catalyze local solutions for global impact.

Why is Electricity Important in Agriculture?
Three workers tend to a refrigerated tank at a milk collection center.

Food & Water

Why is Electricity Important in Agriculture?

Access to electricity touches almost all aspects of farmers' lives and livelihoods — from irrigation to harvesting to keeping produce fresh...

4 Reasons to Get to Know Us
4 Reasons to Get to Know Us.

Announcements

4 Reasons to Get to Know Us

We’re a proud partner in the effort to reach the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. As part of this extraordinary global network,...

The High Cost of the High Cost of Food
Hands holding a small pile of soybeans in Uganda.

Food & Water

The High Cost of the High Cost of Food

Rising food prices are driving global hunger up at an alarming scale, hitting the world's most vulnerable populations the hardest.

A Look at Literacy: How Heifer Supports Transformative Learning
A woman holding a record keeping diary and standing with the members of her self-help group.

Announcements

A Look at Literacy: How Heifer Supports Transformative Learning

For smallholder farmers, literacy is more than the ability to read and write. It’s having the skills required for survival, dignity, equality and...

A Photo Collection: Against the Odds, Heifer Team Sends Girls to School
Three girls sit together holding new backpacks in Nepal.

Equality

A Photo Collection: Against the Odds, Heifer Team Sends Girls to School

Heifer’s global workforce is deeply committed to the communities we serve. In Nepal, where the path to education is laden with obstacles, our...

Moo Magic: 4 Ways Cows Heal the Land
A herd of cows stands in a field of green grass.

Animals

Moo Magic: 4 Ways Cows Heal the Land

For many of the world’s 500 million smallholder farmers, cows are a lifeline out of poverty. But these incredible creatures are also key to...

Homecoming: Montu’s Journey Back Home
A man feeding his poultry birds in a self-constructed chicken coop in a village.

Work & Income

Homecoming: Montu’s Journey Back Home

Every year, millions of people in India are forced to migrate from rural areas to large cities in search of employment — often ending up working...

How Rilli Grew Her Herd
A woman stands next to her bicycle in a field of green grass.

Animals

How Rilli Grew Her Herd

Through training and collective business, buffalo farmer Rilli Maya Rai is at the helm of a thriving farm ecosystem in Nepal, building a future...