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Heifer Webinar Highlights Lessons from Latin America on Engaging Smallholders in Climate Resilience
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Climate

Heifer Webinar Highlights Lessons from Latin America on Engaging Smallholders in Climate Resilience

Ahead of the Bonn Climate Change Conference, Heifer International hosted a roundtable on how smallholder farmers in Latin America are building...

Putting the AI Into Aid: Unlocking Smarter Tools for Smallholder Farmers in the Global South
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Putting the AI Into Aid: Unlocking Smarter Tools for Smallholder Farmers in the Global South

For all the debate over the risks and role of artificial intelligence, its potential is arguably greatest for the world’s 600 million smallholder...

Experts Gather to Discuss Women's Impact on Global Food Security at DialogueNEXT Conference
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Experts Gather to Discuss Women's Impact on Global Food Security at DialogueNEXT Conference

At DialogueNEXT in Washington D.C., experts advocated for women's critical role in global food security, calling for equal access and influence in...

Fallout from Ecuador’s Crises Highlights Need to Invest in Grassroots Resilience
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Fallout from Ecuador’s Crises Highlights Need to Invest in Grassroots Resilience

Amid ongoing violence and climate extremes in Ecuador, Heifer's CEO argues for scaling investments in community-led resilience.

Nepal Research Study Highlights Empowerment Benefits to Women Farmers from Heifer Projects
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Nepal Research Study Highlights Empowerment Benefits to Women Farmers from Heifer Projects

Heifer Nepal's work sparks remarkable gains in women's economic status, gender equality and societal views on gender-based violence in this new...

Insider Insight: How Can Cooperatives Accelerate SDG Progress for Smallholder Farmers?
Smallholder farmers collect vegetables from their fields in Nepal.

Insights & Analysis

Insider Insight: How Can Cooperatives Accelerate SDG Progress for Smallholder Farmers?

Explore key insights from Heifer's roundtable discussion on the transformative power of farmer-run cooperatives and their indispensable...

The Genius of Our Group
The Genius of Our Group.

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The Genius of Our Group

See how Heifer is unlocking the genius of local communities to foster inspiration, creativity and self-resilience.

What is a Self-Help Group?
Self-help groups are community-based peer associations that share common goals interests and challenges and leverage the power of the collective to drive community development and social transformation.

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What is a Self-Help Group?

Self-help groups are community-based peer associations that share common interests, goals and challenges and leverage the power of the collective...

Improving Financial Access for Smallholder Farmers
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Improving Financial Access for Smallholder Farmers

In the first of a series of Heifer webinars, experts discussed financial inclusion for smallholder farmers — sharing case studies from projects...

How Does Climate Change Affect Agriculture?
A man waters his garden by watering can in Senegal.

Climate

How Does Climate Change Affect Agriculture?

Everyone on the planet feels the effects of climate change, but the climate crisis is especially impactful on agriculture and the world’s...