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Insights from Heifer projects and our work with partners to catalyze local solutions for global impact.
Climate
Turn Off the Water Works With This Gardening Hack From Tanzania
By Bethany Ivie | August 27, 2020
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No Woman Alone
When women farmers organize, opportunity reaches further.
Credit Where It's Due
Give women farmers access to finance — and watch food systems change.
Food, Farmers and the Future
With every harvest, smallholder farmers are securing a tomorrow where hunger is a thing of the past.
Climate Heroes
Meet Heifer’s eco-champions, smallholder farmers collectively driving sustainable change from Senegal’s drylands to Mexico’s seed sanctuaries.
Strength in Sisterhood
Harnessing the power of collaboration, these women are breaking new ground, sharing their wisdom and resources to cultivate a future of mutual prosperity.
Local Leaders
For 80 years, local visionaries have been the heartbeat of Heifer’s mission, transforming communities and crafting sustainable futures.
Climate
MIT D-Lab Founder Amy Smith Discusses Appropriate Technology and Fighting Poverty
By Jason Woods | July 9, 2025
From an early age, Amy Smith felt she should use her skills to end poverty. With aptitude and passion for both engineering and international development, Smith committed her professional life to combining the two in a meaningful way, starting D-Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2002.
Announcements
Rooted in Racism: Dark Profits in the Coffee Industry
By Cory Gilman | April 15, 2026
Given the plight of present-day coffee farmers, one might assume the coffee business is largely unprofitable, perhaps plagued by razor thin margins and floundering demand. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Announcements
Rooted in Racism: Coffee’s Bitter Origins
By Cory Gilman | April 15, 2026
Despite the bright spot coffee can be in our lives, it has a dark side — a sinister past that has spurred a troubling present. During centuries of global coffee production, a common theme has emerged: the oppression of people of color for profit.
Announcements
Agriculture: Rooted in Racism
By Aimée Knight and A’Melody Jacobi | April 13, 2026
Systemic racism in agriculture is painfully obvious. Why has it taken a new Civil Rights movement to clearly expose the sordid roots and present-day inequalities in food and farming?
Lifestyle
SUN PROTECTION THROUGH THE AGES
By Austin Bailey | May 15, 2020
What was life like before SPF 30? Through the centuries humankind battled the sun with palm frond parasols, Viking eyeliner and velveteen face masks.
Food & Water
4 Delicious Recipes That Use Fresh Produce
By Heifer International | September 16, 2025
Before you hit the farmers market, take a look at these recipes that incorporate fresh fruits and vegetables.
Climate
The Business of Bees
By Heifer International | April 16, 2026
Colony Collapse Disorder among other stressors are killing the bees. Making the world a better place for bees is better for farmers, businesses and consumers, too.
