The Power of Many: Cooperatives Fuel Sustainable Development in Asia
By Heifer International | September 11, 2025
From Bangladesh to Nepal, cooperatives are helping farmers secure markets, unlock finance and scale impact.
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Equality
A Microloan Powers Progress for a Woman Farmer in Nigeria
By Heifer International | August 27, 2025
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Report Finds Agricultural Finance Model Created by Heifer International and Hello Tractor Profitable, Effective
By Muthoni Ngure | August 26, 2025
Equality
Self-Help Groups Are Transforming Women’s Lives in India
By Gordon Cole-Schmidt and Mirja Vogel | August 18, 2025
Work & Income
Young Innovators Lead Africa’s Food Systems at AYuTe NextGen 2025
By Heifer International | August 12, 2025
Climate
In Ecuador’s Mangroves, Native Communities Lead a Sustainable Shellfish Market
By Heifer International | July 31, 2025
Work & Income
From Invisible to Invaluable: The Rise of a Leader and Her Cooperative in Cambodia
By Gurpreet Bhatia | June 27, 2025
Work & Income
The Power of Many: Cooperatives Fuel Sustainable Development in Asia
By Heifer International | September 11, 2025
From Bangladesh to Nepal, cooperatives are helping farmers secure markets, unlock finance and scale impact.
Work & Income
How Can a Loan Change a Life?
By Alyssa Cogan | September 4, 2025
In rural Rwanda, a women’s savings group shows how a small loan can open the door to big change.
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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.
Equality
A Microloan Powers Progress for a Woman Farmer in Nigeria
By Heifer International | August 27, 2025
Agricultural microloans are promoting financial inclusion and business growth for women smallholder farmers in the small village of Dadi Louis, Nigeria.
Announcements
Report Finds Agricultural Finance Model Created by Heifer International and Hello Tractor Profitable, Effective
By Muthoni Ngure | August 26, 2025
A 2024 report by Aceli Africa and Dalberg confirms the significant impact of the collaboration between Heifer International and Hello Tractor in unlocking agricultural finance for resource constrained smallholder farmers across Africa.
Food & Water
What is a Cooperative?
By Aimée Knight and Gaurisha Malhotra | August 20, 2025
Agricultural cooperatives enable individual farmers to operate as a collective agribusiness, driven by values of solidarity and reciprocity. Facilitating their formation underpins Heifer’s work to end global hunger and poverty.
Women and Girls
Emmy Rising
By Heifer International | August 19, 2025
Hunger held 13-year-old Emmy back in school, but she shot to the top of her class when she started getting a few square meals a day.
Equality
Self-Help Groups Are Transforming Women’s Lives in India
By Gordon Cole-Schmidt and Mirja Vogel | August 18, 2025
For decades, men ruled the farms in Bihar. Now, it’s women who are reshaping the agricultural economy.
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How Heifer Prevents Zoonotic Diseases, Improves Animal Well-Being
By Aimee Knight | August 1, 2025
How Does Climate Change Affect Agriculture?
By Mark Chandler | March 30, 2023
Everyone on the planet feels the effects of climate change, but the climate crisis is especially impactful on agriculture and the world’s smallholder farmers.
Understanding Global Hunger and Food Insecurity
By Heifer International | October 6, 2023
Untangle the complexities of global hunger and food insecurity, why they persist and how Heifer is making a difference.
A Note From the CEO - Summer 2024
By Surita Sandosham | August 15, 2025
Surita Sandosham marks Heifer International’s 80th anniversary by honoring the achievements of smallholder farmers and stressing the importance of sustained global efforts, strategic partnerships, agricultural practices and market-led income growth to drive lasting change.
Work & Income
Young Innovators Lead Africa’s Food Systems at AYuTe NextGen 2025
By Heifer International | August 12, 2025
Meet the youth-led startups turning bold ideas into real change for farmers across Africa.
How Heifer Supports Farmers Through Education
By Heifer International | August 1, 2025