News & Stories

A group of intrepid local beekeepers supported by Heifer Honduras’ Leveraging Success project has created new opportunities by turning Las Selvas into an apiculture hub.

Heifer farmers are reducing the accumulation of waste by producing chemical-free fertilizers, clean energy for cooking and nutrient-rich animal feed that elevates byproducts from waste to wonder — all while enriching the soil, the environment and their animals’ health.

In India’s Bihar state, the process of drying animal dung for fuel is common — but harmful. Thanks to Heifer India installing a biogas unit in her home, farmer Sarita Kumari now combines dung and water to fuel her stove, create potent manure and save on costs.

With support from Heifer’s East Africa Youth Inclusion Project, 25-year-old Mpiima Muhammed went from school dropout to a successful agri-entrepreneur. This World Youth Skills Day we honor his and the global youth’s resilience in the face of hardships.

A new subsidy program facilitated by Heifer Nepal is tackling the issues that stifle growth for small-scale farmers. The solution? Local governments and cooperatives collaborating to award farmers grants based on their sales figures — and the model is scaling quick.

While companies, traders and intermediaries extract profit from cardamom, producers struggle to get by. Heifer Guatemala’s Green Business Belt Program is changing this reality, closing the living income gap for farmers through full participation in the supply chain.

Thanks to the leadership of Donna Kilpatrick, Heifer Ranch became a Savory Hub in Arkansas – a teaching center on regenerative agriculture, whose mission is to equip farmers and ranchers with the knowledge to rehabilitate grassland ecosystems at scale.