Animals
How Heifer Prevents Zoonotic Diseases, Improves Animal Well-Being
By Aimee Knight | August 1, 2025
News & Stories
Insights from Heifer projects and our work with partners to catalyze local solutions for global impact.
Growing Smarter: How Technology Improves Yields and Changes Lives
By Heifer International | August 1, 2025
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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.
Environment
Water is the foundation on which farmers everywhere grow food, raise animals, earn income and keep their families healthy — surviving on it in more ways than one.
The Real Value of Water
By Alyssa Cogan | August 1, 2025
Climate
In Ecuador’s Mangroves, Native Communities Lead a Sustainable Shellfish Market
By Heifer International | July 31, 2025
What happens when native crab collectors take control of the coast? In Ecuador, one cooperative is turning tides for livelihoods, land and legacy.
Animals
Manure Matters: How This Unassuming Gold Fuels the Livestock-Garden Ecosystem
By Emilee Wessel | July 23, 2025
In Nepal, Kamala is proving that waste can serve as a lifeline. See how she’s created a self-sustaining ecosystem that keeps her family nourished and her animals thriving.
Climate
Birds and Beavers: Return of Native Species Signals Ecological Resilience at Heifer Ranch
By Kennedy Reynolds | July 23, 2025
As the pastures and animals of Heifer Ranch have flourished, native species have prospered alongside them — a welcome indication of a healthy, resilient ecosystem.
Climate
Aimée Knight and Cesar Sanchez
Milpa for Life: Indigenous Farmers Strengthen Integrated Farm Systems
July 21, 2025
She Teaches by Growing in Bangladesh
July 17, 2025
In a lush field in the Jashore district of southwestern Bangladesh, tomato plants, spinach, cauliflower and cabbages are planted in long, raised rows.
Taking a Breath for Earth Day
July 17, 2025
Each year on April 22, the world celebrates and recognizes Earth Day by recommitting to protect the planet and its ecosystems, counteract climate change and stop the collapse of biodiversity.
From Struggles to Strength: The Journey of Atipriya Women’s Cooperative
July 16, 2025