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Agricultural microloans are promoting financial inclusion and business growth for women smallholder farmers in the small village of Dadi Louis, Nigeria.

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.

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.

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.

For decades, men ruled the farms in Bihar. Now, it’s women who are reshaping the agricultural economy.

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.

Meet the youth-led startups turning bold ideas into real change for farmers across Africa.