Fighting Risk to Feed the Future
Gender Equity, Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Empowering women and girls is critical to achieving secure, sustainable and equitable global food systems. Feed the Future promotes evidence-based and data-driven approaches to advancing gender equity, equality and women’s empowerment. We challenge discriminatory gender norms, policies and practices. We intentionally engage with men and boys as partners to empower women and girls in their different roles on and off the farm.
How a Coffee Farmers Group Empowered One Guatemalan Woman to Lead
When she was a little girl, María Juan Tomas often helped her father with the family’s coffee farm in Guatemala. One day, she thought, she’d… Read more
Guatemala
How Locally Sourced Fish Powder Drives Women’s Empowerment and Nutrition in Zambia
In Zambia, Lake Kariba is at the heart of a thriving fishing community, yielding throngs of tiny nutrient-rich fish often caught by women. But in… Read more
Stories
Boosting Food Security Through Science and Innovation
Making Smart Investments to Create Opportunity
Administrator Green Announces Next Phase of Feed the Future on First International Trip
Increased Farm Efficiency Bears Fruit in Bangladesh
OPIC Helps Farmers Flourish with Access to Water
University Innovations Cross Borders to Deliver Impact
A Focus on Nutrition Sets Cambodian Children Up to Thrive
Innovative Insurance Helps Pastoralist Families Prepare for the Future
Less Labor, More Profit for Benin’s Cassava Farmers
Aquaculture Opportunities in Nigeria
Smallholders in Senegal Embrace Low-Tech Solutions for High Yields
