Harnessing gender-inclusive research to improve cowpea crops in Africa
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
Administrator Samantha Power’s Trip to Iowa Highlights Strategy to Fight Global Hunger
Administrator Power Delivers “Feeding the World We Now Face” Speech at International Borlaug Dialogue, Announces New Actions to Fight Global Hunger
USAID and USDA announce the Global Food Security Research Strategy to Fight Hunger and Build Sustainable Systems
2022 Progress Snapshot Feature Story - Guatemala
2022 Progress Snapshot Feature Story - Nigeria
At United Nations General Assembly, President Biden Announces $2.9 Billion in Additional Funding to Strengthen Global Food Security
4 Ways the U.S. Government Is Responding to the Global Food Security Crisis
4 Women Scientists Breaking Down Barriers to End Hunger
Farmers in DRC learn new techniques as fertilizer costs rise
Enriching farms and food in sub-Saharan Africa
Q&A with DFC Chief Development Officer Andrew Herscowitz: How the U.S. government's development finance arm helps communities respond to crises and conflict
