Borlaug Fellow Tackles Post-Harvest Loss in Ghana
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
U.S. Volunteers Team Up to Bring Greater Food Security to Tanzania
Kenyan Entrepreneur Steps into Agriculture to Help Farmers Thrive
Testimony of Dr. Beth Dunford before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations
Women Take Charge to Improve Nutrition and Income
Ethiopian Entrepreneurs Make the Most of Business Opportunities
Saving and Lending Communities Empower Women in Tanzania
Planting Trees in Malawi for a Sustainable Future
Rural Mother Changes Lives with Better Chickens
Rwandan Farmers Turn Straw Into Income
Small Fish Yield Big Results as Women Break Gender Barriers in Rwanda
Small Fish Yield Big Results as Women Break Gender Barriers in Rwanda
