Enriching farms and food in sub-Saharan 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
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
The United States Provides Nearly $1.3 Billion in Surge of Humanitarian and Development Assistance to the Horn of Africa
Administrator Samantha Power Delivers Address on Global Food Security Crisis Titled, "The Line Between Crisis and Catastrophe"
The United States Announces New Commitments to Respond to the Global Food Security Crisis
Satellite Data Bolsters Food Security and Climate Resilience in South Asia
Harnessing Innovation in Ghana to Reduce Food Loss and Waste
Integrated Rice-Fish Farming in Nigeria: A Resilient Approach in the Face of Climate Change
IFPRI Analyses: Country-Level Impacts of High Food, Fuel and Fertilizer Prices
Announcing the 2022 Feed the Future Photo Contest Winners
How a Coffee Farmers Group Empowered One Guatemalan Woman to Lead
Female Agribusiness Owner Sprouts Success for Other Women in Nepal
