Public-Private Partnership Delivers Seeds of Change in Ethiopia
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
USAID and Irish Aid Collaborate to Award Ethiopian Dairy Innovation Fund Recipients
New Fortified Wheat Flour Launched by ASTCO Food Complex
Feed the Future Helps Address Water Insecurity in Nepal
Sustainable Composting Provides Valuable Soil Improvements and Household Income for Women Farmers in Tajikistan
Feed the Future Helps Smallholder Farmers in Tanzania Access Water
Managing River Water Resources in Moldova
Better Irrigation Systems Strengthen Agricultural Production and Resilience in Haiti
How One Small Business Helped Make the Rainforest “Too Valuable to Cut Down”
Natural Resource Management Helps Honduran Farmers Combat Coffee Rust
Pastoral Communities Adapt Sustainable Land Management Practices to Improve Livelihoods
Conservation Agriculture Reduces Time and Labor for Women in Cambodia
