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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
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Does Gender Equality Matter in Agriculture? Yes! Here’s Why.
Coffee Farming Offers Hope to Rwandan Farmers with a Troubled History
Women Move from Vulnerability to Resilience in Ethiopia
Promoting a Gender-Inclusive Agriculture Sector in Honduras
Saving with a Purpose: Economically Empowering Women in Northern Uganda
U.S. Government Support Promotes Women’s Leadership and Better Trade Standards in Bangladesh
Women Entrepreneurs Make Strides in the Coffee Sector
Building Poultry Management Skills for Women and Youth
Hand-Pollination for Passion Fruit Increases Productivity and Rural Employment for Kenyan Women
