U.S. Government Participates in Dublin Conferences Highlighting Hunger and Nutrition
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
Feed the Future Helps Smallholder Rice Farmers Weather the Storm in Mali
Improving the Seed Supply to Boost Nutrition and Incomes in Malawi
In West Africa, Peace Corps Raises Profile of Undernutrition
Genetic Research Aims to Build Climate Resilience in African Goats
Feed the Future Introduces New Micronutrient Powders in Tanzania
Giving Children a Better Chance to Lead Healthy Lives in Guatemala
Orange Maize Improves Yields and Nutrition for Families in Zambia
U.S.-India Partnership to Improve Agricultural Productivity in African Countries
G8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture
Using 21st Century Technology to Solve Age-Old Problems
Mozambique Turns Potential into Progress through Leadership and Partnership
