Along the Kenyan Coast, Practical Knowledge Drives Better 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
Compost Solutions for Coffee in the Peruvian Amazon
Promoting Good Health through Breakfast Porridge in Tanzania
USAID Announces $1.2 Million In Feed The Future Funds To Private-sector Partners To Combat The Economic Toll Of Covid-19
USAID Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick Announces New Partnerships With The Feed The Future Innovation Labs
Promoting Gender Equality in Senegal through Food Processing
Young Entrepreneur Rethinks Future, Pursues Rural Agribusiness
Smartphone App Benefits Shrimp Farmers in Bangladesh
Cultivating Women’s Leadership in Cacao Production, Processing and Marketing
Livestock Service Providers Break Gender Biases in Bangladesh
Open for Business: How a Bangladeshi Business Created a Milk Market That Helps Dairy Farmers Weather the Pandemic
USAID West Africa Launches Feed The Future Global Food Security Strategy Plan
