Mobile Technology Transforming Smallholder Farmers’ Access to Fertilizer
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
Postharvest Loss Event Promotes Action to Improve Food Security
USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah Visits Tanzania
Combating Postharvest Loss in the Fight Against Global Hunger
Meeting the President’s Challenge to End Extreme Poverty
Surplus in Senegal, Even Without the Rains
East Africa’s Dryland Herders Take Out a Policy for Survival
New Loan Products Help Dairy Farmers Scale Up
Filling the Gaps: Learning and Sharing What Works Best for Food Security
6,900 Residents Gain Steady Access to Irrigation Water in Qubodiyon
Promotion of Fodder Production and Storage Benefits Farmers and Pastoralists
Championing the Cause of Ending Global Hunger and Undernutrition
