U.S. Launches New Livestock Market Development Project
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
Enough Isn’t Enough: Why Food Security Matters to Me
Remarks by USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah at the Bread for the World Conference
Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance Needed for a Feed the Future Resiliency Project in Northern Ghana
Virginia Tech Receives Feed the Future Award to Improve Agricultural Training and Education
Tanzanian Statisticians Travel to U.S. for Training on Measuring Agricultural Growth
Sustainable Intensification in East and Southern Africa: Participatory Research Enlists Farmers in New Food Security Efforts
In Tajikistan, New Wheat Variety Yields Record Harvest
African Union Commission Launches Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa
Feed the Future Civil Society Partner Receives Award from Kofi Annan at Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
In Honduras, Eggplant Exports Raise Incomes of Producers, Create New Employment Opportunities in Rural Village
Feed the Future Transforming Lives of People Living with HIV in Kenya
