Women Cash In with Traditional African Crop in Senegal
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
Cambodian Fish Farmers Save Ponds and Fish through Climate Change Adaptation Techniques
OPIC Has Another Record-Setting Year for Renewable Resources
New Feed the Future Program Supports Transformational Approaches to Agriculture-Led Growth
Request for Applications: Feed the Future Agriculture Technology Transfer Project
Disaster Declaration by the U.S. Government for Effects of Hurricane Sandy in Haiti
Statement by Courtney Nemroff, Counselor for Economic and Social Affairs, on Agenda Item 26 Agriculture Development and Food Security at the Second Committee
From Girls to Agricultural Leaders
Modern Greenhouse Technology Allows Farms to Compete with Imported Produce and Increase Income
U.S. Government Establishes Loan Mechanism for Purchase of Farm Machinery
All in a Week’s Work—Fighting Hunger
Fast Facts on the U.S. Government's Work in Haiti: Food Security
