Agricultural Research Responses in Times of Crisis
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
Success Through Seaweed in Bangladesh
Closing Gaps Through Animation to Build Food Security
Milk Innovations Expand Business Opportunities in Kenya
Improving Nutrition Through a Village Shop
How Kenya is Spotting and Stopping Drought Early in Remote Areas
From Manual to Mechanical: Modern Agricultural Technology Empowers Nepali Farmers
How Electricity Is Transforming a Farming Community in Uganda
Going the Distance to Connect Mozambique’s Farmers
Fresher Milk From Farm to Shelf: How African Processors and U.S. Companies Are Working to Transform the Dairy Industry
Feed the Future Innovation Lab Links Entrepreneurs With Malawian Peanut Farmers
Three Spooky Diseases Feed the Future is Fighting
