USAID Administrator to Speak on Efforts to Strengthen Global Food Security and Reduce Hunger
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
Feed the Future Update from the International Food Aid and Development Conference
United States and Brazil Partner to Improve Food Security in the Americas
The United States and Brazil: Trilateral Cooperation
Remarks with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Kenya's Minister for Agriculture William Ruto at the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute
Increase in U.S. Funding to Drought Relief in the Horn of Africa
Remarks Delivered by Ambassador Betty King at the GIS Conference
International Community Announces New Partnership to Strengthen Resilience against Disasters in the Horn of Africa
USDA Participates in the UN Commission on the Status of Women
Building Resilience in African Nations is Paramount to Development
Strengthening Food Security for ASEAN Citizens
Secretary Clinton on the Foundations of Smart Power
