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Soilless Nursery: Sowing Seeds of Change for Smallholder Farmers
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Kamala Makes a Living With Mulberry
Nourished families depend on nourished farms. In southwestern Nepal, one woman’s mulberry fodder business is keeping livestock healthy and...
The Cost of Bird Flu for Smallholder Farmers
For smallholder farmers, backyard poultry are a sustainable pathway out of poverty. As bird flu outbreaks continue worldwide, farmers supported by...
What is Moringa?
Around the world, Heifer helps farmers use local resources to protect their livelihoods while caring for the environment. Moringa, also known as...
Food, Dignity and Hope: Campesinos on their Relationship with the Earth
Campesino identity is rooted in a deep connection to food, farming and the natural world. In their own words, two campesinos describe this sacred...
Bangladesh Farmers Transform Local Markets
With Heifer's support, the Akota Women's Cooperative built and began operating an aggregation center — a marketplace for bulk goods, where...
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A Seat at the Table: Overcoming Caste in India
Kunti Devi has spent much of her life defined by others solely by her caste. Supported by Heifer, Kunti is now rising above prejudice, shedding the...
It’s National Volunteer Week! And We’re Celebrating.
In honor of National Volunteer Week we’re highlighting a special 16-year-old changemaker and a long history of volunteers who have served...
What is a Smallholder Farmer?
Heifer believes ending poverty and hunger begins with agriculture, and smallholder farmers are at the heart of this effort. But what exactly is a...
How Galápagos Island Farmers Are Protecting Their Paradise
Alongside the local government, Heifer Ecuador is working with Galápagos Island farmers to build a sustainable food system for one of the...
Food Smart, Climate Smart: 4 Ways Heifer Promotes Sustainable Food Around the World
Feeding the world's 7.9 billion people is no small task. Around the globe, Heifer promotes farming processes that increase production, build...
The Real Value of Water
Water is the foundation on which farmers everywhere grow food, raise animals, earn income and keep their families healthy — surviving on it in...
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Soilless Nursery: Sowing Seeds of Change for Smallholder Farmers
![A women tending to her saplings placed in several trays in a self-constructed greenhouse in a village in Bihar, India.]()
Soilless Nursery: Sowing Seeds of Change for Smallholder Farmers
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Food, Dignity and Hope: Campesinos on their Relationship with the Earth
![A woman holds a branch of her coffee tree up and smiles for the camera.]()
Food, Dignity and Hope: Campesinos on their Relationship with the Earth
Today, We Stand With the People of Ukraine
As we witness millions of lives being upended by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, our hearts remain with the people of the country — and our...
A Celebration of Women Around the World, in Photos
In honor of International Women’s Day, we’re proud to share the stories of women who are fighting for equality, inclusion and progress for all,...
‘There’s Room for Everyone’: The Women Breaking Barriers at Heifer Ranch
This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the women of Heifer Ranch — and women across the globe — overcoming bias and making a...