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Goat Farmers Find Success in Festival Sales in Spite of COVID-19 Complications
A cooperative member weighs a goat for prospective customers.

Animals

Goat Farmers Find Success in Festival Sales in Spite of COVID-19 Complications

By Neena Joshi | December 17, 2020

Thanks to trainings from Heifer Nepal, goat cooperatives have successfully navigated a festival season crippled by the COVID-19 pandemic.

GiveTrack and Heifer USA: Using Bitcoin and Blockchain to Buy a Tractor for Smallholder Farmers
Arkansas farmer Patrick Jones plows land with a walk-behind tractor photos by Phillip Davis via Heifer International.

Announcements

GiveTrack and Heifer USA: Using Bitcoin and Blockchain to Buy a Tractor for Smallholder Farmers

By Jesus Pizarro | December 9, 2020

Arkansas farmer Patrick Jones plows land with a walk-behind tractor photos by Phillip Davis via Heifer International.

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eBay and Uzo Aduba Team Up to Support Women and Girls
Actor Uzo Aduba helps farmer Grace Atusiimirwe water a mango tree seedling in Dwaniro, Uganda.

Equality

eBay and Uzo Aduba Team Up to Support Women and Girls

By Heifer International | December 8, 2020

eBay is partnering with actress Uzo Aduba to provide buyers and sellers multiple ways to support women and girls around the world.

Leading Food Journalist Laura Reiley Discusses How the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Changing the Way We Eat and Shop
Wicker baskets filled with produce in a grocery store.

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Leading Food Journalist Laura Reiley Discusses How the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Changing the Way We Eat and Shop

By Bethany Ivie | December 7, 2020

In a virtual live chat with Heifer International President and CEO Pierre Ferrari, reporter Laura Reiley expounded on the changes happening in our...

Update: Hurricanes Eta and Iota Leave Trail of Devastation Across Central America
A map tracking the path of Hurricane Iota. Image by Fleur De Odile via Wikimedia Commons.

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Update: Hurricanes Eta and Iota Leave Trail of Devastation Across Central America

By Heifer International | November 24, 2020

Category 4 Hurricane Iota made landfall in Central America on November 16, 2020, less than two weeks after Hurricane Eta devastated the region....

Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken Discusses Why Many Charities Shouldn't Take Their Futures For Granted
Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken (Right) and Heifer President and CEO, Pierre Ferrari (Left) during their Zoom conversation.

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Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken Discusses Why Many Charities Shouldn't Take Their Futures For Granted

By Bethany Ivie | November 20, 2020

During her recent #HeiferTogether chat with Heifer CEO ,Pierre Ferrari, Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken discussed organizational effectiveness,...

Central America: Disaster Ready Communities RISE-UP to Overwhelming Climate Threats
Heifer Guatemala, in partnership with COMRED, distributes food to victims of Hurricanes Eta and Iota.

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Central America: Disaster Ready Communities RISE-UP to Overwhelming Climate Threats

By A’Melody Lee Jacobi | November 20, 2020

Heifer International's Rise Up project ended in 2020, but its effects have helped farmers in Alta Verapaz weather Hurricanes Eta and Iota.

A Conversation with Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio on the U.S. Food System, COVID-19 and Making Hunger Political
A person stands holding a cluster of tomatoes on a vine. He/She/They are clearly outdoors near a garden. They are wearing a white t-shirt and their head isn't visible.

Announcements

A Conversation with Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio on the U.S. Food System, COVID-19 and Making Hunger Political

By Bethany Ivie | November 11, 2020

Best known for his longstanding role as a judge on Top Chef, world-renowned chef, and owner of Crafted Hospitality, Tom Colicchio, has used his...

Small-Scale Farms are the Best Option for Buying a Turkey to Cook for Your Thanksgiving Dinner
Small-Scale Farms are the Best Option for Buying a Turkey to Cook for Your Thanksgiving Dinner.

Food & Water

Small-Scale Farms are the Best Option for Buying a Turkey to Cook for Your Thanksgiving Dinner

By Jason Woods | November 9, 2020

Thanksgiving in 2020 will look much different than years past due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but small-scale farmers are making sure that families...

Soil Expert Dr. Esther Ngumbi Talks Microorganisms over Monoculture
A large mound of red dirt with a single green plant in the center

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Soil Expert Dr. Esther Ngumbi Talks Microorganisms over Monoculture

By Bethany Ivie | October 24, 2020

On October 23, Dr. Esther Ngumbi joined Pierre Ferarri for a #HeiferTogether chat focused on soil, the important microbes that live within it and...