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Innovation for Good: Fighting Global Hunger with Regenerative Agriculture at the 2020 Fast Company Innovation Festival #FCFestival
Donna Kilpatrick stands with her arms crossed in front of a herd of brown cattle.

Announcements

Innovation for Good: Fighting Global Hunger with Regenerative Agriculture at the 2020 Fast Company Innovation Festival #FCFestival

Donna Kilpatrick, Heifer International Ranch Livestock Manager, is passionate about soil. Photo by Phillip Davis.

How Impact Investing Can Boost Rural Economies During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
How Impact Investing Can Boost Rural Economies During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Announcements

How Impact Investing Can Boost Rural Economies During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Innovative financing is critical to strengthening rural economies in developing countries. In particular, impact investments are particularly...

William Matovu Discusses the Impact of COVID-19 on Uganda's Small-Scale Farmers
A woman in a field holds a bundle of green fodder.

Announcements

William Matovu Discusses the Impact of COVID-19 on Uganda's Small-Scale Farmers

Farmer Innovation Leads to World-Class Chocolate in Ecuador
Farmer Innovation Leads to World-Class Chocolate in Ecuador.

Food & Water

Farmer Innovation Leads to World-Class Chocolate in Ecuador

Damariz Robles, a Heifer project participant in Ecuador, credits her orchard’s abundance and quality to her dedication to innovation and a...

New Heifer International Report Shows Farmers in Uganda Suffering Huge Losses Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Photo by Fábio Erdos

Announcements

New Heifer International Report Shows Farmers in Uganda Suffering Huge Losses Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

To learn the true effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the men and women we work with in Uganda, Heifer Uganda surveyed small-scale farmers in...

Rooted in Racism: Cardamom
Rooted in Racism: Cardamom.

Announcements

Rooted in Racism: Cardamom

Cardamom is known as “the queen of spices,” and it comes with a price tag to match the name — it’s the world’s third most expensive...

Regenerative Agriculture Is Transforming Heifer Ranch Into the Garden of Eden
Regenerative Agriculture Is Transforming Heifer Ranch Into the Garden of Eden.

Climate

Regenerative Agriculture Is Transforming Heifer Ranch Into the Garden of Eden

Donna Kilpatrick is putting her expertise to work as the manager and land steward of Heifer Ranch, a 1,200-acre working farm in Perryville, just 40...

How the Women of Rural Senegal are Fighting Drought, Hunger and Inequality
Girls haul well water to their homes in Linguere, Senegal. Photo by Lacey West.

Equality

How the Women of Rural Senegal are Fighting Drought, Hunger and Inequality

Drought, malnutrition and restrictive gender roles challenge the women of rural Senegal every day. Heifer International is helping them ease their...