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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.
Q&A with Ann Vaughan, USAID Senior Advisor for Climate Change: Tackling Gender Inequality Lessens Hunger
While climate change affects everyone, its effects are not felt equally. Farmers worldwide face threats to their livelihoods from devastating seasonal changes and extreme weather. Read more
Dual-Purpose Seeds in Senegal Make Life Easier and More Profitable for Farmers
Innovative, specially-bred dual-purpose millet and cowpea seed varieties can be grown on the same plot of land at the same time and grow bigger plants… Read more
Senegal
Building a Better Peanut: Ugandan Scientist’s Studies Help Bring Farmers a More Resilient Crop
A disease that ravages peanut crops in the country can contribute to food insecurity, but researchers like Esther Achola are fighting back with innovative new… Read more
Uganda
Food Security in Lebanon Starts With Seeds, Seedlings and Compost for Smallholder Farmers
As the global food security crisis creates challenges for farmers, an agricultural program in Lebanon is distributing critical resources to help thousands. Lebanon… Read more
Stories
Too Little Credit, Too Much Work, and Not Enough Groups! A Deep-Dive into Data on the Challenges Women in Agriculture Face
Does Gender Equality Matter in Agriculture? Yes! Here’s Why.
Coffee Farming Offers Hope to Rwandan Farmers with a Troubled History
Women Move from Vulnerability to Resilience in Ethiopia
Promoting a Gender-Inclusive Agriculture Sector in Honduras
Saving with a Purpose: Economically Empowering Women in Northern Uganda
U.S. Government Support Promotes Women’s Leadership and Better Trade Standards in Bangladesh
Women Entrepreneurs Make Strides in the Coffee Sector
Building Poultry Management Skills for Women and Youth
Hand-Pollination for Passion Fruit Increases Productivity and Rural Employment for Kenyan Women
Indigenous Women Forge Local Economic Opportunities in Guatemala
