A new report encourages investors to use creative financial strategies to promote food system sustainability, resiliency, and equity.
Women Farmers
Congress Should Pull the Plug on USAID’S Failing African Green Revolution
U.S. Congress should shift funding toward more promising ecological programs that will support farmers.
Food 4 Farmers Helps Coffee-Farming Families Overcome Seasonal Food Insecurity
Food 4 Farmers collaborates with coffee-growing communities in Latin America to build thriving local food hubs, diversify family income, promote sustainable agricultural practices, and cultivate local leadership.
Research in Tunisia Explores Women Pastoralists’ Roles in Climate Change Adaptation
Women in Tunisia are increasingly involved in livestock activities. Facilitating their access to training and resources could save Tunisia’s degraded rangelands and contribute to climate change adaptation.
The Lexicon’s Initiative Highlights Farafena’s Work with Smallholder Farmers
Farafena, a Vancouver-based company, is supporting women smallholder farmers in Mali, developing local economies, and committing to transparent supply chains.
Livestock Farmers in Afghanistan Face Crisis
The Taliban takeover threatens livestock farmers in Afghanistan, leaving them vulnerable to climate and economic shocks in an increasingly unstable country.
2nd International Agrobiodiversity Congress Highlights Importance of Crop Diversity
The Reawakened Foods Initiative recently featured storytellers who are working to raise awareness of agrobiodiversity around the world.
Traditional Knowledge and the Babassu Breakers
Using sustainable agriculture methods, a community of women breakers of the babassu fruit are reinventing the cycle of production of this crop in the northern region of Brazil.
Research in Malawi Shows How Access Impacts Female Farmers
Malawi research shows that gender does not impact farm yields, access does!
New Farmers Union Climate Panel Gives Diverse Group of Farmers and Ranchers a Seat at the Table
The National Farmers Union announces new climate change panel to help address climate change in agriculture.
