Posts Tagged ‘agriculture’
Cultivating New Leaders, Healthier Futures through Family Gardens
San Francisco de Cones is a peaceful mountain village in Honduras known for its year-round temperate climate and fertile land, ideal for growing beans, corn and coffee. Most residents rely on growing the food they consume and, until recently, there was always enough to sustain them. However, over the past five years, frequent landslides, winter…
Read MoreWomen Forward: Closing the Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity
By Chloe Pan While many traditional approaches to improving food security outcomes focus on addressing farmers’ agricultural knowledge and access to productive resources, they may not always use a gender lens to understand the different needs, challenges and capabilities of women farmers. As climate change continues to threaten global food security, it’s crucial to use…
Read MoreHumanitarian Photographer Steven Wade Adams on Preserving the African Pastoralist’s Way of Life
By Steven Wade Adams Africa is filled with a vast, rich mix of people and cultures, each with their own traditions and customs. For millenia, pastoralist communities have played an integral role in this highly complex ecosystem, and today are important guardians of an ancient lifestyle shaped by a close bond with their animals and…
Read MoreA Holistic Intervention to Overcome Multiple Barriers to Women’s Entrepreneurship in Guatemala
By Mabel Bejerano, Global Technical Advisor for Women’s Empowerment and Savings Groups Toribia – a 54-year-old mother of eight from the Western Highlands of Guatemala – has long been a leader in her family, who strives to make a consistent income with their land and livestock. Because families in the Western Highlands are typically producers…
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