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Crafting the world’s finest cocoa in Brazil
João Rios and his wife Nayara represent an entire community of cocoa farmers who bet on technical assistance and rural…
28 September 2023
Brazil’s Carminha Missio Leads on the Farm and on the Environment
For decades Carminha Missio has worked to encourage sustainable soil conservation practices in Brazil’s Western Bahia. Driven by her interest…
20 September 2023
A Bright Future for a Woman Farming Coffee in Tanzania
Dedicated women discover new opportunities in life through the power of coffee farming. Solidaridad is working in Tanzania, Kenya and…
07 September 2023
Young farmers in Kenya making a business case for coffee
Sustainable coffee can be a lifeline for young women and men throughout Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. To jump-start economic growth…
31 August 2023
NURTURING RESILIENCE ONE BEE AT A TIME
Aurora Zeas in an entrepreneur in Nicaragua and owner of Zeas Apícolas, a honey producer that provides a wide range…
16 August 2023
Taking over the family farm
When Jacob Overt took over the family farm, he didn't realize that sustainable production of oil palm could support his…
14 August 2023
Digital Innovation Connects Women Dairy Farmers to Markets in Bangladesh
Though women have always worked in agriculture – even outnumbering men in Bangladesh and India – their inclusion in the…
Meet Sona Bai
Sona is one of the 6,500 active farmers in her district who are part of the Smart Agri Project, a…
31 July 2023
Meet Jeremías
Don Jeremías Gomez Repero was raised on a small family farm in the department of Caquetá, Colombia. Today, Jeremías and…
20 June 2023
Meet Swati
Swati Sanjay Pavale is a small-scale sugarcane farmer in the Maharashtra region of India. Recently, she has found new ways…
01 June 2023
