Animals

5 Ways Animals Help Reduce Global Poverty
A girl feeds goats.

Animals

5 Ways Animals Help Reduce Global Poverty

Heifer believes livestock has a really important role to play in ending global hunger and poverty. Here are 5 reasons why.

“We All Win”: Farmer Couple Kindles Entrepreneurship in Their Community
A man and a woman feeding grass to their herd of goats inside a goat shelter.

Work & Income

“We All Win”: Farmer Couple Kindles Entrepreneurship in Their Community

With help from Heifer, Babilata and her husband Sanjay launched a series of businesses and ignited the entrepreneurial spirit of their rural...

A Sweet Partnership: The Relationship Between Bees and Regenerative Agriculture at Heifer Ranch
A Sweet Partnership: The Relationship Between Bees and Regenerative Agriculture at Heifer Ranch.

Animals

A Sweet Partnership: The Relationship Between Bees and Regenerative Agriculture at Heifer Ranch

Bees are a key part of the ecosystem at the Heifer Ranch Center for Regenerative Agriculture – and beyond.

Meet Heifer's Partners in Animal Health
A woman vaccinating a goat of a livestock rearer in a village.

Work & Income

Meet Heifer's Partners in Animal Health

We’re shining a light on six animal health care providers and agrovet shops that have made a huge impact in their communities.

Moo Magic: 4 Ways Cows Heal the Land
A herd of cows stands in a field of green grass.

Animals

Moo Magic: 4 Ways Cows Heal the Land

For many of the world’s 500 million smallholder farmers, cows are a lifeline out of poverty. But these incredible creatures are also key to...

How Rilli Grew Her Herd
A woman stands next to her bicycle in a field of green grass.

Animals

How Rilli Grew Her Herd

Through training and collective business, buffalo farmer Rilli Maya Rai is at the helm of a thriving farm ecosystem in Nepal, building a future...

Kamala Makes a Living With Mulberry
A Nepali woman holds a bunch of fodder leaves in her fodder field.

Animals

Kamala Makes a Living With Mulberry

Nourished families depend on nourished farms. In southwestern Nepal, one woman’s mulberry fodder business is keeping livestock healthy and...

Healthy Animals, Healthy People: Heifer Experts on What Makes a Thriving Farm Ecosystem
A female farmer feeding pigs in a sty.

Animals

Healthy Animals, Healthy People: Heifer Experts on What Makes a Thriving Farm Ecosystem

The health and safety of livestock impacts the economic and nutritional security of smallholder farmers. Heifer experts share four simple farm and...

From Waste to Wonder: 5 Ways Heifer Farmers Use Byproducts
A mom and her 10-year-old daughter walk toward the camera carrying buckets of animal dung for their biogas unit.


Animals

From Waste to Wonder: 5 Ways Heifer Farmers Use Byproducts

Heifer farmers are reducing the accumulation of waste by producing chemical-free fertilizers, clean energy for cooking and nutrient-rich animal...

New Initiative in Nepal Grows Goat Farmer Incomes
A woman, her young son and her husband walk their three goats through a field in Nepal.

Animals

New Initiative in Nepal Grows Goat Farmer Incomes

A new subsidy program facilitated by Heifer Nepal is tackling the issues that stifle growth for small-scale farmers. The solution? Local...