During the recent gathering in Odisha, participants celebrated the achievements of over 50 women farmers who have taken up sustainable backyard poultry farming. Since 2018, more than 50,000 smallholder farmers, the majority of whom are women in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, have received training, technical support and market connections. Read more

Which came first: the nutritious protein, healthier communities and stronger local economies — or the egg? Women like Sabitri Naik might say the latter. Read her story

With the aim of connecting, sharing insights and driving transformation across Southern Africa’s poultry value chain, Hatching Hope, Cargill and others attended the Poultry Futures Forum in Tanzania. Hear perspective on the event and how it showcased initiatives like Hatching Hope rooted in market-based approaches to improving food security and farmer livelihoods. Read more

The newly released Cargill Impact report details how the company and its partners are nourishing the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. Hatching Hope is highlighted as one of Cargill’s partnership programs to improve farmer livelihoods. Read more

Business Intelligence Group (BIG) named Cargill and Hatching Hope the recipient of the Sustainability Initiative of the Year Award. These awards recognize organizations worldwide that have made sustainability a core part of their business strategy and practices and are having a positive impact on the sustainability of their organization and their industry. Read more

In the past, Sabita Mohanti would find herself idle after completing household and field chores. Now, she eagerly responds to calls for help from fellow women poultry farmers in her community, signifying the positive change sweeping through Odisha's villages. Read more

Cargill, a global agribusiness, and Heifer International, a global non-profit, think that chickens may be the answer to poverty and hunger in the developing world. Their new initiative Hatching Hope aims to empower women and improve the economic and nutritional livelihoods of 100 million people by 2030. Food Tank spoke with Pierre Ferrari, President and CEO of Heifer International, to learn more. Read more

Despite producing much of the world’s food, millions of smallholder farmers live in poverty. Already struggling to make a living and feed their families, these farmers have been hit hard by the pandemic. Many have seen their incomes and savings disappear as markets have been disrupted and input costs have risen sharply. Read more

Hatching Hope Kenya has formalized relationships with three mass media organizations and conducted live radio interviews with project staff to announce these partnerships. You can listen to one of the radio interviews here.

Cargill and international development organization Heifer International together have been positively impacting local communities in India through the Hatching Hope Global Initiative. Launched in November 2018, the project aims to improve nutrition and income levels through backyard poultry farming and increased consumption of poultry products in Mayurbhanj, Odisha. Read more

Millions of people around the world rely on agriculture for their livelihoods but lack the capital, agricultural inputs, technology, training, or market access required to earn a living income. And while livestock is one of agriculture’s fastest-growing subsegments, providing a vital income and savings source in low- and middle-income countries — particularly for women — small-scale producers continue to struggle. Read more

Hatching Hope: Accelerating Incomes Through Diversification builds on global backyard poultry initiative and previous program partnerships to challenge cultural norms and increase financial independence for women. Read more

Accelerating Incomes Through Diversification program will help increase the revenue and profitability of Farmer Producer Organizations so they can support smallholder farmers to build successful businesses. Read more

Hatching Hope Kenya will develop and strengthen viable and sustainable poultry market systems, reaching 10 million people in its first phase. Read more

The Hatching Hope Global Initiative will connect Mexican women smallholder farmers with private sector buyers to improve nutrition and livelihoods. Read more

Opposite the main house of poultry farmer Wilberforce in Homabay County in Kenya, is the chicken coop. Trees provide a protective shade to cover the poultry chicken coop — a preventive measure from sun rays shining directly into the poultry house according to Community Agrovet Entrepreneur (CAVE) Emmanuel Owino. Read more

At the break of dawn, most women in the villages of Thakurmunda leave their homes and march toward the forest, singing tribal songs and folklores and carrying baskets woven of golden grass on their heads, intent on collecting mehuli flowers fallen from the local mahua trees. Read more

Christine Okode has a vision that drives her every day. “[I] want a modern farm [where] people can come and learn,” she shared. “An agroecology-oriented farm [where] there is no wastage. That is my dream.” Read more

Program will engage women poultry farmers to tackle hunger and poverty through the power of poultry. Read more