Small-Scale Farming

Reimagining Food Systems With Private Sector Innovation

Partnerships between farmers, scientists, and global organizations are driving practical innovations that strengthen the food system.

Researchers Say Crops That Nourish Can Transform African Farming

A “Crops that Nourish” strategy can reshape farming across sub-Saharan Africa by centering nutrition, resilience, and community voices.

Zambian Natural Farming Pilots Show Early Success

Natural farming methods are helping Zambian farmers grow stronger crops, cut costs, and improve soil health.

“We Are The Environment”: For Farmers, Stories Of Regenerative Food Systems Are Deeply Personal

To conclude Climate Week NYC, ten farmers from around the world took the stage to share deeply personal, moving, inspirational stories of resilient agriculture.

Celebrating the Farmers Feeding Our Future at Climate Week NYC

“We are making a difference. We can help solve the problem. We are leaving this land better than we found it.”

Building a Different Pork Market: ‘We’re Still Out There Raising Pigs in the Sunshine and Wide-Open Spaces’

In Iowa, one family farm is finding a way to raise pigs humanely—and stay profitable—by building a different kind of pork market.

This Black-led Food Collective Fights Food Apartheid with Education, Land Reclamation, and Storytelling

A new documentary tells the story of East Knoxville’s food apartheid problem and the community members fighting for change.

Bringing Back ‘The Old Way’ of Pig Farming

This fourth-generation Iowa farmer is committed to raising pigs “the old way” with room to roam and no antibiotics.

Against the Grain: How Targeting Women with Climate-Smart Innovations Amplifies Resilience

Providing women farmers with information and training that allows them to implement climate-smart innovations has amplifying benefits.

Fifth-Generation Farmer Revives a Family Tradition 

Caleb Banowetz found a way to keep humane, family hog farming alive.

In Parched Zimbabwe, Small-Scale Farmers Turn to Traditional Crops

Severe droughts are pushing Zimbabwe farmers back to traditional crops like millet and sorghum.

UfarmX Offers Data-Driven Support for Small Farmers in Africa

Discover how UfarmX is changing the landscape of organic farming in Africa to help small farmers thrive.

Cornell Urban Agriculture Courses Turn Research into Action for Cities

Cornell’s free courses offer hands-on guidance to grow and scale farms in city settings.

New African Society: Cultivating Seeds of Change in Sierra Leone’s Eastern Province

New African Society’s approach integrates agro-biodiversity, fostering food sovereignty while addressing long standing socio-economic challenges in Sierra Leone’s rural communities.

Field to Plate: Walla Walla Community College’s Hands-On Approach

Uncover a hands-on culinary journey at Walla Walla CC, where students learn the art of sustainable cooking and agriculture in the heart of Washington’s renowned wine region.

The International Peasant Movement Is Growing

For more than 30 years, La Via Campesina has advocated for food sovereignty, environmental justice, and peasants’ rights.

Empowering Agriculture Entrepreneurs: LadyAgri and the Future of Women-Focused Investments

LadyAgri Impact Investment Hub is forging a future for women agri-entrepreneurs through three pillars: technical assistance, agri-finance, and market access and technology.

Transforming Youth Education and Regenerating Land

The Blackwood Educational Land Institute connects children of all ages with the natural world through farming.

Farmers Spearheading Community Led Development in Liberia

To address gender inequality and youth unemployment, farmers collectively decided to donate land for women and youth to communally tend to.

A Model for Bold Agricultural Transformation in Kenya

A coalition in West Pokot County, Kenya, hopes to serve as a model for community-led food systems transformation in other countries.

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