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We must remember that farmers are often extremely vulnerable to climate and market shocks that leave them struggling to feed their families and earn a decent income, let alone make improvements on their farms. I’ve found this to be especially true for Latin American coffee farmers, who must contend with wild price swings, crop diseases and climate change.

Cargill donated 1.72 million yuan ($250,000) to Heifer, a US-based charity organization with a focus on easing hunger and poverty, to start the Qingshen Sustainable Livelihoods and Community Holistic Development Project.

Pay It Forward: The most important financial habit of all might be giving back, so here’s a way to offer your child an incentive to be charitable—a concept he can understand as young as age 4. Start by talking your child through why we all need to give, and how even a few dollars can make a big difference to someone in need. Research together organizations known for using small amounts of cash to do big things for a greater impact. For example, try Heifer International, a nonprofit that donates farm animals and supplies around the world. Your child can buy a flock of chicks to help support a family for just $20.

Over 20,000 households benefited from Heifer International Zambia’s budgetary allocation of US$3.4 million last year to improve their livelihood and income levels.

Pierre Ferrari, CEO of Heifer International — a nongovernmental organization working to end poverty and hunger — said the cuts would be a “terrible move” because “poverty is often a key source of conflict” and urged the administration to keep global development assistance.

“Drastically cutting foreign assistance takes the United States in the wrong direction, both from a moral standpoint and a national security one. The sources of conflict often include poverty and lack of opportunity,” Pierre Ferrari, president and CEO of Heifer International, said in a statement to Humanosphere.

Residents of ten villages in Igunga District, Tabora Region, will soon benefit from EPOG project to be financed by Heifer International Tanzania.

Traditionally, Rwandan women like Epiphanie Mukamurenzi would be confined to domestic chores, with her husband in charge of anything concerned with household income. Now the Rwandan Government- with support from the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) – is empowering women like Epiphanie to be equally involved in the management of their family’s finances, creating a new gender equality model for the country.

Even do-gooders like chocolate on Valentine’s Day. Heifer International, an organization that supports farmers internationally, offers up ethically sourced Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels that help lift small-scale Ecuadorian farmers out of poverty.

The Grass Roots Farmers’ Cooperative, supported by the worldwide hunger and poverty-fighting charity Heifer International, is an organization of Arkansas farms that shares resources and responsibilities, helping to mitigate expenses and improve all aspects of farming.