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Growing Together: Farmers, Buyers and Municipalities Thrive in Value Chains
CRS works with farmers to improve their produce quality and yields, and then connects them to local markets so they can sell their products and earn a living.More
Liberian Women’s Co-op Overcomes Market Challenges of COVID-19
Members have improved farming practices and strive to add value to their products while encouraging others to adopt similar processes.More
Women Entrepreneurs Build Local Economies in Indonesia
Savings groups and kitchen gardens help strengthen resilience of communities after natural disasters.More
Sorghum Raises Health and Income in Indonesia
A hardy crop that resists damage from harsh weather, helps yield better harvests and tastes great in cookies.More
Returning Displaced Sudanese Restart Livelihoods
A CRS savings group helped participants grow funds and stimulate livelihoods to improve family resilience and self-reliance.More
Chad Families Recover From Violent Upheavals
A CRS project enables migrants and returnees to improve their farms, businesses and children’s health.More
Desert Locust Swarms Devastate East Africa
Farmers and pastoralists both suffer catastrophic losses after fields are stripped of crops by the voracious insects.More
10 Ways to Help the World on Earth Day
Make the world a greener and better place to live this Earth Day. More
The 15 Women Farmers You Need to Meet
Catholic Relief Services works with women farmers around the world. Even against everything—climate change, scarce resources and difficult financial circumstances—these women prove just how powerful they are.More