Additional Context: This information was collected as part of The Aid Report's original feature story, "'I had no choice but to go abroad': US aid cuts hit Nepal’s farmers." Reporter Yam Kumari Kandel looked into the effects of the termination of USAID's agricultural initiative Feed the Future on the lives of rural farming communities.

This quote is attributed to Sushila Tharu, district agriculture business technician at the Center for Environmental and Agricultural Policy Research, Extension and Development, or CEAPRED, a Nepal-based former Feed the Future partner organization. The program implemented as part of the Feed the Future initiative in Nepal, which was supposed to continue into 2028 with a budget of $24.5 million, provided farmers with access to quality seeds and locally-produced agricultural inputs at a reduced cost. This was achieved through initiatives such as mobile seed distribution, along with supply-chain coordination with other South Asian countries.

Source: Devex