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 Amrita Khatri, a 25-year-old farmer with two children. She does not plan to return to Nepal, stating there are few opportunities to earn a living through farming.

The program implemented as part of the Feed the Future initiative in Nepal, on its third iteration, which was supposed to continue into 2028 with a budget of $24.5 million, made agricultural inputs more accessible to rural farmers, as well as modernized processes and introduced market coordination with the private sector. It aimed to increase prospects for rural farming populations and tackle Nepal's ongoing food insecurity concerns.

Source: Devex