'I had no choice but to go abroad': US aid cuts hit Nepal’s farmers

Three members of the Shree Mahila Jagaran Multipurpose Cooperative work together to hoe and weed a maize field in Banke District, Nepal. Photo Credit: Yam Kumari Kandel

In rural Nepal, women farmers once supported by Feed the Future now navigate farming without reliable seeds, markets, or guidance. For some, leaving the land is becoming the only option.