Over 25,000 smallholder farmers lost critical income during an economic crisis, threatening rural livelihoods, food security, and climate-smart farming progress.

Date: 9/25

Region: South Asia

Country: Nepal

Topic: Food & Farming

Policy Lens: Economic & Trade Interests

Additional Context: Beginning in 2021, Mercy Corps partnered with the World Food Programme and others on the USDA-funded Food for Education and Child Nutrition Programme in Nepal. Mercy Corps helped build a cash-based school feeding model to enable schools to procure nutritious food directly from local producers. The program was terminated.

Source: Mercy Corps