Since January, contracts with the company have been paused, un-paused, canceled, and restarted, and the government now owes Mana $20 million.

The gutting of USAID has derailed aid programs around the world. Some worry whether critical food shipments will be delivered.

The Soybean Innovation Lab addressed poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, but it was also “a huge opportunity” for U.S. growers, says Peter Goldsmith of the University of Illinois.

Patricia Gross, 47, has worked as an independent government contractor with various nonprofits since 2018. Those nonprofits are now out of work, and so is Gross.

Some workers impacted by government cuts are independent contractors who have canceled contracts with the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Funding for agriculture research at 17 labs at U.S. universities is now frozen. The labs are laying off workers, and some research is on hold.

The U.N.’s Angeli Achrekar reports that many clinics have closed, despite exemptions in the policy. She fears mortality will surge.

Much of the food distributed by USAID comes from small farms across the U.S.

Former employees worry that infectious diseases will go unchecked as a result of the agency’s closing.

USAID today announced a $5 million partnership with Texas A&M's World Coffee Research center to tackle a costly coffee fungus.