The North Kingstown nonprofit relies heavily on US Agency for International Development funding to feed malnourished children ...

Edesia Nutrition, a North Kingstown-based nonprofit, has laid off 10% of its workforce due to a lack of government funding.

Edesia Nutrition was among the fortunate few whose USAID agreement survived a whipsaw couple of months that saw the cancellation of more than 80% of the agency's foreign assistance contracts.

Production at Edesia's Quonset factory has been shut down since Feb. 26 and some already-produced food has not been delivered ...

Edesia Nutrition manufactures Plumpy'Nut, a ready-to-use therapeutic food used to treat starvation in children. Despite heavy cuts to USAID, Edesia was told their funding would stay in place.