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2007 Plans for Soy Industry Development...

NEI plans to produce 10,000 tons of soybeans by working with 10,000 farmers in 16 provinces. This plan will be pursued in collaboration with the Ministries of Agriculture and Irrigation, and Counter Narcotics who will cooperate with NEI in recruiting farmers and distributing soybean seeds with training...

Why Afghanistan?...

Highest global maternal mortality rate at childbirth (1 in 50) Highest global infant mortality rate at birth (infant death at birth: 1 in 7) Highest global mortality rate for children under five (1 in 4) Afghanistan is the world leader in illegal drug production, estimating 90% of the global supply...

Beginnings...

Nutrition and Education International (NEI) offers nutrition solutions to the people of Afghanistan, especially women and children, to help save lives. In 2003 NEI identified soybeans, a new crop for Afghanistan, as a remedy to the nationwide problem of malnutrition, and has been pursuing soybean production...