Our work to tackle malnutrition in Afghanistan by developing a self sustainable soy industry was recognized by the Governments of Japan and Korea where soybeans have been grown and consumed for over a millennium. Appreciation Remarks by Dr. Steven Kwon at the Signing Ceremony with Korean Ambassador...

Meeting by Country Directors of NEI and Mercy Corps to Collaborate on Soybean Cultivation with Afghan farmers Recognizing the gains made in the last five years by NEI, other agencies including NGOs and international organizations are responding positively to NEI’ss requests to collaborate. The...

Even amidst the brutally cold Afghan winter, NEI-Kabul staff continues tirelessly working in collaboration with the Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MoWA.) This time, NEI and MoWA are holding a Winter Soy Nutrition Campaign in three provinces, Parwan, Laghman, and Nangarhar (colored yellow on map below,)...

We are quite pleased to report to you that NEI’s efforts in its fifth year to defeat malnutrition by developing a self sustainable soy industry are receiving recognition among international agencies such as United Nations Development Program (UNDP), World Food Program (WFP) and Food and Agriculture...

For the weak and poor widows and other women, NEI has been working to empower them nutritionally and financially. For the malnourished women and children living in the Gulran district of Herat province, this year has been one of extreme suffering as many of them contracted non-reversible liver failure...

Fortitech, a New York based world-wide operating company that fortifies nutrient premixes, has produced a high-protein nutritional supplement specifically for the malnourished women and children of Afghanistan. Packages of these soy-based supplements, donated by Fortitech, are in-transit to Kabul. Furthermore,...

Many of you may remember that NEI already collaborates with the Ministries of Women’s Affairs, Agriculture and Irrigation, and Public Health. Recently, the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Finance have recognized NEI’s soy processing industry as an economic development model for the country....

Among general public, academia, and other NGOs In an effort to popularize soy among the general public, NEI staff participated in an Agriculture Fair in Badakshan province (below) and held cooking demonstrations using soy (right). The Fair’s organizer showed support by giving us a booth in a prime...

Afghanistan’s two most significant problems that affect daily life are malnutrition among the impoverished women and children and widespread opium poppy production by farmers. NEI’s goal is to help the target population combat malnutrition by establishing a soybean industry in collaboration with...