Soybean Growing in 26 Provinces (Yellow areas are the new 11 provinces reached in 2009)This year we added 11 new provinces where we will be growing soybeans. Altogether, NEI is operating in 26 provinces with approximately 3,000 farmers and numerous housewives who have joined us in promoting soybean...

Laghman Province NEI purchased 20 tons of soybean seeds from Stine Seed Company in Iowa and transported them to Kabul for distribution to farmers, housewives, and high school teachers. NEI staff members in Kabul were split into several teams to distribute the seeds and provide training throughout several...

Training for School Teachers To extend the nutritional benefits of soybean to larger rural areas, we began distributing seeds to housewives in poor villages to plant in their own gardens. This idea was also welcomed and supported by the Food and Agriculture Organizations of the United Nations (FAO)...

Training for Bamyan Farmers (4/09) Training for Women Groups in Takhar Province (5/09) In high altitude areas like the Bamyan province with a short growing season, we provided training to the Afghan farmers and distributed 5 tons of soybean seeds in early April. These seeds are actually from the 2008...

At the five soy milk facilities, NEI is now feeding soy milk (with a piece of soy enriched Naan) to more than 4,000 women and children, three times a week. We have observed that within three months of feeding soy milk, the health and happiness of these people is dramatically improved. Our effort was...

With these achievements in 2008, we would again like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your trust and partnering with us in pursuing this exciting endeavor. We have been able to provide hands-on front line help to the Afghan people because of your support from the second line. The most important...

To provide soy milk to women and children in highly impoverished areas, we have established two new soy milk processing facilities, both in Kabul. These are our fourth and fifth soy milk plants. Kabul was originally planned to support a population of about 500,000 but the city has now grown to 4,000,000...

Early this year NEI purchased 50 tons of soybean seeds and exported it from the United States to Afghanistan. This seed was distributed to poor farmers with fertilizer and nitrogen-fixing bacteria inoculums all free of charge. Farmers in most areas enjoyed a bountiful harvest, however, some in some areas...

  At the end of 2007, we procured 30-40 tons of soybeans from 9 provinces. NEI staff are in the process of transporting the soybeans to our Nutriana facility in Kabul. The soybeans will be cleaned, processed into soy-flour, and distributed to malnourished populations so they can incorporate much needed...

Out of the 50-tons of seeds we shipped in the beginning of February, 10-tons will be used for seed industry development. The goal is to provide an opportunity for Afghans to develop a sustainable soy industry and economy, with little or no future foreign seed imports. We are excited about getting in...