Ghana
Students and school officials in Ghana are giving a 100 percent acceptability score to soyfoods in the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) school feeding project in Ghana in 2007. ADRA’s work using soyfoods was complemented by an overall pilot school feeding effort launched by the Ghanian Government.
Two schools, Amuyaokope and Mafi- Luta Primary Schools, participated in ADRA’s project involving 280 pupils in an area with high poverty levels, food insecurity and malnutrition. To facilitate the use of the various soy products in local dishes, cooks were trained in the use of all the different products: textured soy protein, soy chunks, soy grits, defatted soy flour and more were added to different stews, sauces, soup, banku, garri etc. Since the soyfoods program began in June 2007, total enrollment in the two schools has increased 33 percent and average school attendance increased by 20 percent.
WISHH received USDA Emerging Markets Program (EMP) funds to build demand for U.S. soy protein in Ghana, West Africa. At least one meat processor is now buying U.S. textured soy protein for their sausage production; other companies are taking steps to launch new products including soy.
WISHH organized a Soy Protein Nutrition conference in the capital Accra, attended by close to 100 private sector, aid organizations and government officials. Private-sector partners included Solae and regional company officials from Tetra Pak packaging.
