South Dakota Soybean Farmers Encouraged to Respond to Global Hunger
May 13, 2010....U.S. soybeans farmers have provided thousands of dollars and leadership in the creation and ongoing support of the World Soy Foundation. Yet, many farmers wanted a personal opportunity to support the program.Their answer was the World Soy Foundation Acre Challenge.
By last Spring, more than 120 U.S. soybean farmers from 18 states and Brazil committed the value of an acre of their crop to the Acre Challenge.
The World Soy Foundation Acre Challenge supports programs to nourish children with high protein soy. "I urge my fellow soybean farmers to join me in contributing to the Acre Challenge," says World Soy Foundation board member David Iverson, grower from Astoria. "Our crop is uniquely well suited to help people, and the WSF Acre Challenge makes it easy for us to bring better nutrition to those that need it most."
More than 963 million people, about 1 out of every 7 of the world's population are undernourished today. Through the WSF, one acre of soybeans, provides 18,000 rations of soy protein. One acre of soybeans, approximatley 42 bushels, can also be used to make more than 2,500 gallons of soymilk or 40,000 eight ounce servings.
To join the fight against hunger and malnutrition with soy and the Acre Challenge, visit www.worldsoyfoundation.org.
South Dakota soybean farmers and their peers across the nation were instrumental in the creation of the World Soy Foundation, a 501c3 charitable organization. The WSF works with private voluntary and non-governmental organizations to deliver soy protein and nutrition education to people who need it around the world.
