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Jun 25, 2014
Three year old Maria receives FMSC textured soy protein packs in Nicaragua. Credit: WSF
This month the World Soy Foundation (WSF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) to work together on future disaster relief efforts. Members of the U.S. soy family asked the WSF to find a way for U.S. soybean farmers to be able to respond in the wake of disasters such as the recent typhoon in the Philippines. WSF’s new partnership with FMSC allows U.S. soybean farmers to donate to disaster relief efforts which will ultimately deliver U.S. soy protein to those in immediate need of food.
FMSC’s main food product is a package of textured soy protein, rice, vitamins and minerals engineered by food scientists from Cargill and General Mills. FMSC relies entirely on volunteers in the U.S. to pack their soy-based food products; over 800,000 volunteers have packed U.S. soy into FMSC food packages over the past two years. This strategic partnership gives U.S. soybean farmers a direct way to become involved in the delivery of U.S. soy protein to those in need, highlighting the nutritional value of soy to all those along the chain of delivery – food packers, development workers and ultimately consumers around the world.
