Soy Processing
Adding Value to Soy
In 2008 NEI established the first full-fat soy flour factory in Kabul. Since then we have built 11 total soy factories with local partners. All factories hire local staff, including female workers. NEI supports local soy farmers by purchasing their soybeans. In 2015, NEI introduced soy oil processing.
In 2016, NEI built a soy-based poultry feed factory. This feed utilizes bee-jee, a by-product of soy milk manufacturing process. Bee-jee is a high protein that cost effectively increases the protein content of poultry feed. It can now be sourced domestically and does not have to be imported.
In 2018, NEI constructed Afghanistan's first shelf-stable soy milk factory. This factory now produces 40,000 pouches of soy milk per day.
