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In the fi rst 4-year phase of the Soya promotion program,
two soy centers were established, one in Kandy and one in
Colombo. The emphasis was on training, including extension
programs, that assisted women’s groups in starting incomegenerating
soy-related businesses. In Sri Lanka, food is
traditionally a woman’s business. Soya products needed to
be popularized and marketed to the general public. The key
soyfoods were soy nuts, tofu, ice cream, popsicles, cakes,
fried beans, yogurt, curries and tempeh. “Thirty Sri Lankan
enterprises, mostly women-run, were initiated and are now
self-suffi cient.” Soyfoods were incorporated in traditional
local dishes. Soy ice cream is very popular. Janine Dudding
is a Plenty Canada advisor to the Sri Lanka project. Peter
Dudding is project director. Address: R.R. #3, Lanark, ONT,
K0G 9Z9, Canada. Phone: (613) 278-2215.
919. Rani, Sandiya (Ms.). 1991. Soya milk cottage industry,
Hyderabad, India. Phase 2. Andhra Pradesh, India: CHI. 1 p.
June 24.
• Summary: Summary of achievements and results expected:
“This project is intended to generate employment and
income for women in the lower economic strata in the third
world initially in India. The women who will thus benefi t
require little or no education and only a few days of specifi c
training. The project will also produce a low-cost, culturally
acceptable protein diet supplement for children and others
in poor urban and rural communities, in the form of neutraltasting
soyamilk and soyamilk products (tofu, yogurt, etc.).
The individual soyamilk cottage industry sites will be self
sustaining within one year of operation...”
Projected starting date: 1 June 1991. Expected
completion date: 31 March 1992.
For Canadian NGO: Cost of project: $18,569. Cost of
administration: $5,933. Total: $24,502.
Requested from CIDA: Cost of project: $55,706. Cost of
administration: $5,932. Total: $61,638.
Sub-total: Cost of project: $74,275. Cost of
administration: $11,865. Total: $86,134.
Schedule of payments.
Note: This woman was the fi rst head of Child Haven’s
SoyaCow Project in India. But she was unable to travel to
visit other SoyaCow centers–a major problem. Address:
Child Haven (India), 5-2–658 Chintal Basti, Khairatabad,
Hyderabad 500004, Andhra Pradesh, India.
920. INTSOY Newsletter (Urbana, Illinois). 1991. Popularity
of soyfoods receives major boost in Sri Lanka. No. 43. p.
1-2. July.
• Summary: “Efforts by Plenty Canada to popularize
processed soybean foods for improved nutrition and as a
new income source are showing widespread success in Sri
Lanka.” The Canadian International Development Agency
(CIDA) has agreed to fund the project with $4.7 million
(Canadian) for 5 years. The program in soybean utilization is
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carried out in collaboration with the Sri Lankan Ministry of
Agricultural Development and Research, and the Ministry of
Planning Implementation.
“Plenty Canada has now completed Phase I of the
project, which links more than 150 producers and retail
outlets into an integrated marketing network. Two processing
and retail centers are operating–one in Kandy and the other
in Colombo. Retail outlets operating in Kandy, Colombo,
and 9 other districts currently sell more than 35 processed
soybean products. Sales for 1991 are projected at more than
$Canadian 100,000...
“Products that are available include: soy ice cream, soy
yogurt, tempeh, soy meat, soy instant dhal, soy-cereal mix,
soy cocktail mix, and soy fl our... Because of the increased
demand for these products, Plenty Canada is considering
setting up its own processing facility by the end of the year.”
Photos show: (1) People lined up at a Sri Lanka Soya
Utilization Project mobile kitchen. (2) Many of the packaged
soy products that are sold.
921. Kandler, O. 1991. Bedeutung der Milchsauren Gaerung
fuer die Herstellung von Sojaprodukten [Signifi cance
of the lactic acid fermentation for the production of soy
products]. In: F. Meuser and P. Suckow, eds. 1991. Soja
in Lebensmitteln: Vortraege 2. Hamburger Soja-Tagung.
Berlin: Technische Universitaet Berlin, Institut fuer
Lebensmitteltechnologie und Gaerungstechnologie–
Getreidetechnologie. 171 p. See p. 45-62. [32 ref. Ger]
• Summary: Contents: Introduction. Overview of lactic
acid bacteria and lactic acid. Occurrence of lactic acid in
soy products. Lactic acid fermentation in the production of
soy sauces and pastes. Fermented lactic acid soy beverages.
Conditions for growth and acidifi cation. Acidifi cation
and carbohydrate content. Selection of bacteria. Future
developments. Summary. Address: Botanisches Institut der
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet, Munich, Germany.
922. Sarkar, Bidvut. 1991. Breakfast in style, dine at dhabas.
Times of India (The) (Bombay). Aug. 11. p. 12.
• Summary: “Relief from excise duty granted to several
breakfast items in this year’s budget will make the day’s fi rst
meal less costly and more nutritious.”
“Soya-based, protein-rich tofu, yoghurt and cheese put
up in unit containers are set to escape the tax net, too.”
Note: Imagine, “tofu” made it into India’s 1991 budget!
923. Rabheru, Neil. 1991. New developments with Unisoy,
soymilk, and Haldane Foods in England (Interview).
SoyaScan Notes. Sept. 16. Conducted by William Shurtleff
of Soyfoods Center.
• Summary: Unisoy was acquired by the Haldane Foods
Group on 21 Dec. 1990. This has proved to be a very
positive development for Unisoy. It is a great honor and very
satisfying for Neil to be part of the same team with Dwayne