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home. SoyaCow project. Literacy. Women’s program). How
you can help (Donating. Volunteering. Sponsorship. Support
groups. Corporate support. Supplies. Wall of honour). Intern
(Since 1985 about 1,000 interns have volunteered for 3+
months in India or Nepal).
“Inspired by the ideals and philosophy of Mahatma
Gandhi, Child Haven International is a registered charity
founded in 1985. We assist children and women in
developing countries, who are in need of food, education,
health care, shelter and clothing, emotional and moral
support.”
Gandhian ideals: 1. No recognition of caste. 2. Equality
of the sexes. 3. Non-violence (toward both humans and
animals). 4. Vegetarian meals (The meals are rice and lentils
and vegetables, with some soya milk and yoghurt from
our SoyaCow machines, which were invented by Raj and
Rashmi Gupta of Ottawa, Canada). 5. Respect for religious
background. 6. Simple living (Each child has a little metal
suitcase. All their worldly goods have to fi t inside, and they
do–very nicely).
Child Haven’s SoyaCow project: “The SoyaCow
machine is capable of making three gallons of soya milk in
30 minutes from 1.7 kg. of raw soybeans. The technology
was developed by ProSoya Foods Ltd., a group of Ottawa
scientists and entrepreneurs. The SoyaCow machine is
used in Child Haven homes to produce Soya milk and Soya
products for the children. It’s also sold to economically
disadvantaged women for their use as a cottage industry.
“In 1988 a SoyaCow Support Group was formed and
by 1992 Child Haven International had purchased six
SoyaCow machines. Child Haven received funding for
this environmentally friendly project from The Canadian
International Development Agency (CIDA). There are now
400 SoyaCow machines in India and it is being promoted
in Africa. Charitable donations and fundraising events
provided Child Haven’s contribution to the promotion of the
SoyaCow.
“SoyaCow technology produces a palatable, highly
nutritious, cereal or almond fl avoured milk without
cholesterol. The milk and okara mash can then be used to
produce other soya products such as yogurt, tofu and vada.
One machine can produce sixteen-three gallon batches in an
eight hour day–equivalent of a herd of 16 cows in India.
“SoyaCow machines are used in Child Haven homes
in Kathmandu, Bangladesh, Hyderabad and Kaliyampoondi
because soy milk is a low cost, high protein product which is
cheaper to produce than cow’s milk. From a given acreage,
ten times as much soy milk can be produced at one third
to one half the price of cow’s milk. Soy milk made on the
premises of schools and homes is safe from contamination
by dilution with water. It is also free from the danger of
transmitting tuberculosis or other diseases from infected
cows.
“In addition to the health benefi ts of soya milk, Child
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Haven’s SoyaCow Project has generated employment for
women. These women are trained to operate the SoyaCow
machines and sell the soya milk products, thereby achieving
some economic self suffi ciency and generating revenue
which can be used for the benefi t of their children.” Address:
Farmhouse, Maxwell, Ontario, Canada.
1353. Sharma, Ratan. 2010. Re: Statistics on production of
soymilk in India in 2008. Letter (e-mail) to William Shurtleff
at Soyinfo Center, Oct. 15. 2 p.
• Summary: As an attachment to an e-mail, Ratan sends
an Excel spreadsheet titled “Soya milk production in
India,” which he developed in Sept. 2008. The purpose
was to estimate the amount of soymilk produced in India
at that time. Most of the companies are small, independent
commercial producers, however at least 6 Child Haven
International (CHI) centers and several university and
governmental research centers have been included.
Moreover, 4 of the producers are in Nepal (an independent
country just north of India), and the last entry under
“Companies” is “Other soymilk producers.” This fi gure for
soymilk includes soymilk that is transformed into tofu or soy
yogurt.
The spreadsheet has the following columns: (1)
Company name and city. (2-4) Number of batches per day,
month and year. (5-7) Soya milk production (in liters) per
day, month, and year. (8-10) Soyabean utilization per day
and month (in kg) and per year (in 1,000 metric tons).
A total of 167 specifi c companies are listed, including
two large companies (ProSoya Foods, and Godrej Foods)
that sell their soymilk in aseptic Terabrik cartons.
The estimated total soymilk production in India (and
Nepal) is 63,767 liters per day, 1.91 million liters per month,
and 22.95 million liters per year.
Of this total, ProSoya Foods makes 4.789 million liters
per year, and Godrej Foods makes 5.086 million liters per
year. Together, these two large Tetra Pak companies make
9.875 million liters or 42.6% of the total.
The “Other soymilk producers” make a total of 810,000
liters per year, which is 3.5% of the grand total.
The total estimated soybean utilization is 255,060 kg
(255 metric tons) per month, and 3.060 million metric tons
per year. The single largest non-Tetra Pak soymilk maker on
this table is Dr. Pathak (in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, in northern
India). His company uses 5 SoyaCows to make 255 batches
of soymilk per day. That works out to 3,825 liters per day,
and 1.377 million liters per year.
The #2 largest non-Tetra Pak soymilk maker on this
table is Rubal Soya (in Distt. Sangroor, Ludhiana, Punjab);
contact person Kuldeep Singh Cheema. They use 3
SoyaCows to make 125 batches per day. That works out to
1,875 liters per day (of fl avored soymilk), and 675,000 liters
per year. Plus 200 kg of tofu, and 25 kg of soy nuts.
Letter (e-mail) from Ratan Sharma. 2010. Oct. 27. He