CLAREMONT, S.D. (AP) - A soybean farmer from northeastern South Dakota has been picked to help develop U.S. soy in foreign markets by the American Soybean Association.
Claremont resident Monica McCranie has been chosen to be treasurer for the World Initiative for Soy in Human Health, the Aberdeen American News (https://bit.ly/1VjcQVC ) reported. She has been on the board for the initiative for six years as a representative of South Dakota, and was elected to her new position by the board.
“(The World Initiative for Soy in Human Health) is a market development organization trying to increase demand for U.S. soy. The goal is to help develop those markets to create more demand,” McCranie said. “They work in countries that have a protein deficiency and show them how to incorporate protein into their lives.”
For example, soy also can be introduced into fish feed as support for aquaculture. Bakers from Africa who recently came to North Dakota as part of the program were shown how to incorporate soy into their bread recipes.
“It produces a nice product,” McCranie said. “In some countries, that’s the only protein they are getting in their diets.”
The World Initiative for Soy in Human Health was founded by U.S. soybean farmers in 2000. Since then, the initiative has worked in 24 countries to develop long-term markets for U.S. soybeans.
“South Dakota was one of the states that helped with the original formation of WISHH,” McCranie said. “There were several states that wanted to get this started.”
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Information from: Aberdeen American News, https://www.aberdeennews.com
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