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Using VitaGoat & SoyCow Systems

Using VitaGoat & SoyCow Systems. Improved Food Security with Local Processing of Soy. MM: Improved Food Security with Local Processing of Soy. Malnutrition is highest in rural areas Roads and industrial infrastructure are poor in rural areas

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Using VitaGoat & SoyCow Systems

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  1. Using VitaGoat & SoyCow Systems Improved Food Security with Local Processing of Soy

  2. MM: Improved Food Security with Local Processing of Soy • Malnutrition is highest in rural areas • Roads and industrial infrastructure are poor in rural areas • Small-scale local processing is ideal: • Lowest-cost complete protein foods are produced in the local communities • VitaGoat and SoyCow food enterprises provide employment for unskilled women • Enterprises become self-sufficient within one year • Other low-cost, simple health interventions can be provided in tandem • Micro-nutrient fortification (1/4 cent per dose) • De-worming medicine (4 cents per year) Soymilk being made in an Ashram in New Delhi

  3. Why are Soyfoods Ideal for Development? • Large variety of locally processed low-cost foods • Soymilk, tofu, soy yogurt, sour soymilk (low-cost dairy alternatives) • Okara (soybean pulp) can be added to foods or sold for feed • Provides local jobs & training through sustainable micro-enterprise • Nutritional Uses • Safe hydration through high-temperature process • Micronutrient delivery capability • Ideal HIV/AIDS protein nutrition and weaning foods • Environmentally friendly • 5 to 10 times more efficient with respect to land and energy usage • Up to 100 times more efficient with respect to water usage

  4. Site Status – February 2010 TAJIKISTAN AFGHANISTAN PAKISTAN 5 BANGLA-DESH 1 17 1 GUINEA 2 3 GHANA 1 2 2 + BENIN LIBERIA 1 BRAZIL UGANDA CONGO 1 1 HONDURAS • VitaGoat & SoyCow • Installations • Existing • (2002 - 2009) • Committed • (2010) 3 7 + 1 GUATEMALA 5 1 6 COLOMBIA 143 44 2 1 + MALAWI THAILAND 5 11 + 4 4 MOZAMBIQUE + 4 2 + / KOREA \ 59 ZIMBABWE 8 20 2 3 2 USA SOUTH AFRICA

  5. Today • Over 1,000 older electric SoyCows in over 40 countries • VitaGoat technology transfer to India completed in 2006; training and support centers operational in India & Africa • Over 140 VitaGoats have been installed in 15 African countries, India, Thailand, Guatemala, Honduras, Brazil, Bangladesh & North Korea • New-generation SoyCow models are available (Electric soy-only hybrids of the VitaGoat) • WISSH projects include VitaGoats and SoyCows in Africa and Central America • World Bank project completed in 2009 provides soymilk nutrition supplement for 8,000 students in India • Interest in the VitaGoat and SoyCow, as a vehicle for community development, continues to increase School children drinking soymilk at rural school in Orissa

  6. The VitaGoat System

  7. Why the VitaGoat? • Manual (non-electric) operation to enable rural micro-enterprise • Wood, coal, gas or other fuel options • Lower cost and more versatile • High-efficiency boiler conserves fuel • No electric/water connection costs • Dry and wet food production Cycle Grinder Rural groups benefit from processing their own foods, especially when there is a glut of local produce The grinder can be used alone to grind coffee, peanut butter, flour, and other nuts, cereals and grains.

  8. Pressure Cooker  Why a SoyCow?Electric processing of soy foods Electric Boiler  • SoyCow M (VitaGoat hybrid) • Electric grinder instead of cycle grinder • Multi-fuel boiler as per the VitaGoat • Equipment cost approx. US $3,900 • Suited for rural applications with household electricity • SoyCow E (fully electric) • Electric grinder instead of cycle grinder • Electric boiler instead of multi-fuel boiler • Equipment cost approx. $5,500 • Suited for urban/commercial applications Electric Grinder Filter Press SoyCow E All are manufactured in India

  9. The VitaGoat vs Rural Dairy in Africa

  10. Real VitaGoat – Eldoret, Kenya

  11. Comparison of Systems

  12. TheVitaGoat / SoyCowApplications & Economics • Settings: - Direct feeding (emergency or other) - Social institutions (schools, hospitals, etc.) - Community or entrepreneurial businesses • Economics: - Daily serving of soyfood for 500 to 1000 people - Can employ 3-6 people per system - Cost of 250 ml serving of soymilk: 6 cents vs 12 cents for dairy milk - Variety of local foods can be processed (VitaGoat) - Minimal infrastructure and set-up costs • Training: - Provides an opportunity for nutrition awareness - Related hygiene training about food preparation - Health training about intestinal worms, treatment and prevention also appropriate - Basic training for micro-enterprise management is possible, for those with basic literacy and numeracy

  13. PedalPro – cycle innovation Water pump Grinder for soya and other foods Water pump for gardening, filling roof-top tanks etc. Food Grinder for VitaGoat soymilk system and general nut, cereal and grain grinding. Flywheel is coated in replace-able grinding surface for sharpening knives and tools. Generator can charge batteries for lighting, solar lighting and cell-phones etc. Grinder / sharpener for knives and tools 12-24 V Generator

  14. Thanks to Our Partners and Sponsors • Africare • Alpro • Child Haven • First Steps • Rotary • WISHH • World Bank

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