SOY-IN-FOOD AWARENESS PROGRAM PROJECT 2017/2018 FINAL REPORT

THE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING OF SUSTAINABLE SOY-IN-FOOD
CONSUMERS WITH FURTHER PROGRESSION SOY-PRENEURS LEVEL

Soy On The Move At A Glimpse 2017/2018 Results

Group Members Trained

Areas

Organization

Training

Female Male

359 78

Zululand

Alfred Duma

Municipality, KZN

Department of

Agriculture, ACAT, Zululand Chamber, Owen Sithole Agricultural College, University of Zululand, eThembeni, Local Nkosi’s

- Soy in Food

Awareness

- Soy Panting

Farmer Groups Trained

Areas

Organizations

Training

66 Farmers

65 Hectares

Okhahlamba

Department of

Agriculture

- Soy Planting

Black Commercial Farmers

Areas

Hectares Planted

Training

3 Farmers

64 Hectares

Kestell/Harrismith

Okhahlamba

64

Facilitate

Workshops

Areas

Organizations

Training

Women’s day

200 Women

Okhahlamba

eThembeni,

Okhahlamba Local Municipality, Department of Social Development, Department of Health, Department of Works

Demonstration on ‘Soy

in Food’ products

Additional Training

Areas

Organizations

Training

170 Farmers

Okhahlamba,

Piet Retief/ Matatiele

GFADA

VUT GrainSA

Soy in Food Awareness

Soy Awareness

Eden Social Development Foundation presented Soy in Food Awareness and planting training within 3 different areas in collaboration with various organizations. Planting was done in the participants own gardens and in small field of approximately 0.5 hectares.

Soy In Food Training:

Day 1

  • Basic training on the principles of following a daily healthy diet.
  • Introducing trainees to the variety of Soy products available locally and internationally.
  • Training on the health benefits of Soy in a daily diet.
  • Practical hands-on training on producing Soy base.
  • Practical hands-on training on producing Soy base and proceeding to use the Soy base to make Soy yoghurt (2 batches of 1.5 litres). 

Day 2

  • Tasting, flavouring of Soy Yoghurt. 
  • Practical demonstration on the making of Soy nuts
  • Practical demonstration on the use of Okara to produce Soy Snacks. Soybeans and 1 piece of cheesecloth was handed out to each participant at the end of the training for the participants to produce their own Soy products in their own household kitchens.

Planting of Soy:

Planting Soy in participants personal gardens and fields (± 0.5 hectares) 
  • Do practical training on the planting of Soy in the participants own gardens and proceed with a planting demonstration.
  • Participants received a small amount of Soy seed and inoculants at the end of the training for them to plant soy in their own household gardens.
The participants experienced a good season, the soy planting was a success. ESDF visited the gardens to do a crop inspection and a ‘reaping of soy by hand’ demonstration. 

Summary of Soy in food and Soy planting training in communities

Areas

Project Participants

Soy in Food & Soy Planting Training

 

Female

Male

University of Zululand Vulindlela Community Hall Empangeni 19 – 20 October 2017 (Food & Planting Training).

19 – 20 October 2017 (Food & Planting Training).

Nkonjane, Ongoge, Esikhawini, Mtshivo, Vulindlela, Port Dunford, Dlangeswa, University of Zululand

47

11

Ngwelezane District with the Department of Agriculture

17 – 18 October 2017 (Food & Planting Training).

Ngwelezane, Mevamhlope, Esikhawini, Kwa Mbonambi, Eshowe, Malekane.

21

6

Owen Sithole Agricultural Colleg

24 – 25 October 2017 (Food & Planting Training).

05 December 2016(Planting)

Durban North, Pietermaritzburg, Ulundi, Eshowe, Empangeni, Manderi, Nongoma, Estcourt, Ntambanana, Mtunlini, Bergville, Mtubatuba, Dundee, Greytown, Hluhluwe, Stanger, Johannesburg, Dutywa Eastern Cape.

 

 

25 Students

 

 

26 Students

Zululand Chamber of Business Foundation Richardsbay

26 – 27 October 2017 (Food & Planting Training)(Food)

Two Nkosi’s areas were represented. Nkosi Mtethwa, Kwa Methwa Nkosi Dube, Mpembeni.

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

3

Total Participants in Zululand:

98

46

Zululand

Vulindlela Community Hall, University of Zululand, Empangeni

The University of Zululand, Empangeni, invited ESDF to present the Soy in Food awareness and training
to their Community Project Participants.

The Department of Agriculture invited ESDF to present the Soy in Food awareness and training for their farmers in Empangeni.

View the embedded image gallery online at:
https://edenfoundation.org.za/report/soy-in-food-awareness-program-project-2017-2018-final-report2#sigProId1208eec52d

The Owen Sithole Agricultural College invited ESDF to present the Soy in Food awareness and training for their 3rd year Agriculture Students. Training was done at the college.

View the embedded image gallery online at:
https://edenfoundation.org.za/report/soy-in-food-awareness-program-project-2017-2018-final-report2#sigProId6e514279b5

awareness training for community members

Abbie Mchunu; better known as Mamma Soy, arranged for ESDF to present the Soy in Food. Awareness training for community members. The training participants were representatives for Nkosi Mtethwa from KwaMthethwa and Nkosi Dube from Mpembeni. The training was held at the premises of the Zululand Chamber of Business Foundation in Richardsbay.

Alfred Duma Municipality - eThembeni

ESDF worked in conjunction with eThembeni & eThembeni project co-ordinator, Maureen Makhaya (www.ethembeni.org) to present the Soy in Food awareness training
in 5 different areas:
Thabo Mosoga, Nazareth, Coniliva, Hlumayo, Roosboom.