Laos

In 1995, Natural Products International, Inc. (NPI, Inc.) began operations in Laos. The first step was to set up a feed mill and teach over 1,000 farming families to grow soybeans. For many of those families, soybeans represented their first cash crop, in some cases nearly doubling their annual income.

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Afghanistan

In 2010, as part of a USDA Food for Progress grant, SALT International built and commissioned a soybean processing facility in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. It is currently producing soy flour and meal in partnership with the American Soybean Association and a local Afghan business. Besides being used to establish a market for soy, donated product will also be used in food nutrition programs in the region.

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Northern Iraq

Since 2006, SALT International has been working with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Kurdish businesses to help bring local soybean production to Northern Iraq. SALT has completed two years of research trials in the Kurdistan Region of Northern Iraq, and proved that soybean production is feasible and potentially profitable.

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Our Mission

The mission of SALT International is to be a catalyst for economic and social development by establishing and supporting sustainable agri-businesses in lesser developed nations.

Latest Projects

Sudan Survey Trip
SALT has successfully conducted a protein survey trip of Sudan, as the first part of potentially establishing a protein-processing facility in the region.

Latest News

  • April 2013
    SALT has been asked to consider survey trips of Ethiopia, the Republic of Georgia and Bangladesh.
  • October 2012
    We have officially begun helping farmers harvest the first year of soybeans in Northern Iraq and will begin processing the beans for poultry feed.
  • September 2012
    Our team has returned from Khartoum, Sudan after a successful survey trip.

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Endorsements

"I can assure you that the Kurdish Government is very interested in soybean production and recognizes the potential that this industry offers to Kurdistan and indeed Iraq."

Dr. Talib Murad
Advisor for Food Security and Agriculture to the Prime Minister of Northern Iraq