An international delegation from Asia, Latin America and Africa has traveled the region to learn about soy protein. The 18 foreign buyers visited Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, including stops at the Northern Crops Institute and South Dakota State Univeristy. Director Mark Jirik says the group is leaning about soy-based foods, animal nutrition and soybean production. “It really is a comprehensive look at the region, but also a comprehensive look at how soy fits into our diets on a daily basis,” said Mark Jirik, director, NCI. An educated buyer is a better customer. “When we educate those buyers, 99 percent have a better understanding of U.S. crop quality, 95 percent better understand supply chains and 51 percent actually increase purchases of U.S. crops as a result of our courses.” This trip is organized by NCI, the American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health program and the soybean checkoff programs in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.
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