Iowa soy feeds African orphans, others in need.
After traveling more than 8,700 miles across land and ocean, a shipment of textured soy protein (TSP) from Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, city (1990 pop. 108,751), seat of Linn co., E central Iowa, on the Cedar River; inc. as a city 1856. The second largest city in Iowa, it is named for the surging rapids in the river. It is a commercial and industrial city as well as a distribution and rail center for an extensive agricultural area. Manufactures include food and beverages, electrical equipment, machinery, and metal and plastic products. Coe College and Mt. Mercy College are there., Iowa, has reached its southern Africa destination in Zimbabwe. The 348 bags of TSP will provide 200,000 servings of high-protein food for orphans, pregnant women, people living with HIV and others in need. Cargill, Rotary International and the World Initiative made the donation possible for Soy in Human Health (WISHH WISHH - World Initiative for Soy in Human Health) Program, which is a program that works with food aid organizations and is supported by the Iowa Soybean Promotion Board.
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