date:Dec 12, 2012
The Hershey Company announced it will fund the construction of a Project Peanut Butter factory in Ghana to produce peanut-based Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTFs) for malnourished children in Ghana. Project Peanut Butter will distribute the RUTFs to relief agencies who provide the vitamin-enriched nutritional packets at no cost to the families.
Childhood malnutrition levels in sub-Sahara Africa, an area that includes Ghana, are the highest in the world. Through Project Peanut Butter, childr