Current Program Highlights
ASA/WISHH Trade Teams Strengthen Ties to US Soy
The American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health program led two trade teams across four states this June. Across two trade teams, WISHH partnered with the Kansas Soybean Commission, Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, and the
ASA’S WISHH Airs Food Security Ads on DC NPR Station
Washington D.C.’s NPR station, WAMU, is airing ASA/WISHH advertisements that inform listeners on how U.S. soybean farmers support WISHH and U.S. soy’s important role in global food security. The six radio ads feature soy as a protein powerhouse. USB is
ASA/WISHH Partner Launches Cambodia’s First Commercial Soy-fed Snakehead Hatchery
ASA/WISHH’s Commercialization of Aquaculture for Sustainable Trade-Cambodia announces a CAST partner has expanded his fish farm to launch Cambodia’s first commercial hatchery to spawn soy-fed striped snakehead fish. Ung Kimly, owner of Sopheak Mongkul Farms, is active in WISHH’s USDA
WISHH Aqua Professionals Graduate in sub-Saharan Africa
WISHH Chair Roberta Simpson-Dolbeare and Treasurer Bob Haselwood honored five young professionals upon their completion of WISHH’s 16-week aquaculture training in Ghana. The May graduates demonstrate how WISHH’s United Soybean Board-supported internship program cultivates innovation and opportunities for the future
West African Poultry Farmer Prefers U.S. Soybean Meal
ASA’s WISHH recognizes May as Trade Month by highlighting its work connecting trade and development with Mathew Bonso, owner of a 50,000-bird flock in Ghana. “I prefer U.S. soy because I learned about its quality through WISHH,” says Bonso. Shortly
ASA/WISHH & USB Partner to Reach Rome-based Global Food Security Leaders
ASA’s WISHH organized meetings with the world’s leading global food security organizations based in Rome where the soy delegation repeatedly received feedback that it was important to have U.S. soybean farmers’ voices and views heard in Rome. WISHH Chair Roberta
New ASA/WISHH Committee Members Highlight World Trade Month
In conjunction with World Trade Month this May, the American Soybean Association has announced two new members have been appointed to its World Initiative for Soy in Human Health program committee. Soybean growers Heather Feuerstein of Belding, Michigan, and Daniel
WISHH Cambodian Aquaculture Project Hosts U.S. Fish Innovation Lab
This week, ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health Program’s Cambodian aquaculture project hosted the U.S. Agency for International Development Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish at Mississippi State University. Mark Lawrence, Ph.D., the program’s director, provides activity
WISHH Cultivates Asian Markets for U.S. Soy
Asian market growth is another reason to celebrate April as Soy Foods Month. ASA/WISHH is building new Asian markets for U.S. identity preserved (IP) food soybeans by leveraging USDA program funding with U.S. soy checkoff investments. As a result, tofu
Innovative Technology Trials Begin in Ghana
This week, ASA’s World initiative for Soy in Human Health program began setting up aeration trials at two commercial aquaculture farms in Ghana. Funded by the Nebraska Soybean Board, the trials are conducted to assess the economic viability of using
WISHH to Sponsor Interns’ Attendance at Aquaculture Ghana Conference
The ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health Program is sponsoring five interns from WISHH partner Flosell Farms to participate in Aquaculture Ghana, an aquaculture industry conference taking place at the World Trade Center in the capital city of
WISHH Partners with SNI Global for Soy Foods Month
ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health Program is collaborating with SNI Global for Soy Foods Month this April. SNI Global recognizes the value of U.S. soy in providing high-quality protein. Some of its content in April discusses the
USDA Staff Visit CAST Cambodia Project: Discuss Connections for School Feeding
ASA/WISHH’s Cambodia team met with Washington, D.C.-based USDA Foreign Agricultural Service staff who traveled to Cambodia to review implementation of a USDA McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program led by the World Food Programme and partners. The
WISHH Hosts Global Food Security Discussions at Commodity Classic
WISHH featured its trade, development and global food security work last week during a Commodity Classic main stage event. With the support of the United Soybean Board, WISHH Executive Director Gena Perry, USB Chair Meagan Kaiser and USSEC Chair Doug
ASA/WISHH to Host U.S. Soy Producers’ Commitment to Feeding a Growing World Conversation at Commodity Classic
As global food security continues to make daily headlines, the American Soybean Association’s WISHH Program continues to educate audiences on how U.S. soy and U.S. soybean growers lead on this topic. WISHH’s three pillars of trade, development, and food security
ASA/WISHH to Showcase Value of U.S. Soy at Aquaculture Ghana
The American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health Program is joining the Chamber of Aquaculture Ghana (COA) as part of its continuing aquaculture work in Africa. Along with select partners, WISHH will join COA as a platinum
WISHH Visits Asia to see Updates on Soy Food and Feed Projects
The American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health Program is traveling to Southeast Asia to receive updates on WISHH’s soy food and feed projects in the region. Led by North Dakota soybean grower and WISHH Program Committee
ASA/WISHH and Africa Strategic Partners join International Production and Processing Expo
The American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health program sponsored the travel and participation of strategic partners from Ethiopia, Ghana, and Senegal to the International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta, Georgia from January 24-26, 2023.
ASA/WISHH Sponsors Trade Team Members’ Inclusion at UGA International Poultry Short Course
The American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health program sponsored the travel and participation of four people from Ethiopia, Ghana, and Senegal to the International Poultry Short Course at the University of Georgia. WISHH escorted the group