Current Program Highlights

Economist Impact released the 10th annual Global Food Security Index (GFSI), which shows that populations with diets that lack quality protein and micronutrients, and where access to drinking water is limited, score worse in food security. Sponsored by Corteva Agriscience, the GFSI

U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia W. Patrick Murphy describes ASA/WISHH’s USDA-funded aquaculture project Cambodia as a good example of a public-private partnership, “I am really delighted to see the partnership that’s under way here between the USDA and our embassy in

Opinion Editorial by former WISHH Chairman David Iverson, a South Dakota soybean grower and United Soybean Board Secretary and Sustainability Target Area Coordinator My 6’4” height fascinated the giggling Guatemalan children, but they quickly overcame their shyness after introductions by

ASA/WISHH’s Africa team participated in the U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange & Specialty Grains Conference (GTE) in St. Louis on August 24-26. The GTE was an excellent opportunity for WISHH’s Senegal-based partner, NMA Sanders, to meet with suppliers of U.S.

ASA/WISHH’s long-term results in aquaculture are recognized in a Farm Journal AgWeb opinion editorial published on July 23 by Stephanie Mercier, Ph.D., a  senior policy advisor to the Farm Journal Foundation. Mercier’s blog states, “The 2021 World Food Prize Winner

ASA/WISHH hosted USDA Foreign Agricultural Service staff to a virtual coffee that reinforced the already strong working relationship between WISHH and FAS. WISHH Program Committee members joined the July 16 discussions along with 14 FAS employees, including newly appointed Administrator

Photo Caption: Evans Danso, recently awarded Best Fish Farmer in Ghana by the Ghanaian Ministry of Food and Agriculture, proudly displays fresh tilapia on his farm in Ghana. Congratulations to WISHH strategic partner Flosell Farms, founded by Evans and Florence

Photo caption: Chairman Raden, Minnesota Department of Agriculture Assistant Commissioner Patrice Bailey, MSGA Executive Director Joe Smentek and Minnesota Soybean Director of Market Development Kim Nill. Photo credit: Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council. The Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion

With a growing demand for poultry meat and eggs in sub-Saharan Africa, ASA/WISHH supports entrepreneurs in West Africa who are working to expand their domestic poultry production. Together with key Ghanaian partners, WISHH organized three, three-day workshops attended by more

ASA/WISHH’s Commercialization of Aquaculture for Sustainable Trade (CAST)-Cambodia project partners have signed a memorandum of understanding to launch an aquaculture insurance feasibility study and pilot project. The Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, World Vision Cambodia, and Forte Insurance Company held

As the aquaculture sector grows across Africa, so does the need for aquafeed and U.S. soy is ready to fill the growth in demand for raw materials. The American Soybean Association’s WISHH program brought three leaders from one of Senegal’s

U.S. soybean growers are invited to explore Latin America with WISHH on June 22 during lunch breaks at 12:30 p.m. Central. Join WISHH’s 30-minute WISHH Experts & Explorers Live for insights from the exciting and growing food and beverage industry

ASA/WISHH has tapped more than 21 years of international market development expertise by having Mark Fischer contribute to WISHH’s work with Asian soyfood entrepreneurs through WISHH’s USB-funded initiative. Fisher retired from the Iowa Economic Development Authority after leading more than

ASA/WISHH will offer virtual trainings for Asian and African feed mill manufacturers as well as their staffs and customers to gain expertise for improved feed safety and manufacturing on June 15. WISHH’s 60-minute “Animal Feed Safety in Developing and Emerging

Scientific African Journal has published peer-reviewed research led by a 2014 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Borlaug Fellow and her colleagues who investigated the commercial possibility of using soy flour in a West African staple food, gari. It is a

Poultry and aquaculture feeds are a top priority for WISHH’s 2021 focus in West Africa. In aquaculture, WISHH is leading a feasibility study of a new fish feed mill to supply several of the French-speaking countries in West Africa. Using

WISHH is observing April Soyfoods Month by celebrating a West African strategic partner’s latest successes. Yedent Agro Group’s accomplishments are notable in any year. Achieving such resilient results in the midst of a pandemic is exceptional. From health-conscious consumers to