Africa
ASA/WISHH Sponsors Strategic Partners’ Presentations at Nigeria: NOW Conference
The American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health Program sponsored the attendance and presentations of multiple African strategic partners at the annual Nigeria: Now Conference in Lagos. Longtime WISHH research partner Leticia Amoakoah Twum and aquaculturist Sofolabi
Building Future Leaders for Aquaculture
ASA/WISHH’s global aquaculture strategy is feeding fish and helping fill the growing demand for aquaculture professionals in sub-Saharan Africa. Since the year 2000, aquaculture production in sub-Saharan Africa has grown by 11% annually on average — almost twice as fast
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
African Aqua Entrepreneurs Catch Careers that Contribute to Food Security
Flosell Farms is awash with activity on a May morning as Davida Obeng-Mensah and her coworkers harvest young tilapia from ponds perched above the banks of Ghana’s Volta River. The staff and interns then place the young fish in aquaculture
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