The ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health program, the United Soybean Board, and a key WISHH Nigerian partner hosted a panel on “Passing Down Generational Knowledge on the Farm and Across the Industry” at the 2024 World Food Prize. This session explored how farming knowledge from generation to generation can transfer knowledge and sustain food and feed security around the world. The panelists noted how this creates lasting benefits for communities and agricultural industries like U.S. soy farmers and farmers globally.
Tim Bardole, a USB Director from Iowa and WISHH committee member, participated in the panel. Bardole emphasized the work of USB and WISHH in increasing demand for U.S. soy through enhanced nutrition and global food security.
Additionally, WISHH partner Sejiro Oke-Tojinu Michael, founder of Sej Farms in Nigeria, highlighted a nine-week internship program launched in partnership with WISHH and supported by USB. The program provides Nigerian youth with firsthand skills in aquaculture, including soy-based fish feeding, water quality management, fish health, and digital marketing. The program helps prepare the next generation of Nigerian leaders while also building future trade partners for U.S. soy. As Nigeria sees a population boom, the program addresses a lack on entry-level trained and skilled workers in Nigeria who need jobs. The program is just one example of how WISHH partners with such as USB to provide knowledge and train the next generation of leaders globally.