ASA WISHH elevated the value of U.S. soy during the World Food Forum in Rome this week where WISHH’s presence included a Ghanaian strategic partner who represents WISHH’s pioneering work with the next generation of food and feed entrepreneurs. Soteria Aba Yedua Ntim-Adu participated as a youth delegate to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ 2024 flagship event that attracted leaders from across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Minister Counselor of Agriculture Ellen Luger also invited WISHH to bring Ntim-Adu to meet at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations Agencies in Rome where they discussed WISHH’s work to grow soy’s use in nutritious foods and feeds.
Ntim-Adu is currently pursuing an MBA in England to build her entrepreneurial expertise. She has served as both product manager and nutritionist for her family’s award-winning Ghanaian business, Yedent Agro Group of Companies Limited. Ntim-Adu was a member of WISHH’s 2018 USDA Cochran Fellowship Program on global school meals, and used the knowledge gained to help train school feeding caterers across Ghana in the use of texturized soy protein chunks in school meal preparation.
WISHH also assisted the company in meeting the United Nation’s World Food Programme’s rigorous food safety standards and other requirements. The Yedent-WISHH partnership contributed to Yedent securing a leading role with the Mastercard Foundation’s Harnessing Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity for Youth (HAPPY) Broiler Project. Now Yedent is preparing to launch a line of aquaculture feeds, which is needed for the expansion of aquaculture in the country where fish is the most preferred and widely consumed animal protein.
Aquaculture in Africa and Asia was a priority topic throughout the World Food Forum. The gathering offered numerous opportunities for WISHH to meet with country leaders and FAO staff who recognize that soy is key for aquaculture feeds that are necessary for aquaculture to progress in countries like Nigeria, Ghana and Cambodia.