Pakistan

The American Soybean Association’s (ASA) World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) program and the Pakistan Fisheries Development Board have started the "FEEDing Pakistan" program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is supporting the three-year effort that will assist Pakistan in using U.S. soybean meal to make high-protein fish feeds. CEO of Pakistan’s Fisheries Development Board Faisal Iftikhar and ASA/WISHH Country Representative R.S.N. Janjua signed a memorandum of understanding on November 18, 2011 in Islamabad.

FEEDING Pakistan is a $1.5-million USDA Foreign Agricultural Service initiative that will use 25 metric tons of U.S. high-protein soybean meal for feeding trials in Pakistan. Other elements of the program include:
--Assessment of the Pakistani fish farming industry
--Feeding trials to demonstrate the results of fish feed formulations
--Cooperate with Kansas State University in training courses on fish feed manufacturing and best management as well as technical assistance to industry stakeholders, such as feed manufacturers and farmers.