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Youth for Growth: Transforming Economies through Agriculture

The world is now home to the largest population of young people in history, with over 2.3 billion people—a third of humanity—between the ages of 15 and 34. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) across Africa and South Asia, a large share of the growing population is comprised of adolescents and young adults. In India about 1 million people turn 18 every month. See the Full Report

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WISHH Represents U.S. Soy at Nutrition Security Roundtable

November 9, 2023

ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health Executive Director Gena Perry shared the benefits of U.S. soy during a nutrition security roundtable led by Edesia Nutrition in Rhode Island on Nov. 3. Edesia hosted the discussion and a plant

ASA/WISHH Updates Cambodian Ag Ministry at FAO World Food Forum

November 2, 2023

ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health program updated the Kingdom of Cambodia’s Ministry of Agriculture on WISHH’s aquaculture work while participating in United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) World Food Forum in Rome in October. The 2023

WISHH, Soybean Organizations Take Stage at World Food Prize

October 26, 2023

ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health Program appeared on stage along with the United Soybean Board and the U.S. Soybean Export Council for a session attended by 1400 participants of the 2023 World Food Prize in Des Moines.