Current Program Highlights

ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health Program lent its expertise to a panel focused on global food security.  In partnership with the World Affairs Council St. Louis, “The Impact of the War in Ukraine on the World’s Agricultural Supply

ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health Program is partnering with the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center to participate in the annual AgTech NEXT in St. Louis on Oct. 11-13. AgTech NEXT convenes leaders who play a critical role

ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health Program is working with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture to update NASDA’s leadership about U.S. Soy’s role in trade, development and global food security. With funding and support from

Join ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health Program for an in-person as well as virtual program hosted in partnership with the World Affairs Council St. Louis that centers on global food security. USB is supporting “The Impact of

ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health Program’s busy summer of trade teams is in full swing. This August, food and feed leaders from three different continents visited soy production leaders in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Business

ASA/WISHH recognizes the exciting real-world aquaculture learning at Raksmeay Sophonna High School in the Kampong Thom Province. WISHH’s collaboration with the Cambodian high school technology park supports the 2022 International Youth Day theme of “Intergenerational Solidarity” across generations for sustainable

ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health Program is convening a three-day workshop in Mexico this week that has attracted 11 participants that WISHH selected from 21 food industry and ingredient distribution companies. The trainees from Costa Rica, Dominican

ASA/WISHH Executive Director Gena Perry joined Ag News Daily Podcast to recap WISHH’s recent trip to Cambodia, advances in aquaculture, and the role U.S. soy plays in global food security. Perry updated the audience on WISHH’s overall goals and how

ASA’s WISHH Program Committee farmer leaders and WISHH staff today briefed USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service in Washington, D.C. on WISHH’s results and how the strong relationship with USDA connects trade and development for U.S. soybean growers. FAS Administrator Daniel Whitley

ASA’s World Initiative for Soy In Human Health Program continues its strong partnerships in aquaculture in sub-Saharan Africa. It partnered with Tanzania-based Aqua-Farms Hatcheries to deliver a one-week training to 20 tilapia hatchery managers, technicians, and researchers. WISHH is at

ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health Program continued a busy summer of trade team travel in June as strategic partners and entrepreneurs from Asia and sub-Saharan African visited with U.S. soybean growers, attended training programs, and exchanged information

U.S. soybean leaders are in Cambodia this week witnessing the progress that ASA/WISHH and strategic partners have made to grow the Cambodian aquaculture industry and its use of soy in aquaculture feeds that contribute to a safe and sustainable supply

In recognition of World Food Safety Day on June 7, the American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health shares three examples of its exciting work with strategic partners in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: (1) management training for

ASA/WISHH’s latest semi-annual report on the Commercialization of Aquaculture for Sustainable Trade (CAST)-Cambodia project details the continued success of WISHH’s work in Cambodia. The report to USDA, which funds the Food for Progress Project, covers Oct. 1, 2021-March 31, 2022.

ASA/WISHH sponsored industry leaders from Myanmar (sometimes called Burma) to attend Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA) educational courses in May. More than 30 soymilk and tofu company representatives, importers, food science faculty from Yangon University and USDA Foreign Agricultural

ASA/WISHH’s trade team is in Nebraska this week where seven soyfood company leaders from Sri Lanka and one from Ghana are participating in the first Nebraska Soybean Board (NSB)-hosted WISHH trade team.  NSB Chairman Doug Saathoff gave them a tour

ASA/WISHH’s latest association development activity trained seven leaders of the Ghana Aquaculture Association (GAA) to support expanding aquaculture production in sub-Saharan Africa. Using USDA Agricultural Trade Promotion Program (ATP) funds, WISHH offered customized training on strategic planning, communications and public

The U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Earth Day message highlights the continued progress of ASA/WISHH strategic partners who participated in WISHH’s USDA-funded AMPLIFIES Food for Progress poultry project in Ghana.  USAID shares how EvansJoes Farm owners Josephine and Evans