Current Program Highlights
ASA/WISHH Workshop Boosts Latin American Food Companies’ Knowledge of U.S. Soy
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 Shares Update on Aquaculture and U.S. Soy’s Presence Worldwide
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/WISHH Updates Foreign Agricultural Service on Activities
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/WISHH & State Department Fellow Provide Aquaculture Training in sub-Saharan Africa
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
WISHH and Kansas Soybean Commission Continue Busy Summer of Trade Teams
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 See Success in Cambodian Aquaculture & Feed Growth
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
WISHH Launches New Website Section Dedicated to U.S. Soy’s Global Food Security Actions
USB Chairman Ralph Lott III’s Op-Ed helped kickoff the official launch of ASA/WISHH’s new website section. The site is highlights actions U.S. soybean growers are taking for global good security through the WISHH program. ASA/WISHH launched a new section of
ASA/WISHH Brings Asian Soyfoods Trade Team to ND & MN for ‘Better Than Ever’ Training
ASA/WISHH leveraged North Dakota Soybean Council and USDA Agricultural Trade Promotion program funding to bring 11 soyfoods participants from Cambodia and Myanmar (Burma) to the Northern Crops Institute in North Dakota and then to Minnesota for the Specialty Soya and
U.S. Soybean Farmers Have an Unprecedented Leadership Role for Global Food Security
2022 marks my family’s 70th year of growing soybeans, which means we all know our distinct roles very well. Tuning up machinery, clearing rocks out of the fields for planting, and then getting seeds in the ground each spring are
Solar and Cold Storage Technology and Training Boost Food Safety
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 New Report Details Cambodian Aquaculture Project Successes
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 Sponsors Myanmar Soy Importers’ Educational Courses
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
U.S. Soy Protein Is Key Ingredient for Global Food Security
U.S. soybeans, such as those processed into soy flour at the new Tiger Soy plant, are transported on ships, trains, trucks and more to reach some of the world’s most challenging environments. Upon arrival in at least 88 countries throughout
Nebraska Soybean Board Hosts its First ASA/WISHH International Trade Team
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 Trains Aquaculture Association Executives in sub-Saharan Africa
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
WISHH Strategic Partner’s Poultry Progress Stars in US Agency for International Development Earth Day Message
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
WISHH Strengthens Ghana’s Poultry Association with Leadership Training for Women
ASA/WISHH’s new association leadership training for executives of the Women in Poultry Value Chain (WIPVaC) supports the growth of Ghana’s domestic poultry production. WISHH used USDA’s Agricultural Trade Promotion Program funds to offer association know how to 38 leading poultry
WISHH Partners with ARD, Promotes Research into Global Food Security
ASA/WISHH continued its partnerships with academia to promote U.S. soy’s role in global leadership with its attendance at the Association of 1890s Research Directors (ARD) Biannual Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia. At the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore’s (UMES) invitation, WISHH used
Tradition Meets Trend: Soyfoods are a Mindful Choice
By: Linda Funk, Flavorful Insight •Apr 11, 2022 In the United States, April is National Soyfoods Month—an ideal time to share news about the advantages that versatile soyfoods made with U.S.-grown soy offer to global consumers. Soyfoods have what it takes
ASA/WISHH Partners with SNI Global on Fact Sheet Translations
ASA/WISHH’s Asian and Latin American regions face challenges where consumers and companies might be unaware of the science that supports soy protein for healthy diets. Finding reliable and accurate information can be challenging to counter these many myths. The Soy Nutrition