Current Program Highlights

Photo caption: Chairman Raden, Minnesota Department of Agriculture Assistant Commissioner Patrice Bailey, MSGA Executive Director Joe Smentek and Minnesota Soybean Director of Market Development Kim Nill. Photo credit: Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council. The Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion

With a growing demand for poultry meat and eggs in sub-Saharan Africa, ASA/WISHH supports entrepreneurs in West Africa who are working to expand their domestic poultry production. Together with key Ghanaian partners, WISHH organized three, three-day workshops attended by more

ASA/WISHH’s Commercialization of Aquaculture for Sustainable Trade (CAST)-Cambodia project partners have signed a memorandum of understanding to launch an aquaculture insurance feasibility study and pilot project. The Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, World Vision Cambodia, and Forte Insurance Company held

As the aquaculture sector grows across Africa, so does the need for aquafeed and U.S. soy is ready to fill the growth in demand for raw materials. The American Soybean Association’s WISHH program brought three leaders from one of Senegal’s

U.S. soybean growers are invited to explore Latin America with WISHH on June 22 during lunch breaks at 12:30 p.m. Central. Join WISHH’s 30-minute WISHH Experts & Explorers Live for insights from the exciting and growing food and beverage industry

ASA/WISHH has tapped more than 21 years of international market development expertise by having Mark Fischer contribute to WISHH’s work with Asian soyfood entrepreneurs through WISHH’s USB-funded initiative. Fisher retired from the Iowa Economic Development Authority after leading more than

ASA/WISHH will offer virtual trainings for Asian and African feed mill manufacturers as well as their staffs and customers to gain expertise for improved feed safety and manufacturing on June 15. WISHH’s 60-minute “Animal Feed Safety in Developing and Emerging

Scientific African Journal has published peer-reviewed research led by a 2014 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Borlaug Fellow and her colleagues who investigated the commercial possibility of using soy flour in a West African staple food, gari. It is a

Poultry and aquaculture feeds are a top priority for WISHH’s 2021 focus in West Africa. In aquaculture, WISHH is leading a feasibility study of a new fish feed mill to supply several of the French-speaking countries in West Africa. Using

WISHH is observing April Soyfoods Month by celebrating a West African strategic partner’s latest successes. Yedent Agro Group’s accomplishments are notable in any year. Achieving such resilient results in the midst of a pandemic is exceptional. From health-conscious consumers to

The ASA/WISHH Program Committee has completed development of its new 5-year strategic plan. WISHH and ASA will launch implementation of their complementary strategic plans on October 1, 2021. WISHH Committee members and state soybean organizations joined WISHH’s March 24 virtual

A new Corteva-sponsored global food security report reinforces the importance of WISHH’s work to connect trade and development. On February 23, the Economist Intelligence Unit released its ninth annual Global Food Security Index, which measures the underlying drivers of food security in 113 countries,