Agri-Pulse is happy to announce an October 14 webinar centered on constructing new markets for U.S. soy. This complimentary one-hour program will discover how small-scale initiatives in nations like Kenya, Ghana, Cambodia, Egypt, Thailand, Vietnam and past – have enhanced vitamin and power merchandise across the globe and supplied new market alternatives for soybean growers.
“Constructing new export markets will not be for the faint of coronary heart as a result of it takes an amazing period of time, power and funding,” says Agri-Pulse editor Sara Wyant. “However for many who can work out how you can get in on the bottom flooring in each creating and developed nations, the result can deliver extra jobs to the U.S. and extra earnings to U.S. farmers.”
The webinar at 11 a.m. central time is introduced by the United Soybean Board, the U.S. Soybean Export Council, the American Soybean Affiliation and the World Initiative for Soy in Human Well being (WISHH). Audio system will discover constructing new markets, commerce companions, vitamin, meals safety wants and extra. You may join this free webinar by clicking on this link.
Audio system embody:
Liz Hare is Government Director of WISHH. Hare related with the American Soybean Affiliation’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Well being (WISHH) program whereas working and dwelling in Central America the place she executed growth applications that had additionally validated the significance of soy protein for vitamin. WISHH recruited her to steer its applications in Central America and Pakistan earlier than tapping her to take the reins of the group as government director in 2018. Previous to becoming a member of WISHH, Hare additionally served as a coverage assistant in a U.S. Senate workplace on Capitol Hill. Hare acquired her bachelor’s diploma in Worldwide Research and Psychology from Saint Louis College and holds a twin grasp’s in Growth Administration and Coverage from Georgetown College and the Universidad Nacional de San Martín in Argentina.
Chris Slemp is the Mission Director for the Africa Division on the American Soybean Affiliation’s WISHH Program. Previous to ASA/WISHH, Slemp labored as an agriculture extension agent with the U.S. Peace Corps in Ghana. Whereas working with the Peace Corps, Slemp supplied extension providers to cashew farmers within the Brong Ahafo area of Ghana. Slemp earned his grasp’s diploma in Worldwide Enterprise from St. Louis College in 2019.
Gena Perry is the Mission Director, International Technique with the American Soybean Affiliation/WISHH Program and began in March 2019. She got here to want after almost 4 years with AgriCorps, a non-profit centered on agricultural schooling in creating nations. Perry served as an AgriCorps Fellow in Koforidua, Ghana the place she labored within the 4-H Ghana workplace serving to construct capability for employees and skilled 4-H advisors and agriculture science lecturers on experiential studying pedagogy. As soon as stateside, she led the operations of AgriCorps and managed applications in Ghana and Liberia. Previous to becoming a member of AgriCorps, Perry labored for OsbornBarr in St. Louis. Perry was first launched to agriculture by way of her involvement within the Nationwide FFA Group and went on to get a bachelor’s and grasp’s diploma in Agribusiness from the College of Georgia.
Karey Claghorn serves because the Senior Director of Market Growth for the US Soybean Export Council (USSEC). On this function, she is answerable for coordinating the efforts in USSEC’s focus areas of Animal and Aqua utilization, Oil and Human utilization with Sustainability being part of every of these sectors. Previous to becoming a member of USSEC, Claghorn served because the Chief Working Officer for Iowa Soybean Affiliation and served as Iowa’s Deputy Secretary of Agriculture for six years previous to shifting to the soybean household. Claghorn grew up on a livestock farm close to Bloomington, Indiana. She graduated from Indiana College.
Rosalind (Roz) Leeck is the Senior Director for International Market Entry on the U.S. Soybean Export Council. She is answerable for worldwide actions monitoring and addressing commerce boundaries and different market entry points that affect the U.S.’s means to export soy and soy merchandise. Previous to becoming a member of USSEC, Leeck served because the Director of Grain Advertising on the Indiana Corn Advertising Council (ICMC) and Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA). She has greater than 10 years of expertise within the grain commerce subject with earlier positions at Archer Daniels Midland Co. and Demeter L.P. She has additionally labored for the Indiana State Division of Agriculture, serving within the Division of Soil Conservation. She acquired a Bachelor of Science Diploma in Economics from Millikin College in Decatur, Illinois, a Grasp of Enterprise Administration from Butler College in Indianapolis, Indiana and a Grasp of Science in Agricultural Economics from Purdue College in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Agri-Pulse Managing Editor Spencer Chase will function moderator for the occasion on October 14 at 11 a.m. CT. Registration for the webinar is free. You may enroll by clicking on this link.
