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ASA/WISHH Welcomes African Aquaculture Professionals to Auburn University

Sep 18, 2014

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Participants examine fish and learn about new techniques in aquaculture. Credit: WISHH

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Aquaculture professionals from Nigeria and Ghana visit Auburn University to learn new techniques and technologies in aquaculture. Credit: WISHH

With funding from USDA’s Emerging Markets Program (EMP), the American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (ASA/WISHH) program organized a two week course at Auburn University’s School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences for aquaculture professionals from Nigeria and Ghana.

The group included entrepreneurs, professors and consultants interested in learning new techniques and technologies that could improve their fish farming profitability and production. With strong demand for fish in the region, the use of soy protein-based feed has the potential to become an important part of the development of the African aquaculture industry.