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ASA/WISHH Hosts Africa Bakers and Business Owners Travel to U.S.

Sep 04, 2014

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Joel Thorsrud (UBS) & members of North Dakota Soybean Council visit with the group

The American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (ASA/WISHH) Program Manager-Africa, Erica Morrow and Regional Manager -Africa, Josh Neiderman traveled to Fargo, N.D. last week.  Under the United States Department of Agriculture’s Market Access Program (MAP), ASA/WISHH sponsored nine bakers and business owners from Burkina Faso and Cote d’ Ivoire to the Northern Crops Institute (NCI) for a Soy in Baking training.

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African Bakers & business owners at Northern Crops Institute.

During the course at NCI, participants learned about incorporating U.S. soy flour into their baked goods.  While in Fargo, the group visited with Joel Thorsrud of the United Soybean Board and members of the North Dakota Soybean Council. Additional visits were made to two local farms and a grain elevator.  Following the visit to North Dakota, the team traveled to Minneapolis, Minn. this week to meet with Pam Schubbe at CHS, Inc.