A landmark fish feed program in Pakistan is proving that US soybean meal is a powerful ingredient for Asian aquaculture to grow and meet the protein needs of the world’s sixth most populous country.
The American Soybean Association’s (ASA) World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) is implementing the FEEDing Pakistan Project with funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). The three-year effort supports the Pakistani government priority to reduce the “protein gap” and meet the protein needs of the country's 187 million people.
“Marine fish catch is down, and processing plants are running at approximately 30 percent of their capacity,” said ASA/WISHH Country Representative-Pakistan R.S.N. Janjua. “FEEDing Pakistan reduces the protein gap through the introduction and production of high-protein fish feeds made with soy.”
