Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance

Atp projects: using funding secured from an agricultural trade promotion grant from the usda's foreign agricultural service, ssga began work to create a u.s. ip brand and digital ip exchange, targeting markets in north asia, southeast asia and europe. Ssga hired one technical adviser for each region and provided training for the advisers, along with staff and board. Ssga also commissioned a study to analyze the ip market opportunity in the philippines and awarded contracts for u.s. ip brand development and the creation of ip technical manuals to help potential customers understand the value of the ip system. Ssga also worked to address market issue, including work with partners and agencies to delay implementation of japan's phytosanitary certificate requirement.

Work with qualified state soybean boards (qssb): ssga works closely with qualified state soybean boards, which are the elected farmers of each state who carry out the soybean promotion, research and consumer information act. Qssb's invest farmer checkoff money into the research, promotion and development of new markets for soybeans. Through this program, ssga worked to implement grants for qssb's to grow the ip marketplace for u.s. Soybean farmers. Additionally, ssga's work helped to educate current and potential ip soybean growers.

International phytosanitary trade regulations: ssga worked heavily on educating the industry and governmental agencies, foreign and domestic, on changes of international phytosanitary regulations. The organization invested heavily into developing standards and guidelines to meet the needs of international regulation and continue to grow the international market for u.s. Grown soybeans and other Specialty Grains.