OpenCapacity Building

Coordinating Agricultural Development & Innovation (CADI) Uzbekistan: U.S. Soy Marketing Promotion

Funded by:

Foreign Agricultural ServiceUnited States Department of Agriculture

Grant Amount

USD: 115,000Award Maximum

Deadline

May 14, 2026

2 days remaining

Est. Awards

1 Grants

Funding Purpose

Innovation Grants

Subjects

Agricultural and Biological SciencesBusiness and Economy

Description

The Coordinating Agricultural Development & Innovation (CADI) Uzbekistan: U.S. Soy Marketing Promotion opportunity, administered by the Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA/FAS), supports the design and delivery of a training program to promote U.S. soy exports to Uzbekistan. The programme aims to increase U.S. soy exports to Uzbekistan by building the capacity of key private-sector actors in the Uzbek soy supply chain.

Overview

USDA/FAS is requesting proposals for a training programme for eight (8) mid- to senior-level private sector actors from Uzbekistan’s leading firms involved with importing and processing soy. Participants are expected to include 1–2 members (Senior Leader and Senior Technical Staff) from Uzbekistan’s Fat & Oil Association (Assotsiasiya Uzyog'moysanoat) and 6–7 technical and senior staff from Uzbek soy importers. The training programme is envisioned as being 1–2 consecutive weeks in duration. The host institution shall propose the place(s) of performance. USDA/FAS will be entirely responsible for the recruitment of the participants, and participants will be selected after the close of this Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Training Focus Areas

The applicant shall ensure that participants develop competencies in the following areas:

Understanding U.S. Food Safety Laws and Regulations – U.S. high-quality soybean procurement, storage, and processing; risk management policies, protocols, and techniques for soybean trading and processing; U.S. food safety policies for soybeans and animal feed.
Understanding Trade – U.S. inspection and regulatory mechanisms that oversee soy exports to demonstrate the robustness of U.S. food safety, sanitary, and phytosanitary measures.
U.S. Soy Industry Overview – Quality and versatility of U.S. soy, including processing streams (e.g., soybean meal) used for feed production; scalability in the context of U.S. feed operations; U.S. feed industry standards and best practices for utilizing soy; soy planting, harvest, and post-harvest technology; soybean processing methods; nutrition and health benefits of soy as a feed ingredient; safety of U.S. soy; quality parameters and quality control measurements; certificates of origin and health (traceability).

The recipient should include plans to facilitate introductions to U.S. businesses or cooperators, including but not necessarily limited to WISHH.