RFP : Azerbaijan RAPP Funded Market Assessment Feb 2026

February 11, PROJECT ************** purpose of this request for proposal (RFP) is to receive ********* to analyze the market, industry and engaged in the import and/or trade of ********* soybean meal and value-added soy ******** (soy flour, concentrates and ********* soybeans) in the ***********ng of human foods and animal feed in Azerbaijan. The animal feed demand sectors include swine, poultry, dairy, and aquaculture.

The final market assessment report will contain contact information for organizations and commercial businesses engaged in the oilseed processing, feed ***********ng and animal production (swine, poultry, dairy and aquaculture), human food ***********ng and recommend future activities to promote U.S. soy.

III. ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND

The American Soybean Association (ASA) was founded in 1920 by soybean farmers and extension workers to promote soy for high protein applications in developmental settings. Overseas activities initiated in the mid-1950s, and to date ASA has worked in over 80 countries. The World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) was founded in 2000 to expand the work of the American Soybean Association (ASA) in developing and emerging markets to improve health, nutrition and food security, building the groundwork for future markets of soy. WISHH provides services in food technology, business development, nutrition services, and program and proposal development. WISHH expertise extends its network into additional areas, such as aquaculture and animal feed.

ASA/WISHH connects trade and development to strengthen agricultural value chains in emerging markets, creating trade and long-term demand for U.S. soy. Trade can improve lives worldwide for both farmers and consumers. U.S. soy trade in emerging markets is pivotal to improve accessibility, affordability, and acceptability of high-quality plant and animal-sourced proteins in developing economies. Rising incomes in emerging economies generate further opportunity for trade. ASA/WISHH builds opportunity for long-term trade by improving agricultural value chains, human and animal nutrition, and farmer net incomes. ASA/WISHH initiatives broadly fit in two arenas: (1) trade-building

long-term, early-stage market development, and (2) trade-building international agriculture and economic development. The St. Louis-based Program operates in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Central America.

ASA/WISHH offers proven feed sector capacity and decades of accumulated knowledge from ASA programs. Principal approaches include market and economic assessments, technical assistance and capacity building, food and feed trials and demonstrations, farmer field days, youth mentorship programs, food and feed value chain development, and market linkages.

ASA/WISHH achieves its mission by working in close partnership with: (1) the public sector (e.g., USDA, USAID, U.S. land grant universities, and host country governments), (2) the private sector (e.g., U.S. exporters and trade associations: Qualified State Soybean Boards, United Soybean Board, and U.S. Soybean Export Council), and (3) private voluntary organizations. The Program draws upon the resources and experience of these partners and the services of a cadre of ASA/WISHH consultants with technical expertise in agricultural, international and commercial development spheres. ASA/WISHH relies on decades of experience in food commercial development and agricultural development programming. The Program takes pride in its growing portfolio of success with U.S. government-funding, including USDA (Food for Progress, McGovern-Dole, Foreign Market Development, Market Access Program, Regional Agricultural Promotional Program, Emerging Markets Program, America First Trade Promotion Program, and Quality Samples Program) in both prime and sub-recipient capacities. ASA/WISHH has also attracted both private sector and other complementary funding sources from various donors to build on and leverage core funding from Qualified State Soybean Boards.

WISHH's objective is to increase the international consumption of soy protein in the human, livestock, and aquaculture sectors in new markets and thereby create new opportunities for soybeans and providing higher economic returns to U.S. soybean producers.

IV. SCOPE OF WORK

Conduct a market assessment to provide details industries and engaged in ********* value-added soy ********, animal feed, human foods and animal agriculture, including the import and/or trade of whole ********* soybean meal and value-added soy ******** for use in the animal feed, human food and aquaculture sector.

With the recent economic growth and a growing animal production sector, there appears to be a demand for high-quality U.S. soy ********.

The purpose of this assessment is three-fold: 1) to give ASA/WISHH a complete understanding of which companies (local and regional) are utilizing soy ******** in their human food production lines
and feed rations (swine, dairy, poultry and aquaculture), or are selling soy ********; 2) to give ASA/WISHH a better understanding of buyer demogr...