Politics The Danger of Hot Rhetoric and Conspiracy Theories With President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo continuing to place blame on China for the novel coronavirus, the Phase One trade deal could be put in jeopardy. Secretary Pompeo’s recent television appearances where he has continued to insist the U.S. intelligence community has evidence that the novel coronavirus pandemic began as result of a well-known Wuhan infectious disease laboratory’s problematic risk management controls has been met with pushback from allies and infectious disease experts. For its part, China’s leadership and general public view this as another instance of cultural disrespect and a belittling of Asian people. President Xi Jinping...
From WPI Consulting
Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.