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How Not to Resuscitate; Micromanagement

How Not to Resuscitate The European Parliament rejected the Commission’s proposal to allow tolerance levels for pesticide residues on some imported foods. Allowing a rat pack of politicians to directly decide scientific issues only contributes to domestic decline. Pesticides can be product and environment specific, and their approval regardless of geographic use can follow the exact same risk standards. Perhaps the EU’s trading partners should reject importing food from Europe where pesticides like mancozeb and triazoles, or biopesticides have been approved.  In his report on the future of European competitiveness, Mario Draghi said the Continent faces an existential threat. Among the problems he cited were over-regulatio...

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Infrastructure investment due diligence

On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.

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