India's 2014/15 budget attempts to target economic growth at 7–8 percent over a three-four year period after less than 5 percent growth for the past two years, and agriculture remains a high priority. Economic Survey of India: Key Points The most recent report from World Bank pegs India as the 10th largest economy in the world in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). GDP growth was approximately 6 percent from 1980-2010, but has slowed down to 4.5 percent in recent years, especially in 2014/15. India's growth has been largely driven by the services sector that comprises over half of the economy, while the agricultural, manufacturing and particularly the industrial sectors have slowed down significantly, according to the Economic Survey o...
What You Need to Know Today: The Trump administration announced new tariffs of 10 percent to 12.5 percent on imports from 60 major U.S. trading partners as part of a Section 301 action aimed at combating forced labor in global supply chains. Countries that have agreed to adopt and enforce bans...
Key Takeaways: Grain futures pulled back sharply in overnight trade Friday on rumors that Ukraine proposed two possible options for ensuring civilian vessel safety in the Black Sea. Both Russia and Ukraine have recently targeted civilian vessels carrying oil and grain in the Sea of Azov...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.