Indignancy Earned Brazilian agricultural specialists were in Europe this week trying to redirect impressions about the sustainability of their country’s agriculture. They assured the media and others that Brazil is seeking improved sustainability by integrating production, making chemical use more efficient, and adopting genetically modified crops. The latter did not help their case even if there are environmental benefits such as reduced tillage and spraying of harsher chemicals. On a per hectare basis, Brazil uses more chemicals than Europe except in the case of nitrogen. This is in part because Brazil has more biodiversity than Europe. This is the irony of newly developing countries being judged by nations that fully exploi...
From WPI Consulting
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.