It is easy to get overwhelmed by the debates surrounding farm policy and crop production, especially the current back-and-forth about regenerative agriculture. Regeneration appears to be the word of the decade, the one that won’t go away. Its ubiquity cannot be ignored; in the same way we must consider $50 steaks and destination weddings. The U.S. Senate is currently debating conservation provisions that touch on regenerative agriculture, trying to put together a coherent conservation title for its version of the Farm Bill. Regenerative agriculture is often used in debates as though everyone understands it implicitly, like we have a common understanding. There is a generally accepted definition from a 2020 review in Nature Sustainabil...
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.