One of the darlings of the investment world is the emerging sector of agtech. Investment is flowing to a number of discrete markets and technologies, ranging from biological inputs to artificial intelligence, robotics, data management, cellular agriculture and gene editing. This expansion has often been described as the Green Revolution 2.0 as well as an evolution from precision to “predictive” agriculture. Agtech is driven by a host of long-term trends such as production efficiency, global economics, resource management, and consumer demands for certain traits, production practices and sustainability goals. According to the report 2018 Agtech Investment Review by Finistere Ventures and Pitchbook, agtech investment has to...
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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.